Dear Supporters, Just to let you know I've edited the petition to take into account recent developments, while re-affirming the main objectives of the campaign. We continue to petition the council to commit to keeping all of Ealing’s 13 libraries under Its control on a permanent basis to safeguard its future library provision plus guarantee the jobs of library staff. At the moment the council is saying that the outsourcing of Ealing's libraries may still be considered as an viable option in the near future. We object to the council considering the possibility of any future outsourcing as an option, since the experience and well documented failure of Carillion (https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/17/london-libraries-assess-impact-of-carillion-collapse) like the experience of outsourcing libraries in the USA - in relation to the US private library firm LS&S losing its contract in Santa Clarita, California- (http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/privatized-libraries-outsourcing-library-services/con), show that it is just not a viable option. Please do refer to refer to the full petition for more context. Please continue to share. Thank You. Akuba