Library Technology Guides

Equinox welcomes Bonne Terre Memorial Library to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Bonne Terre Memorial Library has joined the Evergreen ILS community as part of its membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Sedalia Public Library to Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery with 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 Sedalia Public Library has joined the Evergreen and Aspen Discovery communities as part of their membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Conference 2026. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be exhibiting at the upcoming 2026 Connecticut Library Association Conference, being held from April 26 through April 28, 2026, in Groton, Connecticut. Equinox staff will be available throughout the event at Booth #16 to provide information about Evergreen, Koha, Aspen Discovery, and Fulfillment, in addition to Equinox's training, development, and consulting services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the 2026 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the 2026 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference in Columbia, Missouri on April 24, 2026. Felicia Beaudry, Business Development Manager at Equinox, will be presenting on the latest and upcoming features for Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2026. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Public Library Association 2026 Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will be exhibiting at the Public Library Association 2026 Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting April 1, 2026 and running through April 3, 2026. Equinox will be available at Booth #1709, [Full Announcement].

Equinox's 2025 Year In Review. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a leading organization in open source technology development and library support, is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Year in Review. This annual report documents Equinox's achievements, community contributions, and nonprofit initiatives over the past year. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 Q4 project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced Q4 development and community contributions for Evergreen ILS. Recent projects for Evergreen included a wishlist feature to create hold policies based on Library Groups. This project also added the ability to clone a Circulation Policy, a long-desired tool. Equinox staff performed additional work integrating the Quipu eRENEW product with Evergreen, building on work earlier in the year for Quipu eCARD. Partners for these projects included the Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative (ECDI) as well as the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Unique Management Services to launch MessageBee SMS for Homer Public Library. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Homer Public Library is live on MessageBee SMS through a partnership between Equinox and Unique Management Services. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Greenville Public Library to Aspen Discovery and Evergreen ILS with the Consortium of Ohio Libraries. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announces that the Greenville Public Library has joined the Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery communities as part of their membership with the Consortium of Ohio Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Porter County Public Library System joins the Evergreen Indiana Library consortium's Aspen Discovery services with Equinox. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome Porter County Public Library System to Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium's Aspen Discovery services with Equinox hosting and support. [Full Announcement].

Equinox partners with Backstage Library Works to offer authority control services to Richland Public Library. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Richland Public Library is utilizing authority control services through a partnership between Equinox and Backstage Library Works. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces major features in Evergreen 3.16. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Evergreen 3.16, the latest release of the award-winning library software used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. Equinox's development team contributed 8 major features, 6 minor features, and 10 of 32 bugfixes. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces newdDeadline for the 2025 Equinox Open Source Grant. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the deadline to apply for the Equinox Open Source Grant has been extended through December 19, 2025. Launched in 2019, the Equinox Open Source Grant provides implementation, training, hosting, and support services for Koha ILS to eligible libraries and institutions. The grant is offered to organizations with technological or financial challenges that make it difficult to obtain or maintain an integrated library system. The Equinox Open Source Grant is provided for an initial term of three years and can be renewed if the recipient continues to qualify for the grant. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Partners with Backstage Library Works to offer Authority Control Services to the Traverse des Sioux Library System. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Traverse des Sioux Library System is utilizing authority control services through Backstage Library Works. Equinox partners with Backstage Library Works to make authority control simple for libraries. Services from Backstage Library Works include Basefile Authority Control, Current Cataloging and Authority Control Notification Services. Equinox manages record extracts and the retrieval and loading of updated records. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes the Grand Rapids Public Library to Sequoia Hosting for Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Grand Rapids Public Library to Sequoia, Equinox's premiere cloud-based hosting and support service. Grand Rapids Public Library migrated from a self-hosted Evergreen ILS to Sequoia with Equinox. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Welcomes Ozark Regional Library to 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 Ozark Regional Library to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the 2025 Evergreen Hack-A-Way. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, will participate in the 2025 Evergreen Hack-A-Way, taking place in Columbia, Missouri from November 10, 2025 through November 12, 2025. The Evergreen Hack-A-Way is held annually to allow for collaboration on upcoming features, bug fixing, and brainstorming. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces 2025 Q3 project contributions to Evergreen ILS. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce new development and other community contributions completed in Q3 of 2025 for Evergreen ILS. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Estacado Library Information Network to Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Estacado Library Information Network (ELIN) has joined the Koha and Aspen Discovery communities with Equinox hosting and support. Equinox provided implementation services and training for ELIN's migration to Koha and Aspen Discovery and will continue to host and support both systems. [Full Announcement].