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Two towns in Massachusetts, Tewksbury and Dartmouth, are considering the privatization of their libraries. “There is a huge difference between a private, for-profit company and a library which essentially belongs to the community and answers to every resident in the Commonwealth,” said Celeste Bruno a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

These would not be the first two privatized libraries in the country. "Library Systems and Services LLC, called LSSI, runs 65 library branches in four states: Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, and California, according to Dean McCausland, LSSI president."

Check them out at http://www.lssi.com/

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