Participating on an Evergreen committee or interest group is a great way to get involved in the Evergreen community.
With the exception of the Oversight Board, there are no formal membership requirements to become involved on a committee or interest group. You just need to attend meetings, actively participate on a list, or volunteer where help is needed.
The Evergreen Project Board (TEP)
Goal: Serve as official representatives of the Evergreen project to safeguard and govern the interests of the larger Evergreen user and developer communities.
Official web page: Evergreen Governance
Regular meeting time: 3rd Thursday of every month at 14:00 Eastern. Agendas and Minutes.
Mailing list (anyone from the community is welcome to join):
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Current mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eg-oversight-board
Evergreen Standing Conference Committee
Official web page: Standing Conference Committee
Regular meeting time: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11:00 Eastern
Who to contact: Ruth Davis, ECDI, rdavis@evergreencdi.org
Evergreen 2025 Annual Conference Committee
Members TBD
Documentation Interest Group (DIG)
Goal: Develop a single-source, standards-based set of documentation for Evergreen.
Official web page: DIG
Regular meeting time: 1st Thursday of the month at 14:00 Eastern
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-documentation
Who to contact: Debbie Luchenbill, MOBIUS, deborah@mobiusconsortium.org
Evergreen Web Team
Goal: The Evergreen Web Team is responsible for the ongoing care and feeding of the Evergreen web site. The web team welcomes any volunteers interested in helping ensure that content on the web site remains fresh and up to date.
Official web page: Evergreen Web Team
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-web-team
Who to contact: In need of a facilitator. Email evergreen-web-team@list.evergreen-ils.org if you are interested.
Evergreen Outreach Committee
Goal: Organize activities to increase the visibility of Evergreen in the larger library community. The committee will also establish a fund for activities that support this goal.
Official web page: Evergreen Outreach Committee
Regular meeting time: First Wednesday of the month, 4pm Eastern
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-outreach
Who to contact: Rogan Hamby, Equinox, rhamby@equinoxinitiative.org
Student Success Working Group
Goal: To share information, perform assessment, and provide direction
related to meeting student needs using Evergreen, with a particular
focus on the needs of primary, secondary, and post-secondary students.
Official web page: Student Success Working Group
Regular Meeting Time: Quarterly, exact day and time to be determined.
Mailing List: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eg-student-success
Who to Contact: Elizabeth Thomsen, NOBLE, et@noblenet.org
Evergreen Reports Interest Group
Goal: Establish a framework for sharing reports and improving the reporting system in Evergreen.
Official web page: Reports Interest Group
Regular meeting time: Last Wednesday of the month, 2pm Eastern
Mailing List: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-reports
Who to contact: jventuro@biblio.org, reports@evergreen-ils.org
Evergreen Cataloging Interest Group
Goal: To share information about cataloging workflows in Evergreen and to work together to coordinate cataloging-related development for the benefit of the community.
Official web page: Cataloging Working Group
Regular meeting time: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 2pm Eastern
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-catalogers
Who to contact: Jennifer Weston, Equinox, jennifer.weston@equinoxoli.org
Acquisitions Interest Group
Goal: To share information about acquisitions workflows, development, and bugs.
Official web page: Acquisitions Interest Group
Regular meeting time: TBD
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-acq
Who to contact: Tiffany Little, PINES, tlittle@georgialibraries.org
New Developers Working Group
Goal: For new developers to work together to learn more about Evergreen.
Official web page: New Developers Working Group
Regular meeting time: Third Wednesday of each month, 3pm Eastern
Mailing list: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eg-newdevs
Who to contact: Terran McCanna, PINES, tmccanna@georgialibraries.org
User Interface Interest Group
Goal: To standardize the Evergreen UI and establish a design system.
Official web page: UI Interest Group
Regular meeting time: TBD. First meeting: June 6 at 2pm Eastern. Meeting link | Agenda
Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/a/evergreen-ils.org/g/ui-group
Who to contact: Stephanie Leary, Equinox, stephanie.leary@equinoxoli.org
Evergreen Admin Working Group
Goal: To share knowledge on how to configure Evergreen settings and policies, review admin-related bugs, update admin documentation, and all other things admin.
Official web page: Evergreen Admin Working Group
Regular meeting time: Third Tuesday of each month at 2pm Eastern.
Who to contact: Millissa Macomber, millissa@centralskagitlibrary.org or Dan Guarracino, dguarracino@owwl.org or Elizabeth Davis, elizabeth.davis@sparkpa.org