LS&S
corporation and equity owners to be focus of UN-welcoming activities
corporation and equity owners to be focus of UN-welcoming activities
Library supporters will converge in front of
the Escondido Public Library on Saturday, September 16 at 10-11am in a rally to
oppose outsourcing our library to Library Systems and Services (LS&S), a Maryland-based corporation owned by an equity firm.
the Escondido Public Library on Saturday, September 16 at 10-11am in a rally to
oppose outsourcing our library to Library Systems and Services (LS&S), a Maryland-based corporation owned by an equity firm.
After
reading how LS&S mis-managed operations and staff at an Oregon library
(which they have operated for over 10 years) and with the looming vote on the
part of the Escondido City Council to hand over our library to the same
corporation, we knew we had to get our message out even more strongly. Here is information that just surfaced about LS&S’s record in Oregon. The full report is here.
reading how LS&S mis-managed operations and staff at an Oregon library
(which they have operated for over 10 years) and with the looming vote on the
part of the Escondido City Council to hand over our library to the same
corporation, we knew we had to get our message out even more strongly. Here is information that just surfaced about LS&S’s record in Oregon. The full report is here.
Members
of the Save Our Escondido Library Coalition will ceremoniously remove the “existing” Welcome
Mat in front of the library and replace it with Escondido’s “One-and-Only Unwelcome
Mat” specifically for the City Council’s proposed library outsourcing
company, LS&S.
of the Save Our Escondido Library Coalition will ceremoniously remove the “existing” Welcome
Mat in front of the library and replace it with Escondido’s “One-and-Only Unwelcome
Mat” specifically for the City Council’s proposed library outsourcing
company, LS&S.
Coalition members plan to show LS&S
in no uncertain terms that we don’t need them and don’t want them here!
in no uncertain terms that we don’t need them and don’t want them here!
Members will be on hand to distribute flyers and collect
petition signatures during the rally. There will also be the opportunity
to make a small iPhone video and send to LS&S investors and management.
petition signatures during the rally. There will also be the opportunity
to make a small iPhone video and send to LS&S investors and management.
The library is located at
239 S. Kalmia Street, Escondido. Bring
your signs, neighbors, friends, family, and cellphones if you have one.
239 S. Kalmia Street, Escondido. Bring
your signs, neighbors, friends, family, and cellphones if you have one.
Over 3,000 people have signed a petition against the
outsourcing. They have been joined in
opposition by the Board of Library Trustees, the Library Foundation, and the
American Library Association.
outsourcing. They have been joined in
opposition by the Board of Library Trustees, the Library Foundation, and the
American Library Association.
The rally is the next step in resistance to outsourcing our
library!
library!
Please
email SaveEscondidoLibrary@gmail.com to be added to the Save
the Escondido Library Coalition information list. You can also visit On
the Issue Escondido Indivisible
email SaveEscondidoLibrary@gmail.com to be added to the Save
the Escondido Library Coalition information list. You can also visit On
the Issue Escondido Indivisible
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About Save Our Escondido Library Coalition: The coalition was formed by local
Escondido community groups and residents in response to the City of Escondido’s
move to outsource the Escondido Public Library. The coalition seeks to educate
themselves and the public and to provide a conduit for Escondido residents to
voice their concerns.
Escondido community groups and residents in response to the City of Escondido’s
move to outsource the Escondido Public Library. The coalition seeks to educate
themselves and the public and to provide a conduit for Escondido residents to
voice their concerns.