The Evergreen Project Is Now a Membership Organization

The board of The Evergreen Project (TEP), a 501(c)3 organization, is pleased to announce that it has begun the transition to a membership-based model of governance.

“We feel that offering memberships is the best way for us to continue to grow our community, and support the wonderful work of libraries using the Evergreen ILS,” says Katie Greenleaf Martin, President of the Evergreen Project Board. “In particular, the contributor program will encourage our community members to participate in Project governance and benefit from membership in the Project.”

Memberships are available now for the 2026 membership year, with more information on types of memberships and their benefits at https://evergreen-ils.org/membership/.

This change is part of the Project’s adoption of its 2025-28 Strategic Plan. This plan is the product of a collaborative effort by many stakeholders in the Evergreen open-source library software community with facilitation by Carson Block Consulting, Inc.

The strategic plan outlines a vision for the continued transformation of TEP into a self-sustaining non-profit organization providing reliable, future-focused support for the Evergreen Community as well as advocacy for the open-source Evergreen ILS.

Main goals of the strategic plan were to define a vision and priorities for TEP, support engagement and provide leadership within the Evergreen Community, and develop financial sustainability.

One benefit of membership is invitations to quarterly webinars on library technology and open source software topics. The Evergreen Project is offering its first webinar on December 3rd and invites anyone interested in membership to join us.

AADL’s Tool Booking Interface: an Evergreen Project webinar

Not long after AADL started circulating lawn games, event lighting, and other party gear, patrons started asking for a way to reserve items for specific dates. In response, AADL developed a custom web interface that allows patrons to easily check availability of multiple items at once and make a single booking for everything they need for their event. Of course, behind the scenes in the Evergreen Bookings module, it’s not that simple. Come see how AADL introduced an interface that met patrons’ web-native expectations while working solely within the Evergreen Bookings system. Presented by AADL Director and Vice President of The Evergreen Project board, Eli Neiburger.