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Residents, library advisory groups urge Red Oak to end contract with for‑profit vendor
Summary
Several members of the library advisory board and the Red Oak Friends of the Library urged the City Council during public comment to opt out of the city’s contract with a for‑profit library vendor, arguing local control would expand services and preserve grant opportunities; the contract renewal window begins September 2025.
Public comment at the Red Oak City Council meeting focused on the city’s outsourced library management contract and a push from local volunteers to bring operations under city control.
Rob Schamel, a longtime member of the Red Oak Library Advisory Board, told the council the library’s contract with a for‑profit vendor called “LS and S” expires in September 2025 and that the city must give six months’ notice to end the agreement. “The library would be better suited by…
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