“It's great to be able to customize the Polaris checkout screen with patron data elements of our choice. It maximizes the efficiency of the checkout process. And with 15 agencies circulating over 7.1 million items per year, it matters.”
- Eva Calcagno, Manager,
Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Oregon
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Polaris Library Systems Announces Employee Ownership Agreement (January 15, 2010)
Polaris Library Systems to Debut Mobile PAC at ALA Midwinter Conference (January 14, 2010)
Forsyth County Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (November 5, 2009)
Iberia Parish Library Selects Polaris ILS (September 8, 2009)
Baltimore County Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (August 12, 2009)
Miami-Dade Public Library System Selects Polaris ILS (July 30, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members (July 16, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members in Customer Support & MIS (June 25, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Integrates with LibraryThing for Libraries (June 17, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces 13 New Customers (May 11, 2009)
Library Systems Welcomes New Team Members (May 8, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Customer Relations Department (March 4, 2009)
Phoenix Public Library Live on the Polaris ILS (February 25, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong 2008 (January 14, 2009)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Partnership with TALKINGtech (October 10, 2008)
Brampton Library Selects Polaris ILS (September 15, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Hires in Implementation Services (August 12, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Team Members (July 10, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Reports Strong Second Quarter Results (July 8, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Forms Partnership with Altarama Information Systems (July 2, 2008)
Polaris Announces Polaris Fusion ™ (June 24, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Extends Partnership with EnvisionWare (June 3, 2008)
The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC) Selects Polaris ILS (May 13, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Partners with ChiliFresh.com (May 6, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Team Members in Research & Development and Customer Service (April 29, 2008)
Ouachita Parish Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (February 26, 2008)
Polaris Library Systems Announces New Team Members (February 5, 2008)
Dallas Public Library Selects Polaris ILS (January 8, 2008)
Westmoreland County Federated Library System Selects Polaris ILS (December 19, 2007)
Phoenix Public Library System Selects Polaris ILS (November 28, 2007)
Integrated Technology Group Forms Strategic Alliance With Polaris Library Systems (October 24, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Announces URL Detective (September 4, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems and ALA Partner on Capitol Hill (June 21, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Reports Continued Growth (June 19, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Announces ILS Version 3.3 (May 21, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Launches SimplyReports, Web-based Report Writer (May 2, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Banner Year for ILS Sales (January 19, 2007)
Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Close in Fourth Quarter (January 11, 2007)
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Kathryn Spier-Miller
Director of Marketing
Polaris Library Systems
315-634-4547
Kathryn.Miller@polarislibrary.com
Syracuse, NY, August 12, 2009 - Polaris Library Systems, a leading provider of library-automation technology, announced today that Baltimore County Public Library has selected the Polaris Integrated Library System (ILS). The Polaris ILS will replace the library's TLC CARL system.
"The Baltimore County Public Library is excited about the possibilities in working with Polaris," said its director, Jim Fish. "We look forward to a very productive relationship, one which will yield a great library experience for our county's residents."
Baltimore County Public Library offers patrons a variety of programs that encourage early literacy, summer reading, and library use by K-12 students, as well as information literacy. The library also provides numerous programs that hold informational as well as entertainment value for its patrons. With over 480,000 patrons and 1.5 million items in the collection, the library services a large geographic area with its extensive materials.
"Baltimore County Public Library is dedicated to allocating its collections and services around the diverse needs of its community," said Polaris President & CEO Bill Schickling. "We're thrilled the Polaris ILS will play an integral role in helping the library achieve their goals."
About Baltimore County Public Library
The Baltimore County Public Library came into being as a library system in 1948. Before then, library service in the county was provided by a growing number of independent libraries run by women's clubs and other civic organizations in the community. Since then, much has changed, and new technology and services have been added. The Baltimore County Public Library system now includes seventeen libraries and four bookmobiles. For more information about Baltimore County Public Library, visit http://www.bcplonline.org/
About Polaris Library Systems
For thirty years, Polaris Library Systems has served libraries with time-saving technology, from its first circulation system in the mid-1970s through its third-generation Polaris Integrated Library System. In addition to its library automation systems, Polaris Library Systems offers work-flow analysis, database enhancement, wireless access, and network services to libraries. For more information about Polaris Library Systems, visit http://www.polarislibrary.com/.