“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 Debuts New Products, New Staff and Enhancements to Customer Support at ALA Midwinter 2012 (January 20, 2012)

Polaris Library Systems Continues Strong Growth; Reaches 59 Signed Contracts in 2011 (January 20, 2012)

Don't Miss Your Chance To Win $5,000 - Enter the Polaris Great App Challenge (November 30, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems Launches the Polaris Developer Network (October 18, 2011)

Coquitlam Public Library Selects Polaris (October 14, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Third Quarter (October 6, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Vice President of Product Management (September 19, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems Welcomes New Vice President of Sales and Marketing (August 31, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Start to 2011 (July 27, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems to Debut New PAC Interface at ALA Annual (June 22, 2011)

Bergen County Cooperative Library System in New Jersey Selects the Polaris ILS (February 8, 2011)

Polaris Library Systems to Debut Community-Focused Tools at ALA Midwinter (January 6, 2011)

 


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Katy Hess
Marketing and Communications
Polaris Library Systems
315-634-4572
katy.hess@polarislibrary.com


Polaris Library Systems Announces Strong Start to 2011

Syracuse, NY, July 27, 2011 - Polaris Library Systems, a leading provider of library automation technology, announced today that it has signed 20 new contracts during the first six months of 2011, representing 220 libraries. These libraries have migrated from Athena, Circulation Plus, Dynix Classic, Horizon, Library.Solution, Unicorn, Voyager and Winnebago Spectrum.

New Polaris ILS customers include:
  • Barrington Area Library, IL (Horizon)
  • Bergen County Cooperative Library System, NJ (Unicorn)
  • Bleyhl Community Library, WA (Circulation Plus)
  • Flagler County Public Library System, FL (Athena)
  • Flint Public Library, MI (Dynix)
  • Fort Bend County Libraries, TX (Horizon)
  • Garrett College, MD (Circulation Plus)
  • Grant County Public Library, KY (Library.Solution)
  • Jefferson County Library, WA (Horizon)
  • Kirkendall Public Library, IA (Unicorn)
  • Logan-Hocking County District Library, OH (Circulation Plus)
  • Mansfield Public Library, TX(Athena)
  • Marion Public Library, OH(Unicorn)
  • Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN), NJ (Unicorn)
  • National Geographic Society Library, Washington, DC (Voyager)
  • RiverShare Libraries, IL & IA (Unicorn)
  • Salem Township Public Library, OH (Winnebago Spectrum)
  • South Central Kansas Library System, KS(AGent VERSO)
  • Wauconda Area Library, IL (Dynix)
  • Whitehots Canadian Library Services, Ontario, Canada (not previously automated)

"The response to version 4.0 of the Polaris ILS has been very positive," said Bill Schickling, Polaris President and CEO. "This year has gotten off to a strong start for Polaris. We are looking forward to welcoming our new library partners into the Polaris community."

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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 (ILS). In addition to its library automation systems, Polaris Library Systems offers workflow analysis, database enhancement, wireless access, and network services to libraries. For more information about Polaris Library Systems visit http://www.polarislibrary.com/.