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Management and programming by for-profits<br />
In the three case study cities, the public sector retains management control of parks and libraries. However,<br />
private management is an increasingly hot topic. Private management of publicly funded libraries remains in<br />
its infancy; it is only a few years ago that Santa Clarita in California became the first U.S. city with a relatively<br />
healthy library system to privatize its management. 54 However, the process is gathering pace. Library System and<br />
Services Inc., the only library privatization company in the United States, now runs at least 15 library systems in<br />
California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas. 55<br />
This section has helped you to….<br />
• Recognize the range of efficiency measures that can be used to deliver assets in the context of strained<br />
resources.<br />
• Understand the need to evaluate the success and effects of efficiency measures.<br />
• Appreciate the options for raising resources through third-party involvement, particularly non-profits, around<br />
asset management and programming.<br />
• Understand the need to evaluate the success and effects of third party involvement.<br />
54<br />
http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/who%E2%80%99s-boss.<br />
55<br />
Blaha, K. (2013) “Summer Time and the Livin’ in Parks Ain’t Easy,” June 27, http://cityparksblog.org/tag/kathy-blaha.<br />
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