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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.…

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…

The Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS), a non-profit organization that provides an open source integrated library system for Pennsylvania libraries, and Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, are pleased to…

The Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS), which manages the SPARK library consortium, is proud to announce that 16 percent of its libraries now have direct access to an unprecedented number of items, exceeding 1.4 million resources and still growing.  For…

We are thrilled to share that Berks County Public Libraries and Reading Area Community College will officially join SPARK in less than one week!   Spanning 19 libraries with 23 locations across the county, the addition of the Berks Libraries…