The Library Corporation is privately owned by company founder Annette Harwood Murphy

Breeding, Marshall. Executive Changes at The Library Corporation. July 2016. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The Library Corporation has recently made changes in its executive team. Company co-founder Annette Harwood Murphy continues as President and Chief Executive Officer. Given the company's founding in 1974, Murphy ranks as the longest serving executive in the library automation industry. The company has made several promotions from within its ranks to fill other top executive positions.

Breeding, Marshall. The Library Corporation Works Toward a New ILS Platform. December 2008. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The Library Corporation announced that it is developing a new integrated library system called LS2. This product will ultimately become TLC’s strategic automation product, though it will continue to develop and support both of its existing ILS products indefinitely. The initial module of the system, the LS2 PAC, has been completed and has been implemented by the Shenandoah County Library System in Virginia.

Breeding, Marshall. TLC strikes exclusive deal with Aquabrowser. June 2005. Smart Libraries Newsletter.

Breeding, Marshall. AquaBrowser dives into ILS Technology. April 2005. Smart Libraries Newsletter. Medialab Solutions, B.V, an Amsterdam-based software development company, has developed a search environment called AquaBrowser that takes quite a different approach. As with a standard catalog, a search session begins by typing search terms. In addition to the list of results returned by a conventional online catalog search, AquaBrowser Library presents an interface designed to help the searcher pinpoint material that matches their investigation topic.

Breeding, Marshall. The Library Corporation acquires CARL Corporation. September 2000. Information Today. The consolidation of the library automation marketplace continues with the acquisition of CARL Corp. by The Library Corporation (TLC). In this development, TLC expands its presence from small and medium-sized libraries to the very largest libraries and library consortia. CARL Corp. will be wholly owned by TLC, though its name will continue to be used in the combined company. The marketing, sales, support, and development of CARL's products and services will continue largely unchanged from its Denver facilities.

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February 6, 2026. Second library from Hidalgo County returns home to TLC: Sekula Memorial Library. After less than a year with Insignia, Sekula Memorial Library in Edinburg, TX has officially returned to The Library Corporation and its integrated library system, Library.Solution. This return underscores the library's enduring confidence in TLC, following an eleven-year relationship. TLC completed the library's migration back to Library.Solution in November 2025, making it the second library that year to return to TLC after only a short time away.

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January 13, 2026. Large Texas School District selects Library.Solution for Schools as its New Library Management System. The Library Corporation announced that another large independent school district in Texas has selected Library•Solution for Schools as its new Integrated Library System. The district migrated in the Summer from its previous ILS, Follett Destiny, and has now completed its first full semester using TLC's platform across its 80+ schools, serving over 80,000 students. TLC has a long history of supporting and collaborating with school districts across Texas. This addition brings the total to 13 Texas districts in some of the state's largest metropolitan areas.

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September 5, 2025. Essex County College launches on TLC's Library.Solution. The Library Corporation celebrates the successful launch of Library.Solution at Essex County College's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. TLC completed the migration over the summer for this college library, pulling together records from multiple sources to create an accurate database with the new integrated library system.

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September 4, 2025. TLC.Go! crosses 50-library milestone. The Library Corporation announced a major milestone: 50 libraries have successfully implemented TLC.Go!, the mobile app that puts library services directly in patrons' hands. Launched in partnership with Solus toward the end of 2021, TLC.Go! has quickly become a favorite for libraries seeking a seamless, branded mobile experience for their communities. From catalog searches to event calendars to self-check features, TLC.Go! offers a comprehensive extension of the library — on the go.

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August 25, 2025. TLC and StackMap partner for seamless, integrated wayfinding. TLC has partnered with StackMap to bring more patron-centric tools directly into the library catalog experience. This collaboration makes it easier than ever for patrons to discover, locate, and access materials from the Library.Solution discovery layer, ensuring that the library remains a welcoming and navigable space. By integrating StackMap's spatial discovery tools with TLC's library management solutions, libraries can now provide a seamless journey from search to shelf.

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July 24, 2025. New workbook helps school districts navigate library management system selection from start to go-live. The Library Corporation announced the release of a comprehensive new workbook designed to assist school districts in navigating the complex process of selecting and implementing a new Library Management System.

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July 22, 2025. TLC's CARL.Solution update paves the way for future enhancements. The Library Corporation announced the release of 2025 Release 1, a technical release for its CARL.Solution integrated library system, representing a significant behind-the-scenes upgrade to the platform's infrastructure. 2025 R1 includes CARL.X version 9.7.7, CARL.Connect Staff version 1.7.2, CARL.Connect Discovery version 3.6.9, and CARL.APIs version 2.0.6.

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June 28, 2025. TLC to Release Library.Solution v5.8 with mobile-friendly PAC and accessibility-driven customization. The Library Corporation announced the upcoming release of Library.Solution version 5.8, a major update that enhances both usability and accessibility while reinforcing TLC's commitment to delivering the industry's leading library management platform.

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June 13, 2025. Roanoke County Public Schools wraps up first semester with TLC's Library.Solution for Schools. Roanoke County Public Schools is wrapping up a successful first semester with the implementation of Library.Solution for Schools, a library management system provided by The Library Corporation. RCPS made the choice to migrate over their winter break from Follett Destiny, citing reliability issues with their former system.

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May 20, 2025. One System, Endless Solutions: TLC releases white paper on textbook management for schools. The Library Corporation announce the release of a new white paper: "Optimizing Library.Solution for Schools for Textbook Management." This white paper explores how school districts can streamline textbook inventory, distribution, and reporting using the same system they trust for library management. It also highlights the system's ability to manage additional school resources like laptops and musical instruments.

