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

2026 Conference Schedule

"Feeling Ruth-less" but it's hard to pick just one, there's such a great line up. Can't wait! Full schedule: evergreen-ils.org/2026-evergre... #evgils26 #evgils #OpenSource #Libraries

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 at the Evergreen International Conference 2026 - Equinox Open Library Initiative Atlanta, Ga., March 30, 2026: Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce Equinox’s upcoming presentations...

Our latest: "Equinox at the Evergreen International Conference 2026." Looking forward to seeing you there! More: www.equinoxoli.org/equinox-at-the-evergreen... #evgils #equinox #OpenSource #Libraries @evergreenils.bsky.social

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We have many events this week in the Evergreen community. Take some time off from your conference preparations by participating in one of these meetings!

#EvergreenILS #evgils

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Evergreen monthly point releases are here! Thank you to the March release team. 🎊 Full announcement + release notes and downloads: evergreen-ils.org/evergreen-3-15-11-and-3-... #evgils #OpenSource #libraries

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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

dev:bug_squashing [Evergreen DokuWiki] The goal of Bug Squashing Week is for contributors and volunteers to commit time throughout the week to the following activities:

It's Feedback Fest week in the #EvergreenILS community! The fest is your best chance to test all of the proposed code for possible inclusion in the spring 3.17 release. More information about Feedback Fest and bug squashing activities is available at: wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=.... #evgils

equinoxEDU: Spotlight on Evergreen 3.16 (2026 March 11) In this spotlight, we covered some of the exciting new features in Evergreen 3.16 including an updated kid’s PAC (KPAC), searching and displaying accessibility…

Missed our equinoxEDU: Spotlight on New Features in Evergreen 3.16? Watch now and get the most out of Evergreen: https://vimeo.com/1172645164?share=copy #equinoxEDU #equinox #evgils #OpenSource #Libraries @evergreenils.bsky.social

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

See the Evergreen community calendar at evergreen-ils.org/communicate/... for more information on upcoming events.

#EvergreenILS #evgils

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It's today! Join us for the equinoxEDU: Spotlight on New Features in Evergreen 3.16 from 1-2pm ET. Register (it's free): attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/644152670790102... #evgils #equinoxEDU #OpenSource #Libraries @evergreenils.bsky.social

That's a wrap! Sign up for our mailing list to get future equinoxEDU announcements & more: www.equinoxoli.org#signup #equinoxEDU #evgils

Evergreen BuildMaster Coordination - EVGILS Version

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#equinoxEDU #evgils

Thank you again to our sponsors!
BC Libraries Cooperative
Kenton County Public Library
North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen
North of Boston Library Consortium (NOBLE)
Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS)
#equinoxEDU #evgils

#2 Adds individual action buttons to MyAccount Holds
#3 Replaces the Show All / Show Available button in MyAccount Holds with a checkbox, which also refreshes the page to a new URL: https://<domain>/eg/opac/myopac/holds?available=1 #equinoxEDU #evgils

And A Trio of OPAC Accessibility Fixes!
Sponsor: BC Libraries Cooperative
#1: Adds links to search results to make them more usable with screen readers and other assistive technology
#equinoxEDU #evgils

More OPAC and Accessibility Updates: Search & Display Accessibility Metadata
Sponsor: BC Libraries Cooperative
What is it? Enables OPAC search filters based on MARC accessibility fields: 341 - Accessibility Content, 532 - Accessibility Note
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Next up in OPAC and Accessibility updates:
Quipu eCARD & eRENEW integration
Sponsor: PaILS
What is it? Many new library settings to configure eCARD and eRENEW
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Slide with the header "...and it's EVEN CUTER!" with the equinoxEDU logo in the top right and a screenshot of the new Kid's PAC with the Evergreen logo and a header with cute animals with big eyes and an illustrated Axolotl waving with a back pack in the middle.

Thank you to Terran McCanna, Georgia Public Library Service for this feature! #equinoxEDU #evgils

First up: Updated Kid's PAC, including:
Uses a new Bootstrap theme (accessible & mobile-responsive)
New Admin interface to configure KPAC Topics
New Library Setting to show/hide KPAC link in the main OPAC
#evgils #equinoxEDU

Starting OPAC and Accessibility Features! 🌲 #equinoxEDU #evgils

Next Circ Feature: Nonrefundable Payment Flags
Sponsor: Kenton County Public Library
What is it? Adds assorted Global Flags to control which payment types are available for a refund
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Thank you Llewellyn Marshall, NC Cardinal for the above feature! #equinoxEDU #evgils

Now moving to new features in Evergreen 3.16 for Circulation!
New Feature: Batch Create User Notes
What is it: Adds the ability to create user notes, alerts, and messages via the User Buckets interface
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Shout out to Jane Sandberg, Princeton University who made a lot of this possible! 🎊 #equinoxEDU #evgils

Next Feature: Staff-Only Library Groups
Sponsor: PaILS
What is it: Adds ability to mark a library group as OPAC-invisible (i.e., staff only)
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Feature: Org Unit Visibility in Staff Catalog
Sponsor: NOBLE
What is it: Adds ability to mark org units as invisible in the staff catalog. By default, all org units are visible in the staff catalog.
#equinoxEDU #evgils

Slide with the heading "Add Shelving Location Groups to the Org Selector" and two screenshots from Evergreen showing the drop down menus that have changed allowing staff to select a group like "juvenile collection' to the org selector.

Next Feature: Add Shelving Location Groups to Org Selector
Sponsor: NOBLE
What is it: Adds Shelving Location Groups to the staff catalog OU Selector #equinoxEDU #evgils