diff --git a/cmake/example_project/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/example_project/CMakeLists.txt
index 2afc6edc2..620ad4811 100644
--- a/cmake/example_project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/example_project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ find_package(GTSAM REQUIRED) # Uses installed package
 ###################################################################################
 # Build static library from common sources
 set(CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
-add_library(${CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME} STATIC example/PrintExamples.h example/PrintExamples.cpp)
+add_library(${CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME} SHARED example/PrintExamples.h example/PrintExamples.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(${CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME} gtsam)
 
+# Install library
+install(TARGETS ${CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME} LIBRARY DESTINATION lib ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+
 ###################################################################################
 # Build tests (CMake tracks the dependecy to link with GTSAM through our project's static library)
 gtsamAddTestsGlob("example" "tests/test*.cpp" "" "${CONVENIENCE_LIB_NAME}")