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Fresno leaders sound alarm over possible privatization of county libraries (abc30.com)

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A group of Fresno-area leaders is raising concerns about the possibility of privatizing some local libraries.

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[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Libraries are inherently not profitable and therefore any move toward privatization is a stupid one.

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thinking the same thing. There's got to be more to this. Is it a play to get ownership of the library buildings and turn it into law offices after the library business "fails"?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago

Or they'll just become a book store.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

Since I'm very local, its more about banning lgbtq material than anything else.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"we couldn't find a buyer, so we're shutting them all down"

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, I’d rather they have that conversation than watch glorified book rental stores bleed money until they close down anyway.