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Oct. 15, 2025

PaILS Strategic Plan – RFP

The Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) seeks a consultant to assist with the preparation of a strategic plan.  Details are available here: PaILS Strategic Plan RFP published102425 (NOTE: updated 10/24/25) Please email pails@sparkpa.org with any questions.…
Sep. 08, 2025

Come see PaILS at PaLA in Erie!

Are you coming to the PaLA annual conference in October? If so, come see us! Join us for breakfast – our annual SPARK and Friends breakfast will be Tuesday 10/22 at 8am — save your spot now at https://bit.ly/SPARKandFriends2025 You…
Jul. 14, 2025

Welcome Natalie Arnold to the PaILS team

I am thrilled to announce that today is Natalie Arnold’s first day with PaILS as our new Support & Documentation Specialist!  You can expect to see her responding to tickets and participating in PaILS projects 🙂  Natalie has worked in…
Apr. 02, 2025

📚Welcoming Our Newest PaILS Member: Northampton Public Library!📚

We’re thrilled to announce that Northampton Public Library (NAPL) joined our Pennsylvania Integrated Library System consortium in February 2025! Here’s what they have to say about the migration process: “The entire team from Equinox and PaILS made migration completely painless.…
Oct. 24, 2024

Exciting News: SPARK is Upgrading to Evergreen 3.13 in November 2024!

Every year, the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS), the proud home of the SPARK consortium, undergoes a significant software upgrade to keep our libraries running smoothly and efficiently. This year, we’re thrilled to announce that SPARK will be upgrading to…