[Libs-Or] Library Service by For Profit Companies

[Janet Webster]

Harold,

Here’s ALA’s checklist for communities considering privatization.  It’s not exactly what you are looking for but does ogre advice on how to walk through the decision process.
http://www.ala.org/tools/sites/ala.org.tools/files/content/outsourcing/REVISEDSEPT2011_ALAKeepingPublicLibraries%20PublicFINAL2.pdf

-Janet Webster
> On Mar 24, 2017, at 1:01 PM, Harold A. Hayes <hahayes at co.douglas.or.us> wrote:
> 
> Are there resources that provide pros and cons relating to service provided by for profit companies for  library service? Is there something that would be viewed as neutral/fact based by a non-librarian? Does something like a rundown of benefits and consequences exist?
>  
> Harold A. Hayes
> Library Director
> Douglas County Library System
> 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.
> Roseburg, OR 97470
> 541-440-4311
> hahayes at co.douglas.or.us <mailto:hahayes at co.douglas.or.us>
>  
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Janet Webster
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