Atlanta, Ga., May 18, 2026: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Equinox has joined The Evergreen Project as an Institutional Member.
“Equinox is excited to join The Evergreen Project as one of its very first Institutional Members,” said Mike Rylander, founding developer of Evergreen, and Research and Development Manager at Equinox. “The project’s new membership model builds upon the Evergreen community’s long history of commitment to libraries.”
In 2004, the Georgia Public Library System (GPLS) created the Evergreen Integrated Library System for use across its statewide network of libraries. GPLS later released Evergreen’s code as open source, making it one of the first open source integrated library systems available to libraries. Equinox’s Mike Rylander, and Jason Etheridge, Senior Developer, are two of the original team who developed the Evergreen Integrated Library System prior to their founding of Equinox Software.
In 2016, Equinox Open Library Initiative superseded Equinox Software as a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing open source solutions for libraries. Equinox contributes in-kind support to the Evergreen Project through software development, community leadership, educational resources and more. Since 2023, Equinox has been responsible for 63% of the major features appearing in Evergreen ILS releases.
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Laura Barry
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Equinox Open Library Initiative
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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/.