Atlanta, Ga., June 17, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO), a nonprofit library consortium in Minnesota, is now live on Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery with Equinox support. SELCO is also supported by Equinox’s partnerships with Unique Management Services for MessageBee SMS and Backstage Library Works’ authority control services.
“Our recent migration went very smoothly,” said Cheryl Hill, Director of Resource Sharing at SELCO. “We’re especially grateful to the Equinox team for their guidance, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout—having their expertise made all the difference. Evergreen and Aspen Discovery have reenergized library directors and staff in their roles, sparking excitement as they learn new features and explore the possibilities for their libraries. ”
SELCO was founded in 1971 as a nonprofit organization and is one of Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, providing services to locally autonomous libraries and eleven counties. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration and will continue to provide hosting and technical support.
“Evergreen and Aspen Discovery give the best of both worlds – a powerful ILS loaded with features to optimize the experience for libraries and a robust, patron oriented front-end,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Paired with MessageBee SMS and authority control services from Backstage, SELCO is providing its staff and patrons with a user-focused environment. We enjoyed working alongside SELCO and are excited for their member libraries.”
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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 Unique Management Services
Unique Management Services has specialized in helping libraries with a wide array of communication processes since 1996. From incoming customer service to outgoing email, voice, and text messaging, Unique Management Services delivers millions of communications each month for libraries across the globe. For more information, please visit https://www.uniquelibrary.com.
About Backstage Library Works
For over 35 years Backstage has helped libraries, archives, and museums preserve their history and create access to their collections. Through these many partnerships we have sharpened our expertise in providing solutions that meet your specifications, budget, and outcomes. We bring our experience to your collections, collaborating with you to create the best possible access, complimenting your existing collection as a partner by extending your resources and expertise. https://bslw.com/
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/.