Atlanta, Ga., March 4, 2025: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Northampton Area Public Library to Evergreen ILS with the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS/SPARK).
“The entire team from Equinox and PaILS made migration completely painless,” said Veronica Laroche, Library Director at Northampton Area Public Library. “Equinox took care of everything including data transfer, customized notices, and training documentation. Any library looking to migrate to a different ILS should definitely consider Evergreen through Equinox, and if you’re in Pennsylvania, you’re in great hands with PaILS.”
The first library in Northampton opened in 1965. Today the Northampton Area Public Library serves the boroughs of Northampton, Bath, and Chapmans, as well as the townships of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, and Moore. By joining PaILS/SPARK, Northampton Area Public Library’s patrons gain access to a significantly larger collection through resource sharing with other member libraries. Equinox provided implementation and training services during the migration and will continue to provide hosting and technical support.
PaILS was founded in June 2011 as a non-profit organization to provide an open source integrated library system for Pennsylvania libraries. It oversees SPARK, the Evergreen ILS managed by PaILS on behalf of its member libraries across Pennsylvania. Equinox and PaILS have worked together to support SPARK since 2013.
“It is always a pleasure to help libraries in Pennsylvania take advantage of open source and the resources available through PaILS,” said Rogan Hamby, Data and Project Manager at Equinox. “Evergreen is a robust platform for consortia with a lot of wonderful features. We are excited to welcome Northampton Area Public Library as the newest member of PaILS.”
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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/.