Scathing report of LS&S performance in Oregon fuels opposition to outsourcing of Escondido library
Concrete evidence demonstrates LS&S poor choice for Escondido library operator Escondido, CA: Despite unanimous opposition from the Escondido Library Board of Trustees, Library Foundation, American Library Association, and in the face of overwhelming objection from the community, the Escondido City Council majority continues its path to execute a contract with Library System and Services (LS&S), a Maryland company, to take over operation of the Escondido library. However, LS&S’s competence has been brought into question in a report which surfaced recently….
Jackson County Library Performance Review and Quality Assessment, 2016
From 2016 JCLS Performance Review and Quality Assessment: In July 2016, the Board of the Jackson County Library District issued a Request for Proposals seeking a consultant to conduct an organizational review and an audit of the workload and performance of the Jackson County Library System. The purpose of the review was to determine how the services delivered by the District and its contractor, Library Systems & Services, LLC, measure up under the Standards for Oregon Public Libraries (OLA Standards),…
Attachment to Escondido Indivisible letter: rebuttal to staff report
EscInd letter to Escondido City Council in response to outsourcing vote
Alerta de acción: Abed, Gallo, Masson necesitan escuchar tu voz
Petición: PROTÉGE NUESTRA BIBLIOTECA DE ESCONDIDO
ACTION ALERT Save Escondido Library
Save Escondido Library Petition
Escondido Council Ignores Community, Library Advisors, Experts—Votes 3-2 to Outsource Library
Escondido Council Ignores Community, Library Advisors, Experts—Votes 3-2 to Outsource Library Abed, Gallo, and Masson squander opportunity to build support for new library Escondido, CA: In a shocking display of community and political deafness, Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, and Councilmen John Masson, and Ed Gallo ignored overwhelming community opposition and voted for an ill-defined marketing sales pitch by the corporate interest, Library Systems and Services (LS&S) to take over our library services. Speaker after speaker, around 90 in all, spoke…