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>I don't understand how this is even possible Because you didn't read the article. They're a private company that runs libraries on behalf of municipalities.
by treis 5y ago
>I don't understand how this is even possible
Because you didn't read the article. They're a private company that runs libraries on behalf of municipalities. It's possible through economies of scale and not having to pay government salaries.
- jacknews 5y agoSeriously, the government don't get economies of scale? They do pay a decent wage though, unlike the subsistence level for-profit necessarily aims for. This kind of 'on-behalf-of' scheme nearly always ends in the agent accumulating power, and abusing it for profit. That's particularly sensitive when it comes to information infrastructure. We expect Fox, Facebook, CNBC, etc to be garbage, but Libraries?
- gruez 5y ago> Seriously, the government don't get economies of scale? a county government running libraries for their own county doesn't operate on the same scale as corporation that runs libraries for dozens/hundreds of counties across the country.
- babelfish 5y agoWhich is why we have federalized services and support for libraries through the IMLS