Library Systems & Services (LSSI) is a company that manages municipal libraries on an outsourced

Outsourced

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 basis. It is the United States

United States

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 fifth-largest library system. LSSI runs 15 library systems in 65 locations. Its headquarters are in Germantown, Maryland

Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,395 people, and 30,531 households residing in the area. The population density was 7,999.5 people per square mile . There were 31,807 housing units at an average density of 2,001.9 per square mile...

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History

LSSI got its start in 1982 with the MINI MARC minicomputer cataloging system, and custom software development for libraries and other library support companies. It expanded into running libraries at federal agencies. In 1997 it began operating public libraries after signing a contract with the Riverside County Library System in California. When ranked by number of branches, it places immediately after Los Angeles County, New York City, Chicago and the City of Los Angeles.