Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 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 (CLA) 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.
Equinox has worked with Connecticut’s Evergreen consortium, Bibliomation, since 2010. Together with the Connecticut State Library, they provide service and support for the findIT CT Catalog and requestIT CT Statewide Interlibrary Loan service, powered by Fulfillment since 2017. Over the past year alone, requestIT CT circulated 28,370 items with Fulfillment among 131 libraries.
Fulfillment is an open source interlibrary loan management system that leverages intuitive design and effective workflows to maximize value and impact for library users. Fulfillment offers powerful analytics, removing the need for manual tracking and amplifying collections management efforts with clear reports that highlight collections with the most demand. More about Fulfillment can be found at https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/fulfillment.
“Equinox is proud to support libraries and library networks in Connecticut,” said Andrea Buntz Neiman, Project Manager for Software Development. “We work closely with Bibliomation and the Connecticut State Library as development partners for Fulfillment, and are excited to bring new features to the community together in 2026. We look forward to seeing everyone again at CLA.”
The Connecticut Library Association Conference is an annual event connecting librarians across the state. The theme for this year is “People Powered Communities.” Full details can be found here: https://www.claconference.info/.
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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 Fulfillment
Fulfillment is an open source interlibrary loan management system which leverages intuitive design and efficient workflows to maximize value and impact for libraries. Fulfillment provides community members expanded access to library resources across their state and beyond their consortium. For more information on Fulfillment: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/fulfillment/.
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 Koha ILS
Created in 1999 by Katipo Communications for the Horowhenua Library Trust in New Zealand, Koha Integrated Library System is the first open source Integrated Library System to be used worldwide. For more information on Koha: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/koha/.
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/.
About VuFindⓇ
VuFindⓇ is an open source discovery product for libraries and archives developed and maintained by Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library. VuFindⓇ enables library users to discover the entirety of libraries’ collections, including catalog records, journals, digital items, and more. VuFindⓇ is open source and customizable—the interface may be configured to best meet users’ needs. For more information on VuFindⓇ: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/vufind/.