Supervisors to consider library operations

BAKERSFIELD, CA - Kern County Supervisors are looking into ways to maximize resources and increase efficiency.

In January, supervisors declared a fiscal emergency due to plummeting oil prices and escalating pension costs. One department being reviewed is the library system.

County Administrative Office employee relations officer Devin Brown says supervisors are expected to consider changing library operations. One of the options is partially privatizing libraries, but local lib