Michigan Evergreen

We are scheduled to present programs on Michigan Evergreen at MLA’s Annual Conference in Kalamazoo (Oct. 23, 1:30pm) and at MAME’s Conference in Dearborn (Nov. 7, 1:00pm).  We will also demonstrate
Michigan Evergreen at MLC’s Booth (#7) in the Exhibit Hall at the MLA Annual Conference, Oct. 22-23.

We have also put in a proposal to present a program on Michigan Evergreen at the Rural Libraries Conference in Traverse City, April 29-May 1, 2009.

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Congratulations to Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) Director Marcia Warner and her staff!  We at MLC are happy to announce that GRPL went live on Evergreen yesterday, joining Branch District Library in the Michigan Evergreen shared system. For details, see the article posted on Library Technology Guides.

We believe that GRPL – with 925,000 bib records and a population of 197,000 – might be the largest individual public library to adopt Evergreen as its ILS.  So much for the myth that open source ILS software is only for small libraries!  Plus, Equinox said that this migration was the easiest they’ve ever done, due mostly to the dedication and expertise of GRPL’s Bill Ott who maintains the Michigan Evergreen database and servers.  Thanks, Bill — we’re lucky to have you on board!

The next Michigan Evergreen pilot library to go live will be Niles District Library on October 6.  Stay tuned!

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We’re pleased to announce that the Oscoda County Library Board voted unanimously to join Michigan Evergreen in 2009.  A big welcome to Oscoda County Library Director, Amy Knepp, and her staff and Library Board!

After the completion of our pilot project this Fall, Michigan Evergreen will be open to other libraries to join. If you are interested in joining Michigan Evergreen, or in hosting an Evergreen demo at your library, please contact Ruth Dukelow (dukelow@mlcnet.org or 800-530-9019 x121) at MLC.

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