Capitalism Strikes Again

I'm not sure if I feel threatened by this because it means changes to the library, less job security, or privatization of something I think should be public, but I don't like the sound of it one bit.

. . . the county [not mine] has come up with an unusual cost-saving solution: outsourcing its libraries.

The county will continue to own the buildings and all the books in them. But the libraries will be managed by an outside company for a profit. And the librarians will no longer be public employees and union members; they will be on the company's payroll.

Library patrons might not notice much difference, but the librarians will, since the company plans to get by with a smaller staff and will have a free hand to set salaries and benefits. . . .

Librarians under new management