Public Libraries

DALLAS, Texas, September 2 – Amigos Library Services, Inc. will present an online conference “Going Green @ Your Library –Lean, Green, Clean Ideas” on October 7. The online conference will address a variety of “green” issues from LEED certification to practical, low cost/no cost suggestions for library and IT operations.

Many Libraries across the nation use book sales as a way to raise money for their local libraries. Booksalemanager.com is a new, free website designed to help libraries advertise their sales.

PHILADELPHIA, August 26, 2009—To better welcome the city’s older adults, the Free Library of Philadelphia opened a spacious resource center for seniors at the Parkway Central Library this morning.

Smart Poodle Publishing announces the Deadline for the "I Love Costa Rica's Rainforest" Writing and Art Contest for Kids has been extended to November 30, 2009!

On Top of all the Great Prizes Already, New Prizes Have Been Added!

$100 Will Be Awarded by Smart Poodle Publishing
to the First Place Winners in Each Category

All Other Prizes donated by Rand McNally’s online store at www.RandMcNally.com

Please go to http://smartpoodlepublishing.com/contest.html for all the details

COLUMBUS, OH --August 20, 2009-- LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that WALNET (Walla Walla Area Library Network) in Washington, has selected a Koha ZOOM hosted solution for their next integrated library system.

The Koha installation will be hosted at one of LibLime's secure data centers. The Library has also contracted with LibLime for full migration of their ILS data, as well as support and training services.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., AUGUST 20, 2009 – Inc. magazine ranked Kirtas Technologies No. 382 on its 28th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.

ByWater Solutions and PTFS, both open source community supporters and Koha support companies, announced today that Dallas Christian College of Dallas, TX, has partnered with them for the implementation of the Koha integrated library system.

The installation, which is targeted to go live by the end of August, has already begun. The college has also contracted with ByWater and PTFS for their data migration, support and training services.

Equinox Software, Inc. and ByWater Solutions Announce Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — August 13, 2009
Equinox Software Inc. and ByWater Solutions are pleased to announce a partnership that will help meet the demands of the rapidly-growing Evergreen community by providing crucial support for data migration services.

Six More Libraries Go Live on Evergreen Indiana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA — August 11, 2009
Thirty-seven libraries are now live on Evergreen Indiana, a shared-catalog project of the Indiana State Library powered by Evergreen, the highly-scalable open-source library automation software. The six additions include Shoals Public Library—the first previously non-automated library to join Evergreen Indiana—as well as Andrews Dallas Township, Loogootee, Middletown Fall Creek, Milford, and Washington Public Township Public Libraries.

Project Conifer –Evergreen’s First Academic Consortium- Goes Live
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norcross, GA —August 10, 2009

Project Conifer, the first academic consortium to be powered by Evergreen open-source library automation software, has gone live. Equinox Software Inc., “The Evergreen Experts,” oversaw data migration and software configuration and is providing round-the-clock ongoing technical support.