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Escondido California is a mid-size community with a large-size heart. Since 1894, the Escondido community has depended upon the public library for information, education and enrichment. The City\u2019s single-location Escondido Public Library (EPL), a 56,000 square foot facility serving nearly 400,000 patrons per year, has always worked valiantly to keep pace with the demands of its diverse population and the fast-changing library landscape.<\/p>\n","name__position":"","image":false},{"variant":"highlight","yellow_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","block_text":"

\u201cOur partnership with LS&S is focused on ensuring that the Library offers an open, welcoming environment, with excellent services that best suit our community. With LS&S, continuous improvement, efficiency and innovation are the standard. We have already been able to realize these benefits and clearly see how the partnership enables us to be nimbler in tackling the challenges of today and tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n","name__position":"- Jeffrey Epp | Escondido City Manager","image":false},{"variant":"text","yellow_subtitle":"no","subtitle":"","block_text":"

The Challenge: Balancing Excellent Service & Fiscal Responsibility<\/h5>\n

The City of Escondido faced increased budget demands, but City officials remained intent on maintaining high service standards. Innovative thinking was crucial as City leaders recognized the need for excellent library services at lower cost.<\/p>\n","name__position":"","image":false},{"variant":"text","yellow_subtitle":"no","subtitle":"","block_text":"

The Solution: Enlisting Experts in Library Operation<\/h5>\n

One solution – outsourcing library operations – came to the fore. Plenty of evidence supported library outsourcing as a successful model as scores of California libraries have been operated by a private company for more than 20 years. Regardless, the community had its doubts. The momentum was interrupted when a group of passionate and boisterous community members protested the possibility of library outsourcing. Local media covered the controversy and the facts were lost in hyperbole and overshadowed by emotion. City leadership felt it was their duty to deliver a financially responsible, yet excellent quality solution. In October 2017, City Council members voted to engage Library Systems & Services (LS&S) to assume library operation. While LS&S would more efficiently manage day-to-day operations, the City retained ownership of the building, books and materials, technology and equipment. The outsourcing agreement proposed to save the City of Escondido $400K\/year and $4M over ten years and included:<\/p>\n