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April 24, 2025

Equinox Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Equinox's upcoming presentations at the Evergreen International Conference 2025 to be held online from May 12, 2025 through May 14, 2025. Equinox is sponsoring the conference at the Champion level. [Full Announcement].

April 22, 2025

Equinox Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support, announced participation as a presenter, exhibitor, and sponsor at the upcoming Connecticut Library Association Conference. [Full Announcement].

April 15, 2025

Equinox Equinox welcomes Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed Lansdale Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. [Full Announcement].

April 9, 2025

Equinox Equinox announces 2025 Q1 project contributions to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced development projects completed in Q1 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. [Full Announcement].

March 25, 2025

Equinox Equinox partners with Backstage Library Works to provide authority control services to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is utilizing authority control services through a partnership between Equinox and Backstage Library Works. Equinox and Backstage Library Works make authority control simple for libraries. Services from Backstage Library Works include Basefile Authority Control, authority record updates for new bibliographic resources, and Authority Control Notification Services. Equinox manages record extracts and the retrieval and loading of updated records. [Full Announcement].

March 20, 2025

Equinox Equinox presents at the ER&L 20th Annual Library Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) 20th Annual Library Conference in Austin, Texas. ER&L will run from March 23 through March 26, 2025. Equinox staff members Stephanie Leary, Front End Developer, and Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development, will present, “Growing CORAL: An Open Source Community for Electronic Resources Management,” on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:30pm CST. [Full Announcement].

March 5, 2025

Equinox Equinox welcomes the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK). [Full Announcement].

February 26, 2025

Equinox Equinox Presents at Computers in Libraries 2025. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Equinox will be presenting at Computers in Libraries 2025. Felicia Beaudry, Business Development Manager, will present, “Community Engagement, Service Innovation, and Transformation,” about the impact of the Equinox Open Source Grant on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Computers in Libraries will run from March 25 through March 26, 2025. [Full Announcement].

February 13, 2025

Equinox Equinox's 2024 Year In Review: collaboration, innovation, accessibility. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 Year in Review. The Year in Review highlights Equinox's contributions to libraries and open source communities and provides an overview of Equinox's nonprofit activities. [Full Announcement].

February 11, 2025

Equinox Equinox announces Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, provided Koha ILS support for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [Full Announcement].

February 7, 2025

Equinox Equinox welcomes Belmont Abbey College to Koha ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Belmont Abbey College has joined the open source community with their adoption of Koha ILS. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration to Koha ILS and will continue to provide hosting and technical support. [Full Announcement].

January 22, 2025

Equinox Equinox announces 2024 Q4 Project Contributions to Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced development projects for Evergreen ILS and CORAL ERM completed in Q4 2024. [Full Announcement].

January 14, 2025

Equinox Equinox welcomes the Missouri Evergreen Consortium to Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium has selected Equinox to provide implementation, hosting, and support for Aspen Discovery. Equinox also provided project management, system configuration, and training for consortium members. [Full Announcement].

January 9, 2025

Equinox Equinox welcomes Odessa College to Koha ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the latest addition to the Koha community with the migration of Odessa College's Learning Resource Center to Koha ILS with Equinox support. [Full Announcement].

January 7, 2025

Equinox Equinox provides VuFind consulting and IT services for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced its collaboration with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to provide technical consulting for HSP's implementation of the open source discovery layer, VuFind. [Full Announcement].

December 12, 2024

Equinox Equinox designs children's theme for Aspen Discovery for Central Skagit Library District. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce the release of a children's theme for Aspen Discovery designed for the Central Skagit Library District, a member of the Skagit Evergreen Libraries. [Full Announcement].

December 10, 2024

Equinox Equinox partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Missouri Evergreen Consortium is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership between Equinox and Unique Management Services. The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is made up of 76 member libraries, serving more than 790,000 patrons throughout Missouri. [Full Announcement].

December 5, 2024

Equinox Equinox welcomes the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs to Sequoia Hosting for Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, welcomed the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs to Sequoia, Equinox's premiere cloud-based hosting and support service. UBCIC migrated from a self-hosted Evergreen ILS to hosting with Equinox to ensure the sustainability of its unique ILS environment. [Full Announcement].

November 26, 2024

Unique Management Services Equinox partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System is live on MessageBee SMS services through a partnership with Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

November 21, 2024

Equinox Equinox Welcomes the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County to Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery, and MessageBee with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County, Missouri to Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery, and MessageBee SMS as part of their membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

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