The city just north of Houston has hired a private company to handle library operations,...
FILE - Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades.
The contract would begin paying the company about $635,200 in the first year, but would increase during the lifetime of the agreement, according to documents. In a presentation sent to the council, company administrators tout the cost savings, expertise and community control that would come with them overseeing the library. A company official said they also have retained more than 90 percent of original staff during other library takeovers.
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