Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to 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 details about the 2025 Hack-A-Way, including the schedule and registration can be found here: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=hack-a-way:hack-a-way-2025.
“We are eager to participate in the Evergreen Hack-A-Way each year,” said Mike Rylander, Research and Development Manager at Equinox. “Equinox is proud of the work that we complete alongside our partners in the Evergreen community, and we’re excited to see what amazing new features come out of this year’s Hack-A-Way.”
Equinox was founded by the original developers of Evergreen ILS, including Mike Rylander, Research and Development Manager, and Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer at Equinox. Learn more about the history of Evergreen ILS at: https://evergreen-ils.org/about-us/
“The best ideas always materialize when we’re all together,” said Galen Charlton, Implementation and IT Manager at Equinox. “The Hack-A-Way makes this possible. It provides a venue to reconnect with librarians and developers using Evergreen, something we value highly as a part of our work. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Hack-A-Way in Columbia!”
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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/.