Atlanta, Ga., January 12, 2026: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce 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 (COOL).
“Greenville Public Library is excited to have Evergreen and Aspen Discovery! Staff here are thrilled with the ease of this transition made possible by the excellent support staff from Equinox,” said Joanna Brown, Supervisor and Youth Services Programmer at Greenville Public Library. “Patrons will now have access to so many more options; we couldn’t be happier with our experience.”
The Greenville Public Library was founded in 1856 by the Greenville Ladies Library Association. They have joined COOL, a membership organization of libraries in the state of Ohio that utilize Evergreen ILS. The consortium is supported by OhioNet, a 501(c)(3) that provides consulting, continuing education, cooperative purchasing, and systems and data support to its member libraries. Equinox has been working with COOL and OhioNet since 2011.
“Collaborating with libraries is at the heart of our mission,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Bringing Evergreen and Aspen Discovery together offers patrons a powerful and easy to use combination of features and we are excited to welcome Greenville Public Library to COOL.”
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About Equinox Open Library Initiative
Equinox Open Library Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the successor to Equinox Software, Inc. Equinox’s mission as a nonprofit is to promote and support a thriving ecosystem for open source library communities in order to provide libraries worldwide with innovative open source solutions. Equinox is devoted to reducing barriers to library technology and services, expanding library access to open source software, and providing high quality technology, consulting, and support services. To learn more, please visit https://www.equinoxOLI.org.
About Evergreen
Evergreen Integrated Library System is an award winning and trusted library solution used by more than 1,800 libraries worldwide. Evergreen ILS is a web-based and mobile-friendly system which provides attractive, easy to use interfaces for library acquisitions, administration, cataloging, circulation, OPAC, reports, course reserves, and serials functionality.
Evergreen ILS is an enterprise level system designed to manage a scalable catalog shared across libraries, including large public and academic library consortia. While designed for large collections, Evergreen is suitable for libraries of any size and type from government to museum and special collection libraries. Its flexibility enables libraries to configure policies and settings that work best for their communities and to maintain ownership of their library and systems data.
For more information on Evergreen: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/evergreen/.
About Aspen Discovery
Aspen Discovery is an open source discovery layer that powerfully gathers all of a library’s resources together into a single search. Aspen Discovery provides comprehensive access to the entirety of a library’s holdings, pulling in data from the ILS and licensed databases. For more information on Aspen Discovery: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/aspen-discovery/.