Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2013

CLOA : 16th August
Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries 
http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ 

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August
Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/protest-mounts-over-lincolnshire-library-closures.html

Louth Leader : 16th August
Add your voice to libraries petition in Lincolnshire
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/add-your-voice-to-libraries-petition-in-lincolnshire-1-5397894

Petition to DCMS – Lincolnshire Libraries
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/53247

Rutland Times : 16th August
(Deepings) Library petition is ready to trigger council debate
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/community/community-news/library-petition-is-ready-to-trigger-council-debate-1-5398562

Good Library Guide : 16th August
Ebooks in libraries are half the price of ebooks on Kindle 
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/08/if_libraries_ar.html

Sunderland Echo : 16th August
Church figures, musicians and authors unite against Sunderland library closures
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/church-figures-musicians-and-authors-unite-against-sunderland-library-closures-1-5957590

Ipswich Star : 16th August
Felixstowe: Uncertainty voiced over how cash will be raised for library
“The £5,200 is required every
 year and is not a one-off demand.   We don’t understand fully what will happen if the community doesn’t manage to raise this money.”
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe_uncertainty_voiced_over_how_cash_will_be_raised_for_library_1_2337630