Libraries News Round-up: 28th August 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 28th August
Desmond Clarke | Grasping the nettle
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/grasping-nettle.html

Haringey Today : 28th August
MP highlights importance of reading during school holidays
Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg returned to the library he used as a teenager to encourage schoolchildren to read during the summer holidays.
http://www.haringey-today.co.uk/News.cfm?id=29334&headline=MP%20highlights%20importance%20of%20reading%20during%20school%20holidays

The Star : 28th August
Sheffield | Libraries Letter:  With reduced funding come reduced services
from Coun Bryan Lodge – Cabinet member finance & resources
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/letters-opinion/with-reduced-funding-come-reduced-services-1-5990360

Skegness Standard : 28th August
‘Save Alford Library’ campaigners stage protest
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/save-alford-library-campaigners-stage-protest-1-5433580

This Is Lincolnshire : 28th August
Alford | ‘Closure would take heart out of community’
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Closure-heart-community/story-19716543-detail/story.html#axzz2dAmbqqs0

This Is Lincolnshire : 28th August
Villagers’ library closure threat petition sparks response from county council
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Villagers-library-closure-threat-petition-sparks/story-19717618-detail/story.html#axzz2dAmbqqs0

The Lincolnite : 28th August
Over 20 communities bid to save Lincolnshire libraries
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/08/over-20-communities-bid-to-save-lincolnshire-libraries/

Horncastle News : 28th August
Wragby | Co-op ready to invest in new store and library 
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/business/co-op-ready-to-invest-in-new-store-and-library-1-5430622