[Publib] AP story on library outsourcing

[Rawles-Heiser, Carolyn]

The Oregon library community has been involved in trying to get the
County Commissioners in Jackson County to look at some other options
that would have provided a better long term solution.  Unfortunately
they chose not to look at these other options.
It really wasn't a choice between no service at all or limited service
by LSSI.    
Carolyn
 
Carolyn Rawles-Heiser 
Library Director 
Corvallis--Benton County Public Library 
645 NW Monroe Ave. 
Corvallis, OR  97330 


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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Davis
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:36 PM
To: Adelaide Rowe
Cc: Joe Schallan; Publib Publib Discussion
Subject: Re: [Publib] AP story on library outsourcing


"Adelaide Rowe" <Adelaide.Rowe at egvpl.org> writes:
One quick thought - WHO is in charge of the libraries? I am thinking of
Blackwater and their fundamentalist Christian owner. If all books were
ordered centrally, I think we would lose the local control. The thought
of James Dobson and Pat Robertson choosing the books gives me the
willies

For a profession that values fairness, accurate information, and a
commitment to representing all sides of an issue, we certainly jump to a
lot of conclusions based on a little bit of information and a few
hot-button concepts.

For this particular community in Oregon, it seems to be a choice between
no library service at all and the limited library service that is being
provided as a result of the contract with LSSI.  Surely, there is more
complexity to the situation than "corporation = evil."  And as
corporations go, LSSI doesn't seem to be among the worst that are out
there: http://www.lssi.com/index.html
<http://www.lssi.com/index.html> 
Rachel

Rachel Q. Davis
Children's Librarian
Thomas Memorial Library
6 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME  04107
207-799-1720


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