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Library operator LS&S previews digital-cost pressures, contract renewal timeline
Summary
Library Systems & Services representatives told Collegedale commissioners that demand for e-content is growing and digital licenses remain costly; the city’s management contract with LS&S expires June 30, 2026, and staff flagged collection-budget pressures for next renewal.
Representatives from Library Systems & Services (LS&S) and the Katie Lamb Public Library updated the Collegedale City Commission on library operations, collection-management practices and digital-content costs during a workshop presentation.
Sue Considine, LS&S vice president for library operations, and local director Gina Mullins said the vendor’s centralized collection management delivers specialized buying, processing and analytics to maximize limited municipal collection budgets. LS&S told commissioners that e-books and audiobooks carry…
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