ByWater Solutions is privately owned by its founders Brendan A. Gallagher and Nathan A. Curulla.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Expands Support Offerings to Include Aspen Discovery. December 2019. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions, a company involved in providing services surrounding open source software, has recently expanded its portfolio to include Aspen Discovery. This open source discovery interface based on VuFind was originally developed by Mark Noble. His business, Turning Leaf Technologies, has been acquired by ByWater solutions and Noble now serves as Aspen Discovery Team Lead.

Breeding, Marshall. Virginia Tech Libraries to Implement Koha. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The libraries of Virginia Tech University have begun the implementation of the open source Koha integrated library system and the Coral electronic resource management application. Virginia Tech selected ByWater Solutions as its technology partner, not only to provide support services for Koha and Coral, but also to enhance these systems to meet the library's specific needs while offering substantial savings relative to its current environment. The library will migrate from Sierra ILS from Innovative Interfaces, which was implemented in 2011.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater Solutions to Offer FOLIO Services. March 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. ByWater Solutions has become well established as a support services firm for open source library software, primarily for the open source Koha integrated library system. The company announced that it will also offer support for the open source FOLIO library services platform in partnership with EBSCO Information Services. ByWater Solutions will provide services to libraries to implement and support FOLIO hosted on EBSCO's technology infrastructure. EBSCO will also provide data services, such as access to its knowledge base and to EBSCO Discovery Service. ByWater Solutions will also explore using FOLIO microservices and apps to enhance services for its current clients using Koha and other open source components.

Breeding, Marshall. ByWater and Donohue Group To Develop New Advanced Cataloging Module for Koha. April 2014. Smart Libraries Newsletter. A collaborative project between ByWater Solutions, one of the major providers of support services for the open source Koha integrated library system, and Donohue Group Inc. proposes to develop new MARC record editing and management capabilities to support the needs of complex cataloging operations. The Donohue Group will partially fund the development of the new cataloging module, which will be supplemented by funding contributed from ByWater Solutions

Breeding, Marshall. Open Source ILS Continues to Expand. April 2011. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The movement toward open source library automation continues. Recent months have seen many announcements of libraries selecting both Koha and Evergreen to replace proprietary systems. Keeping in mind that proprietary ILS products continue to dominate, both in new selections and in the overall base of installed systems, open source library automation has gained a strong footing in the industry and has become a common option for most types of libraries.

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June 19, 2025. ByWater Solutions announces Supporting for Success webinar series. In this series, ByWater Solutions focuses on building better library experiences through Open Source Software. Libraries deserve software that evolves with their needs—and support that empowers their teams. This webinar, explores how open source solutions offer not just flexibility and cost-effectiveness but also a new standard of support focused on collaboration, transparency, and long-term success. it discusses how community-driven development and responsive support models create better outcomes for staff and patrons alike. You'll hear real-world examples of libraries thriving with open source tools, and learn how the right support structure can turn technology into a true partner in service.

June 19, 2025. ByWater Solutions announces Supporting for Success webinar series. In this series, ByWater Solutions focuses on building better library experiences through Open Source Software. Libraries deserve software that evolves with their needs—and support that empowers their teams. This webinar, explores how open source solutions offer not just flexibility and cost-effectiveness but also a new standard of support focused on collaboration, transparency, and long-term success. it discusses how community-driven development and responsive support models create better outcomes for staff and patrons alike. You'll hear real-world examples of libraries thriving with open source tools, and learn how the right support structure can turn technology into a true partner in service.

June 14, 2025. ByWater Solutions partners with koha-US to raise money for the Koha Community for 5th year in a row. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that their annual Koha Community Challenge raised over $1,600.00 for koha-US and the Koha Community. 63 Community members participated in the month-long challenge logging over 1,000 activities for the month of May. By partnering with koha-us for the Spring into Fitness: Koha Community Challenge, we once again were able to create a way for the open-source community to come together, move, and raise money for a good cause.

June 11, 2025. ByWater Solutions' partners sponsor development in Koha 25.05 Release. ByWater Solutions acknowledged its partners who sponsored developments in the Koha Community 25.05 release.

June 3, 2025. ByWater Solutions partners with Hoopla Digital to bring Flex integration to Aspen Discovery. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of open source library technology support, announced today that they have partnered with Hoopla Digital to integrate its Flex model to Aspen Discovery and LiDA via API. This update will provide the Aspen Community with enhanced access to digital content while ensuring library staff enjoy the catalog curation efficiencies of API integration.

May 30, 2025. ByWater Solutions at the 2025 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Conference. ByWater Solutions will be attending the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon from July 19-22. Come see us at Booth 412. We will be available to answer questions, and to take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries at our booth.

May 30, 2025. ByWater Solutions earns highest scores among mid-size public libraries in 2025 Annual Perceptions Survey. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, proudly announces that Koha with ByWater Solutions received top marks in this year's Library Perceptions 2025 survey published by Marshall Breeding.

May 21, 2025. May 2025 Librarian of the Month. Every month ByWater Solutions recognizes a librarian that has made an impact on their library and community. We are happy to announce the May 2025 Librarian of the Month is Tammy DelConte of Monterey County Free Libraries in California.

May 21, 2025. ByWater Solutions develops advanced configuration options for Twilio Plugin. ByWater Solutions, an Open Source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced the development of advanced configuration of the Twilio Plugin. Kyle Hall, Director of Development & Operations, worked directly on the development to create advanced configuration options, allowing templates to contain raw TwiML for complete control over how and what is spoken by Twilio from Koha.

May 16, 2025. ByWater Solutions at the 2025 New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference. ByWater Solutions, an Open Source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the 2025 New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference. The event runs from May 28-30 at the Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City.

Nov 07, 2019 ByWater Solutions expands services to include Aspen Discovery
ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that they have acquired Turning Leaf Technologies and will be providing implementation, support, hosting and development services to the Aspen Open Source Discovery system. Mark Noble the founder of both the Pika and Aspen Discovery systems, has joined the ByWater family as the Aspen Discovery Team Lead and users will benefit from his 10 plus years of experience in developing, managing and supporting Discovery systems for Public, Academic and School Libraries.

Apr 17, 2009 ByWater Solutions listed as an official Koha support company
ByWater Solutions has been recognized for providing expert open source ILS support by the Koha free library software developer and user community. As a result the newly formed company has been listed as an official pay-for support vendor on Koha.org.

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2024 ByWater Solutions Accomplishments Narrative

2024 was another fantastic year for ByWater Solutions, Koha and Aspen! ByWater partnered with 196 new libraries made up of over 45 new contracts for Koha, Aspen, Metabase and Libki. We continue to see a huge interest in Open Source Software within the library technology industry, with more libraries than ever before interested in learning why we do what we do. ByWater has seen substantial growth internally as well as externally. We have brought on over a dozen new team members during 2024, are in the process of upgrading our internal tools for more efficient project and support management, have promoted several internal team members to strengthen our already impressive Administration Team, and much more. All this while still setting a new bar in the library world regarding implementation and support satisfaction. We thank all of our wonderful partners for your ongoing support during this exciting and challenging year and we look forward to continuing to "keep it Live in 2025"!!