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a book display in a book store that says 'murder your employer - "i sincerely hope that this book is not a how-to." ~Drew Inity - store manager

21.07.2025 13:48 — 👍 4705    🔁 549    💬 108    📌 60

Beutiful white cat, spotted outside of the window of QHB library

Here's one for the QHB Library Catwatch. We've just been made aware of this BEAUTIFUL FLOOF, enjoying the sunshine today! #catwatch #librarycats #uhdblibrary

04.07.2025 12:22 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks to everyone who filled in our annual user survey! We have had some really valuable, positive feedback. The prize winners have now been contacted - here's 2 of them with our library staff.

02.07.2025 15:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A blue display board with a number of graphs, book covers and infographics on

Happy Learning Disability Week!
The theme this year is "Do you see me?"
"Do you see me?" is about making sure people with a learning disability are seen, heard, included and valued in all aspects of life.
Check out our display board below ⬇️ why not pop down to have a look?

19.06.2025 13:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Library User Survey 2025 Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

You can follow this link: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/VTV1FU/ or fill out a paper copy at either site.

14.05.2025 12:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Selection of prizes for a prize draw, including a tote bag with a puffer fish that says "No, I'm not mad - why do you ask?", some planners with "Things I'll cancel later" on the front cover, a selection of pens and bookmarks, and gift cards

Our annual user survey has gone live! There will be 6 prizes available through a prize draw. All users of the library will be eligible to complete the survey. This is your chance to tell us how we could improve (and what you don't want us to change).

14.05.2025 12:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

New logo that says KLS

Old logo that says LKS

One of these things is not like the other #newname #kls

27.03.2025 16:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And if you want to see more of the museum, we have some cabinets in our library on level 2 of the Education Centre, RDH, and dotted around both sites 📚🔍

25.03.2025 15:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Florence Nightingale blue plaque unveiled at Derby former hospital A plaque also honours William Ogle who was in charge of the hospital which has now become housing.

The unveiling of the plaques was carried out by Ashley Waterhouse, Chairman of the Derby Civic Society, Karen Hill, Lead Nurse, and James Dickens, Wavensmere Homes Managing Director. For more information, check out the BBC article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.03.2025 15:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Our Medical Museum Curator, Beth Rawson, attended the unveiling ceremony with some of our museum artefacts, including the hand from the Florence Nightingale statue on London Road, and the ceremonial hammer used by Queen Victoria to lay the foundation stone of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.

25.03.2025 15:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Last Friday, blue plaques for Florence Nightingale and William Ogle were unveiled at The Pepperpot in the Nightingale Quarter in Derby, the former site of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.

25.03.2025 15:42 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We don't know who comes up with these events, but we approve of this one - in hindsight, we probably should've cooked our offering for National Sausage Day 🌭

25.03.2025 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0