Atlanta, Ga., November 3, 2025: 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.
“The support from Equinox during Ozark Regional Library’s migration to the Missouri Evergreen Consortium has been outstanding,” said Michelle Swane, Library Director at Ozark Regional Library. “Their team provided clearly defined support roles, tailored training for our system’s needs, and ensured a seamless transition with troubleshooting, continued training, and supplemental resources. We are grateful for their expertise and commitment, which made moving from a standalone Evergreen library to a consortium smooth and successful.”
Ozark Regional Library has provided library services to southeast Missouri for over seventy years, which allowed libraries in the region to share funding for collections and library programming. The Missouri Evergreen Consortium is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which began in 2012. Learn more at: http://moevergreenlibraries.org/.
“Migrations inherently require a lot of collaboration – it was a pleasure to work with Ozark Regional Library throughout this process,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Evergreen, as an open source ILS, provides a lot of flexibility when it comes to choosing the level of support a library needs. We were happy to help Ozark Regional Library to become a part of the Missouri Evergreen Consortium.”
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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/.