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Feb 2007 Ingenta acquires Vista International

Apr 01, 2005 The Library Corporation acquires TechLogic
The Library Corporation acquired majority stock shares of Tech Logic Corporation of White Bear Lake, MN. In doing so, TLC immediately assumes responsibility for the management of Tech Logic. Tech Logic founders Mark and Linda Frich remain stockholders while continuing their active participation in the operations of the company.

Jul 03, 2000 The Library Corporation acquires Carl Corporation from WardShaw
The Library Corporation acquired The CARL Corporation, a leading developer of automation solutions for all types of libraries. CARL is the creator of the CARL System, which is used in over 1,000 libraries of different types at 37 sites.

Mar 2000 ingenta acquires UnCover Company from Ward Shaw
ingenta, a global research gateway, has announced that it has merged with UnCover, an article access and document delivery provider to the U.S. academic market. Under the terms of the agreement, ingenta has purchased 100 percent of UnCover's issued stock, and Ward Shaw, chairman of UnCover, will join ingenta's board.

Jan 1999 Ward Shaw purchases Carl Corporation and the Uncover Company
The CARL and Uncover companies were sold in late January to Ward Shaw, CARL founder and chairman of the board.

1997 Tech Logic founded by Mark Frich and Bob Rohlf
Mark Frich and Bob Rohlf, former CEO of Hennepin County (MN) Library, founded Tech Logic in 1997, by combining Mark's extraordinary engineering skills and Bob's legendary library leadership to resolve the laborious challenges associated with manually checking in and sorting library materials.

1996 Annette Harwood Murphy becomes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Library Corporation
Following the exit of co-founder Brower Murphy, Annette Harwood Murphy takes full leadership of the Library Corporation as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Aug 09, 1995 Knight-Ridder Information acquires CARL Corporation and The UnCover Company
The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, the CARL Corporation, Blackwell Limited and Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. announced on August 9, 1995 that agreements have been reached leading to the sale of the CARL Corporation and The UnCover Company to Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. of Mountain View, California.

Jun 1993 UnCover Company formed as a joint venture of Carl Systems and B.H. Blackwell
The UnCover Company formed in 1993 to advance CARL's UnCover document delivery project and has grown to become a major online information and document supply service. Blackwell and Readmore, a Blackwell company, will market Uncover internationally and CARL Systems will to market uncover as an integral part of its library management system.

1988 The CARL Corporation, incorporated in 1988 as for-profit spin-off of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

1988 Uncover article request and document delivery service launched by Carl Systems, Inc.

1987 The Library Corporation launches The Intelligent Catalog
The Intelligent Catalog was the first multi-media CD-ROM online catalog.

Jun 1985 Eyring Research Institute, Inc. founds Eyring Library Systems to market Carl
The Eyring Research Institute, Inc., founded another library automation-oriented company, Eyring Library Systems. The new company will market the CARL system developed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Eyring Research Institute also owns Dynix.

1985 TLC launches BiblioFile
The Library Corporation offers BiblioFile Cataloging as a CD-ROM based product for cataloging that included storage of MARC records.

1982 Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries develops the CarlSystem
In 1982, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries developed the CARL integrated library system

1974 MARC Applied Research subsequently known as The Library Corporation, founded by Brower Murphy and Annette Murphy
One of the company's earliest products included its service to provide MARCFICHE to libraries.

2025 The Library Corporation Accomplishments Narrative

Over the past year, TLC focused deliberately on strengthening the foundation of its customer base amid a rapidly consolidating ILS market. As private equity activity and mergers continue to reshape the industry, we have remained privately owned and operated for over 50 years by our co-founder, Mrs. Annette Murphy, allowing us to prioritize long-term product strategy and customer stability over short-term market disruption. TLC also welcomed back 2 returning ILS customers after a brief absence. **

A major focus has been on supporting customers during significant system transitions. We moved 21 libraries to TLC-Cloud Services, bringing our total cloud-hosted customer base to 49.4%. We guided 18 long-standing Library-Solution customers who opted to upgrade from more legacy 4.x versions to our newest 5.x versions, bringing our total percentage of customers on v5.x to 86.2%. Recent releases addressed various functionality goals, improved technical performance, and modernized workflows guided by customer requirements, which in turn led to renewed momentum among customers who had previously delayed the jump to the latest versioning sequence. The upgrade queue for the latest release has been increasing significantly every day since it went to Early Adopter at the end of December 2025. **

Accessibility has been another defining priority. TLC made substantial progress toward WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, with active development underway toward WCAG 2.2 AA. This initiative brought several new changes to the LS2 PAC discovery interface in advance of anticipated state-wide accessibility requirements. Throughout the year, accessibility considerations were integrated into product development, initially focusing on patron-facing aspects of the ILS. To position accessibility as a core of the product, ongoing and future development will continue to follow this philosophy. While this year marked a major milestone, the next priorities will focus on staff-facing features in Library-Solution and carrying this work to our CARL-Solution product line. **

In parallel, CARL-Solution development focused on enhanced security, bringing additional password and security features to the already security-first design principles of the latest version, released at the end of December 2025. Additional technical developments laid the groundwork for significantly expanding future development for CARL-Solution. **

Taken together, the past year reflected and reaffirmed how TLC views its role in the ILS industry: as a steady, customer-focused partner navigating changing demands alongside our libraries. In a market defined by consolidation and rapid transformation, our emphasis on modernization, accessibility, and independence signals where we believe long-term value for libraries is created and sustained.

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