NASHVILLE, Tenn. & PROVO, Utah, January 16, 2026 — Ingram Library Services (“ILS”), a division of Ingram Content Group, announces a partnership with Backstage Library Works to deliver additional fully integrated shelf-ready processing solutions. This collaboration brings together Ingram’s industry leading supply chain, expansive title availability, and deep library expertise with Backstage’s renowned cataloging and metadata services—creating a seamless, end-to-end workflow with greater customization that gets materials to libraries faster.
“Ingram Library Services is committed to helping libraries operate with confidence and efficiency,” said Carolyn Morris, Vice President of Library Services at Ingram Content Group. “Partnering with Backstage allows us to expand our own cataloging and processing services to offer libraries additional choices for true end-to-end workflow solutions that meet the needs of today’s libraries.”
Through the new shelf-ready service, libraries with highly customized specifications can receive materials that are fully cataloged, processed, and ready to circulate upon arrival. Ingram ships purchased items directly to Backstage, where they are inventoried, assigned MARC records and local holdings, and completed with physical processing such as covering, labeling, stamping, and tagging. Finished materials are then shipped to a central location or directly to branches.
“Backstage has always been honored to support libraries in their pursuit of accessible information and the preservation of our shared history,” said Nate Cothran, President of Backstage Library Works. “This partnership with Ingram strengthens that mission by integrating our services into a scalable, efficient workflow.”
By uniting Ingram’s operational scale with Backstage’s specialized expertise, the partnership provides libraries with a streamlined solution that reduces staff workload, shortens time to shelf, and supports evolving operational demands.
Media Contacts:
Zach Hunt | zach@tsgnashville.com
Richard Covington | rcovington@bslw.com
About Ingram Content Group
The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries, and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd., and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd.
About Backstage Library Works
Backstage helps libraries and archives enhance access to their collections. Providing high quality, cost-efficient, professional services for more than 35 years, Backstage staff are known for their expertise in handling complex and unique projects. Backstage specializes in solutions for cataloging, shelf-ready processing, authority control, digitization, preservation microfilm, archival processing, and on-site projects such as reclassification, inventory, and RFID implementation. In serving more than a thousand institutions, large and small, public and private, and in locations around the globe, Backstage has cultivated an understanding of libraries, their mission, their operations, and the challenges they face. Offices are located in Provo, Utah, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
