The City of Manassas is considering privatizing its library services as a current agreement with the Prince William Public Library System is set to end July 1.
- CFO Todd Frager of the private firm Library Systems and Services (LS&S) presented a plan to the city during Thursday night’s city council work session.
- It would shift the city’s library’s services interests from Central Library on Mathis Avenue to a new location at Wellington Plaza shopping center, at Wellington Road and Grant Avenue.
- The city currently contracts with Prince William County to provide library services at Central, and that contract expires in April 2020.
- “We will not leave city residents without having access to library services,” City Manager Patrick Pate said. The City has an agreement with Prince William County if it takes a longer time to finalize the city’s library.”
The initial startup cost budget is $578,000, with an annual $1.2 million operating budget.
- The $1.2 million comes from the savings of pulling out of the current Prince William Library agreement.
- “Our intent is to be able to do all of this at a savings of what we are currently spending.” Pat Pate said.
Frager explained that LS&S does a “seamless transition” with library systems.
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