Council OKs talks on library / Private company may get contract to operate system
Source: By Scott Mobley, Record Searchlight (CA), July 19, 2006
Redding will explore hiring a private firm to manage the library system in hopes of buying more operating hours and better service for fewer taxpayer dollars. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to start negotiations with Library Systems and Services LLC (LSSI), despite concerns among some residents about privatizing management of a public institution.