Seflin

Name

Seflin

Legal name

SEFLIN Inc.

Website

https://seflin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from library institutions calculated on a sliding scale based on operating budget, plus individual Friend of SEFLIN memberships ($100-$500 annually) and Sustaining Member contributions ($240-$600 annually).
2. State and Federal Grant Funding: SEFLIN receives funding through the Library Cooperative Grant program administered by Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services. For FY2025-26, 91% of the $550,000 total budget ($500,000) is supported by State of Florida money.
3. Annual Conference Revenue: Conference registration fees ranging from $65 (presenters) to $165 (non-members), with SEFLIN members paying $100 for the 2026 Annual Conference.
4. Lifetime Membership: One-time contribution of $2,500 for Lifetime Member status, and $500 for Emeritus Member (retired library professionals).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SEFLIN is a multitype library cooperative that provides resource sharing, professional development, group purchasing, and consulting services to public, academic, special, and school libraries across five Southeast Florida counties. Its core offering is the SEFLIN OneCard Library Passport reciprocal borrowing program connecting 25+ libraries, supplemented by digital content consortia (cloudLibrary, OverDrive, Palace Marketplace), training programs, and an annual conference.

Product overview

SEFLIN (Southeast Florida Library Information Network) is a multitype library cooperative founded in 1984, serving public, academic, special, and school libraries across Southeast Florida. The organization offers a unified platform of resource sharing and professional development services, centered around the SEFLIN OneCard Library Passport for reciprocal borrowing. The core product portfolio includes training and continuing education (via SEFLIN Training Program and Niche Academy On-Demand), eResources Consortia (cloudLibrary, OverDrive, Palace Marketplace), Group Solutions for collaborative purchasing (Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, T-Mobile Hotspots), library consulting services, support services (Ask A Librarian, Interlibrary Loan), and the Breakthrough Awards program. SEFLIN also organizes an Annual Conference and offers Beacon Awards for recognition. The portfolio operates as an integrated ecosystem where member libraries access shared digital content, training, and resource sharing services through unified cooperative agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEFLIN OneCard Library Passport Reciprocal borrowing program providing patrons access to academic, public, and special library partners across Southeast Florida using a single card. Includes 25 participating libraries across 5 counties (Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach) with 16 Academic and 9 Public libraries participating.
• SEFLIN Training & Continuing Education Program Hybrid professional development program offering webinars, workshops, courses, certifications, and on-demand learning for library staff across Southeast Florida, covering topics including leadership, technology, youth services, technical services, and customer services.
• SEFLIN eResources Consortia Digital content consortium providing cloudLibrary (Bibliotheca, 722 perpetual titles: 560 eBooks, 162 eAudio across 15 libraries), OverDrive (15,651 items including 8,452 eBooks, 1,954 eAudio, 5,245 eMagazines across 15 libraries with 19,224 total copies), and Palace Marketplace eBooks/eAudio for cost-effective shared digital collections.
• SEFLIN Group Solutions Collaborative purchasing program providing discounted access to Koha Integrated Library System and Aspen Discovery Layer (5 member libraries), T-Mobile WiFi hotspot devices (10 member libraries), vendor discounts (Taylor & Francis, Gale Cengage, Baker & Taylor), and Summer Reading Programs including READsquared and Page Turner Adventures (8 member libraries).
• SEFLIN Library Consulting Strategic consulting services including the ReThinking Strategy in 2026 consultancy with ReThinking Libraries, offering adaptive planning approaches for library leaders to develop adaptive, mission-driven strategies.
• SEFLIN Support Services Support services including Ask A Librarian virtual reference service (via Tampa Bay Library Consortium partnership serving seven member libraries, live chat and text messaging 10am-midnight ET weekdays and 10am-5pm ET Saturdays), Interlibrary Loan Support Awards ($20,000 allocated), and SEFLIN Share delivery routes for resource sharing.
• SEFLIN Annual Conference Annual professional development conference for Southeast Florida library community. The 2026 conference is scheduled for October 15, 2026 at Palm Beach County Convention Center with theme 'Beyond the Expected' and includes breakfast, lunch, keynote, breakout sessions, exhibitor area, and conference materials.
• SEFLIN Breakthrough Awards One-time institution-level awards ($500-$5,000 per applicant) supporting equipment purchases, personnel stipends, contractual costs, or digitization projects for member libraries, with a total pool of $20,000 for Breakthrough Digitization Awards.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Department of State Division of Library and Information ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025State agency administering the Library Cooperative Grant program that provides primary funding for SEFLIN operations. For FY2025-26, 91% of the $550,000 budget is supported by State of Florida money.
• ReThinking LibrariescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Consultancy partnership offering 'ReThinking Strategy in 2026' for library leaders to develop adaptive, mission-driven strategies. Applications open for the consultancy running January 2025 to August 2025.
• Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing Ask A Librarian virtual reference service to seven SEFLIN member libraries. Live chat and text messaging available 10am-midnight ET weekdays and 10am-5pm ET Saturdays.
• Florida Library JobsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStatewide job board for library career opportunities, sponsored at SEFLIN Annual Conference. Serves as go-to resource for connecting library professionals with positions across Florida.
• Bibliotheca cloudLibrarycoreTechnology or IntegrationeResource consortia of 15 libraries with 722 perpetual titles (560 eBooks, 162 eAudio). SEFLIN funds cloudLink for participating libraries.
• OverDrivecoreTechnology or IntegrationeResource consortia of 15 libraries sharing 15,651 items including 8,452 eBooks, 1,954 eAudio titles, and 5,245 eMagazines with 19,224 total copies.
• PlayawayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of 2026 SEFLIN Annual Conference. Pre-loaded audiobook devices for kids, young adults, and adults.
• HooplaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor of 2026 SEFLIN Annual Conference. Digital service by Midwest Tape providing entertainment media to public libraries.
• KanopyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze sponsor of 2026 SEFLIN Annual Conference. Streaming video service for public and academic libraries.
• Iron MountainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze sponsor of 2026 SEFLIN Annual Conference. Media and archival services for protecting and digitizing library collections.
• Niche AcademycoreTechnology or IntegrationOn-demand training platform providing SEFLIN staff development programs and relevant library content. Access through work email with organizational domain.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OCLC: OCLC is a global library cooperative providing shared technology services, cataloging, and resource sharing, and is a current SEFLIN sponsor and cost-sharing partner via OCLC CatExpress—offering broader-scope but functionally overlapping cooperative services.
• LYRASIS: LYRASIS is a large nonprofit technology and content consortium serving libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations across the U.S.—historically SEFLIN's on-demand learning partner before discontinuation—and operates at a much larger scale with overlapping training and resource-sharing offerings.
• Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR): BCR is a multistate library cooperative offering cooperative purchasing, training, and resource sharing to libraries across the western U.S., comparable in mission and structure to SEFLIN though operating at a significantly larger geographic scale.
• Amigos Library Services: Amigos is a nonprofit library consortium serving hundreds of libraries with cooperative purchasing, training, and discovery services, with broader geographic reach and a larger portfolio than SEFLIN but the same underlying cooperative model.

