Source: Jackson Sun (TN), April 12, 2006

At a three-hour meeting, Jackson-Madison County Library Board members got an earful Tuesday from two private bidders and current library management on visions of managing the library. Representatives from the current staff; Library Systems and Services (LSSI), from Maryland; and the Oak Ridge-based Information International Associates (IIA) spoke of improved programming, the addition of a north branch and new Sunday hours. ….. But the bulk of the questions from board members focused on potential personnel, pension or benefit cuts. ….. Henry Kipp, a former president of the Friends of the Library, said after the presentations he was still concerned about “employee benefits and the financial well-being of the current employees – even if they are rehired.”