Equinox staff Felicia Beaudry and Galen Charlton taking a photo at the Equinox booth in the exhibit hall of the 2026 Public Library Association conference.
It has been fun! Today's the final day of #PLA2026 - make sure to drop by Booth #1709 to learn more about Evergreen, Koha, Aspen Discovery & more with Equinox support. #equinox #evgils #kohails #AspenDiscovery #DiscoveryLayers #OpenSource #Libraries
Front cover of Equinox's Year in Review with Equinox's logo at the the top and text "2025 Year in Review" underneath followed by a 2 x 2 grid of photos of people enjoying reading. The bottom has a white bar with text that reads "Consulting, Migration, Development, Hosting & Support, Training & Education."
What impact does open source have on libraries ? Hint: it goes beyond the ILS to help communities. Read more: www.equinoxoli.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/... #PLA2026 #equinox #evgils #kohails #AspenDiscovery #DiscoveryLayers #OpenSource @ala-pla.bsky.social
Equinox's logo with lower case, blue, interlocking 'e's and the word "equinox" with the text "open library initiative" underneath on a white background.
Hello Minneapolis! We're at #PLA2026 today at Booth #1709 - come by and learn more about Evergreen, Koha, Aspen Discovery & more. #equinox #evgils #kohails #AspenDiscovery #DiscoveryLayers #OpenSource #Libraries @ala-pla.bsky.social
Equinox logo with the text "press release" underneath.
Our latest: "Equinox at the Public Library Association 2026 Conference." Come by Booth #1709 and say hello! More: www.equinoxoli.org/equinox-at-the-public-li... #equinox #evgils #Kohails #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries #PLA26
A colorful wall with variously sized shelves holding plants. Text on the image reads, "To our 2025 Development Partners: Thank You."
We're completing our gratitude campaign for our 2025 Development Partners by thanking PaILS/SPARK, a non-profit dedicated to providing an ILS to libraries and library systems across Pennsylvania. #evgils #AspenDiscovery #equinox #opensource #libraries
Check out highlights from the Open Fifth team on the #Koha and #AspenDiscovery software developments we’ve been working on, showcasing the developers behind the code and the libraries who make these enhancements possible through their sponsorship and testing
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Photograph of a library with a quote from Equinox client, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating: "Our recent migration went very smoothly. We’re especially grateful to the Equinox team for their guidance, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout—having their expertise made all the difference." Quote from Cheryl Hill.
We're looking back at 2025 with help from our community: this one is from Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, who went live with Evergreen and Aspen Discovery as well as MessageBee and Backstage Library Works' Services. #equinox #evgils #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
A serene winter scene showing snow-covered trees and a pathway, with a softly illuminated tree in the center and a brick building in the background.
#ThrowbackThursday: Winter has us thinking of that one time we got snowed in at the inaugural #AspenCon 2024 in Golden, Colorado. ❄️ ☃️#AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #equinox #Libraries
You can enter to win a Lego Tiny Plants set that we submitted to the PaLA raffle - be sure to drop by and submit a ticket (we're Booth # 37)! #AspenDiscovery #evgils #kohails #DiscoveryLayer #equinox #OpenSource #Libraries
Dale Rigney smiling behind a conference table with a blue table cloth with the Equinox logo in white in a conference exhibit hall. The table has swag for attendees: office supply kits and candy.
Today we're at the 2025 Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) Conference at Booth #37 - come by & learn more about Aspen Discovery, Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, and more! #AspenDiscovery #evgils #kohails #DiscoveryLayer #equinox #OpenSource #Libraries
Equinox logo with the text "Press Release" underneath.
Our latest: "Equinox Welcomes Estacado Library Information Network to Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery." More: www.equinoxoli.org/equinox-welcomes-estacad... #kohails #AspenDiscovery #DiscoveryLayer #equinox #OpenSource #Libraries
AspenDiscovery logo made to look like a guitar and text next to it reading "AspenCon 2025, October 8-10, Nashville, TN."
Day 3 of AspenCon is workshops at the Peabody Library. A big thank you to Nashville - it has been a great time! 👋 Read more about Equinox's Aspen Discovery services: https://www.equinoxoli.org/products/aspen-discovery/ #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #equinox #DiscoveryLayer #Libraries
It's day two of AspenCon 2025! If you're in person: staff member Galen Charlton is offering the workshop, "Building Branded LiDA," today at 3:15pm CST/4:15pm EST. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #equinox #DiscoveryLayer #Libraries @gmcharlt.bsky.social
Slide with the text: "Trends in public library discovery: From catalogs to discovery, demand for elegant and sophisticated user interfaces, better organization of search and browse listings, enhanced/enriched content, streamlined patron account services, from discovery to comprehensive virtual presence, integrated tools: calendar, chat, messaging, genuine content (not AI slop).
That's the end of the session - here's a recap slide of the trends discussed. Thanks to @mbreeding.bsky.social! #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - and yet cutting off access to ChatGPT is like cutting off access to Google before because it is where people are going for answers. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - AI is not well behaved, it's harvesting, it's aggressive, and it can cripple your website. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - and AI creates a buffer between your system and your users. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - one system for one library really doesn't work anymore. Shared infrastructure should be what libraries are thinking about. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
Aspen Discovery logo made to look with a guitar. Text by it reads "AspenCon 2025, October 8-10, Nashville, TN."
In case you're just tuning in now: AspenCon day 2 is already underway. Watch with us here: www.youtube.com/live/Nxe235M... #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery
@mbreeding.bsky.social - most public libraries are using the interface provided with their ILS. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - supported open source is the way of the world. A common myth I face is that you need a lot of technical staff to use open source. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - The dream of open source is being vendor independent. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
This is our favorite part: @mbreeding.bsky.social - being open source supports a community approach to development. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - Where we are now: there are open source products that libraries are choosing now because of its merits including @evergreenils.bsky.social @kohails.bsky.social and Aspen Discovery. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - Open Source is not this obscure thing anymore. The product has to win on their merits, not just that it's open source. 👏 #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
Marshall Breeding speaking at a podium in front of a black curtain and speaking intently to the audience.
@mbreeding.bsky.social - open source is a shared effort. You can tap into a broad range of expertise to bring the product forward. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - the interest, from public libraries, is in finding the best interfaces to offer our communities. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - the other issue is how do we reach our decision makers and make the case to council members etc? #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - it's also about measuring impact and ROI of the events and services public libraries offer. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
@mbreeding.bsky.social - Public Libraries want to invite segmented audiences to specific events of interest to them. These features are increasingly expected. #AspenCon #AspenDiscovery #OpenSource #Libraries
