AMIGOS LIBRARY SERVICES

Amigos Library Services is a member-based 501(c)(3) organization that provides cooperative programs and infrastructure to public, academic, school, and special libraries. It operates as a national consortia and membership organization headquartered in Addison, Texas, with additional operations supporting libraries across the United States. Amigos delivers a mix of resource-sharing and operational services — including courier (Trans‑Amigos Express), group purchasing/discount programs, continuing education, SimplyE hosting, and association management — and reports measurable outputs such as hundreds of participating libraries, hundreds of thousands of couriered interlibrary items, and thousands of continuing-education attendees. In recent years Amigos finalized a strategic plan through 2025, implemented a revised, more-equitable membership fee scale, expanded its SimplyE and consortium hosting work, and continued to introduce member benefits (including Benchmark: Library Metrics & Trends in 2026) while maintaining an active schedule of training and conferences.