Does it make a difference who runs a local library?

Public libraries have been a central institution in America since Benjamin Franklin founded the first one.  Librarians operate according to a strong ethic of neutrality and have resisted many attempts to censor library holdings.  A new trend, however, is to turn the management and staffing of libraries over to for-profit private corporations.  Click on this link to read a Sarasota Herald-Tribune story (9-27-10) about this movement to save money.  Do you think turning this key public information portal over to private companies is a good idea?