California: Library Union Illustrates Their Opposition to Privatization
UPDATE May 18: Impartial Survey First Step to Saving Libraries, Group Tells Advocates (via The Bakersfield Californian)
From KGET:
Union members joined in the fight against the possibility of privatizing local libraries with the help of a book.
“The Privatization Beast” is a story of a community coming together to support public services.
The beast made an appearance Saturday at the Beale Memorial Library.
People who frequently use our libraries are opposed outsourcing libraries to a private company.
That’s an option as county supervisors look for ways to trim the budget.
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See Also: Debate over libraries, and a possible tax vote, heats up (via The Californian; April 17, 2015)
See Also: Library Union’s Facebook Page
Filed under: Libraries, Public Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.