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Growing Libraries in the News
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Growing Libraries, LLC
Ian Downie, CEO
media@growinglibraries.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Growing Libraries Adds SirsiDynix Integration, Extending Community Insight™ Across Major Library ILS Platforms.

Dover, DE – August 18, 2026 – Growing Libraries today announced that its Community Insight™ platform now integrates with SirsiDynix ILS environments, further expanding its support for major library systems.

Using Growing Libraries’ CI-Sync™ tools, SirsiDynix libraries can securely connect cardholder data with Community Insight™ to better understand who they currently serve — and which households they are not reaching.

Growing Libraries already integrates with the majority of ILS platforms used by public libraries, making Community Insight™ accessible across a wide range of technology environments.

“An ILS tells a library who has a library card, but that data can include outdated records and people outside the service area,” said Ian Downie, Founder and CEO of Growing Libraries. “Community Insight completes the picture by showing libraries their whole community — identifying cardholding and non-cardholding households and analyzing them by demographics and geography.”

Downie added “Library leaders need to understand what proportion of their community they genuinely serve, which households they are missing, and how they can engage them. Adding SirsiDynix integration brings us another step closer to making that intelligence available to every public library.”

The SirsiDynix integration is available to Growing Libraries customers immediately.

About Growing Libraries

Growing Libraries™ helps public libraries expand their reach and impact by increasing cardholder registrations. We believe that when libraries grow, so do the communities they serve.

Our innovative SaaS platform empowers libraries to create data-driven outreach campaigns that grow their membership.

Our Community Insight™ tools provide powerful demographic insights into the community, identifying and segmenting non-cardholding households, enabling high-precision targeting to drive cardholder growth. Using our Growth Programs™, libraries can engage these households with personalized and optimized outreach messaging via email or direct mail campaigns and track progress within the platform. Our CI-Sync™ connector integrates seamlessly with both the library’s ILS and our community data sources, allowing real-time updates of the platform.

For more information, please visit https://growinglibraries.com

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