Atlanta, Ga., March 16, 2026: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a leading organization in open source technology development and library support, is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Year in Review. This annual report documents Equinox’s achievements, community contributions, and nonprofit initiatives over the past year. The Year in Review is now available online for viewing or download at: https://www.equinoxoli.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Equinox-2025-YearInReview.pdf
2025 Year in Review Highlights
- High usability ranking for Equinox’s Aspen Discovery Services from the 2025 Library Perceptions Survey from Library Technology Guides
- Offerings to the library community through presentations at conferences, including the ALA 2025 Annual Conference (Philadelphia, PA), Computers in Libraries (Washington, D.C.), ER&L (Austin, TX), the 2025 Evergreen International Conference, Code4LibSE / DevOps4LibSE 2025 Emory Meeting (Atlanta, GA), AspenCon 2025 (Nashville, TN), and the Koha-US 2025 Annual Conference (Providence, RI).
- Significant code development and community support for Evergreen ILS, producing fifty percent of the features appearing in the Evergreen 3.15 release and individual staff involvement as release managers and contributors.
- Launch of a new cycle of the Equinox Open Source Grant
“We want to thank our library and community partners for their continued support and collaboration,” said Lisa Carlucci, Executive Director at Equinox. “We are proud to support libraries with Equinox’s programs and product expertise and look forward to working together!”
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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/.
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 CORAL ERM
CORAL is an electronic resources management system consisting of interoperable modules designed around the core components of managing electronic resources for libraries and other organizations. For more information on CORAL: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/coral/.
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 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/.