Direct peers

• Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN): PLAN is a Florida Multitype Library Cooperative serving the panhandle region, offering comparable cooperative purchasing, training, and interlibrary loan services to a similar multitype library constituency as SEFLIN.
• Califa Library Group: Califa is a California-based library consortium providing group purchasing, eResource access, and professional development to public, academic, and school libraries—directly analogous to SEFLIN's cooperative purchasing and training model for multitype library members.
• PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.): PALCI is an academic library consortium operating shared print collections, resource sharing, and cooperative purchasing among Pennsylvania academic libraries—comparable in membership model and shared digital infrastructure mission to SEFLIN's eResource consortia.
• Southwest Florida Library Cooperative: Southwest Florida Library Cooperative is another of Florida's five Multitype Library Cooperatives, offering analogous training, resource sharing, and cooperative purchasing programs to libraries in its service area, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN): NEFLIN is one of the five Multitype Library Cooperatives in Florida, serving libraries in the northeast region with training, resource sharing, and cooperative purchasing—directly comparable in structure, funding model, and mission to SEFLIN.
• Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC): Tampa Bay Library Consortium is another Florida Multitype Library Cooperative serving a different region, providing directly analogous services including virtual reference (Ask A Librarian), training, and resource sharing—SEFLIN even partners with TBLC for shared service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/seflinlib
• Facebookfacebook.com/seflin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seflin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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