Riverside County turned over management of its system to the Maryland-based company after struggling with shrinking budgets. But the change has not gone unnoticed in library circles, where the news rippled like shock waves from a Southern California tremor. It failed to get the needed two-thirds approval. Since then, some of the region's libraries, most notably the systems operated by the city and county of San Diego, have been seeking alternative funding sources. While the company points to its successes, not every librarian is convinced that the privatization of the Riverside system has been beneficial.
Nobody runs a business out of the goodness of their heart.
That's called a charity. That's not what they are doing. LSSI is making money off that deal. Libraries are not the kinds of agencies that waste money. You would think they would like it with more books and services we are providing.