Jackson TN’s Library Board Votes to Privatize Management

About a dozen audience members stared in disbelief as the Jackson-Madison County Library Board decided Wednesday to enter contract negotiations for library management with private bidder Library Systems and Services LLC .

The vote surprised those at the meeting because board members recently had said they would not take action toward privatizing library management until after a court has heard an appeal by Madison County. The county has questioned whether the board has the power to outsource library management; The Jackson Sun has the story.