Residents oppose private operation of library
Source: By JESSICA DeLEÓN, STAR-TELEGRAM (TX), Fri, Dec. 01, 2006
BEDFORD - More than 50 residents braved Thursday's arctic blast to hear about the possibility of turning over the operations of the library to a private company. Most of the audience members appeared to want the city to remain in control of the library so that the local touch continues.
........ The American Library Association said in a 2001 statement that it opposes having private companies run public libraries because libraries should be directly accountable to the public.