LSSI target Bakersfield raising a possible conflict of interest and Union concerns.

Library supporters concerned about privatization talk
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x912902816/Library-supporters-concerned-about-privatization-talk

"The idea that Kern County might take its 25 libraries and bookmobile operation private has been whispered around the county since supervisors hired Kern County Library Director Nancy Kerr in late October.
Kerr previously managed the Valencia Branch Library in the Santa Clarita library system, which was run by Library Systems & Services LLC, a for-profit Maryland company that runs public libraries across the nation.
Kerr did not return calls requesting comment on the privatization proposal. Deputy County Counsel Mark Nations said because Kerr was an LSSI employee, she has been directed to stay out of the discussion for a full year."

Debate rages over civil service rules and library privatization
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/quirks-county/x501561349/Debate-rages-over-civil-service-rules-and-library-privatization

"Talk of hacking civil service rules and privatizing the Kern County Library system seem to have put a crimp in the relationship between the Kern County Board of Supervisors and Kern's largest employee union."

for more on this story see;
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Privatizing-Kern-County-libraries-296287011.html
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/quirks-county/x186078575/Foes-rage-over-idea-of-privatizing-county-libraries