Newcomb Library

Images of the library space with lots of houseplants, books such as "what you are looking for is in the library2, comfy chairs, and a jigsaw puzzle - come take your break in the Library

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay - and we all need to take
care of our mental health and wellbeing

The Newcomb Library provides a calm peaceful space to take
time out from your busy day:
We have wellbeing & fiction books 📚
green plants, 🌱
a jigsaw puzzle 🧩
Take a break with us 💚 😍

Health literacy levels 43% of adults struggle to understand health information that just uses words 61% of adults struggle to understand health information that contains both words and numbers

October is #HealthLiteracyMonth

Our level of health literacy can affect how well we understand health information & the choices we make

Find lots of useful tips & techniques for helping others to get to grips with health information in the Health Literacy Toolkit
library.nhs.uk/health-infor...

💚 Love this! What a great idea... you've set us thinking what we could do for #GreenLibrariesWeek - hmm, maybe something similar...? 🤔

Book cover image: my Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

A short poem for #NationalPoetryDay featured in poet Lemn Sissay's thought-provoking memoir, My Name is Why, a book we read in May for #HomertonBookGroup

"Not lost said the sun
At the start of the day
Just following instinct
Just finding my way"

Lemn Sissay

Poster advertising the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub - gives easy access tp 1000s of journals, books, e-publications, full-text articles, BMJ Best practice, databases such as Medline and Cinahl and guidelines and procedures - contact library staff for help with using the Hub or for a quick demo

Our focus in September is on NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

The #KLHub is an easy-to-use platform with a significant range of trusted evidence & knowledge sources
It's centrally funded & free to healthcare staff, trainees & students in England

Take a look 👉 library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/
#NHSKLS

NHS Knowledge and Library Hub social card withthe words: Evidence, information, knowledge Simple searching in one place The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know the subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it"

Do you know where to start searching for information to inform your knowledge (apart from asking a librarian)?

▶️ #NHSKLHub See the link on our intranet page, log in with your #OpenAthens

Use the Publications A-Z link on the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub homepage - enter your search terms, click the links to access full-text journals, current and back issues. Don't forget to login with your OpenAthens account to ensure access to local resources

Also, to access and browse relevant journals on #PatientSafety such as the "Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management", use the Publication A-Z
link on the #NHSKLHub homepage

*Don't forget to login with your OpenAthens account to ensure access to local resources

Screenshots from a search on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub on World Patient Safety Day - search - find results, browse results, click on a link to access the full-text of an article You can also find books in the library on Patient Safety - ask library staff if you need help locating them

17 September is #WorldPatientSafetyDay
See www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

This year's theme: 'Safe care for every newborn and child'

Did you know you can find all the latest research on #PatientSafety by searching the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub #NHSKLHub (our Resource of the month)
- see below

September's Books of the Month @Newcomb Library: Book of the month: Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking by Rainier P Soriano eBook of the Month: Reflective leadership in healthcare : a practical guide by Rhian Last and Sue Lillyman Wellbeing book of the month: The burnout doctor : Your 6-step recovery plan by Dr Claire Ashley Book cover images and QR codes Find the books in the library or for the ebook follow the link in our online catalogue https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/

Have you seen our September #BooksoftheMonth displayed in the library?
Book: Bates' guide to physical examination & history taking

eBook: Reflective leadership in healthcare: a practical guide

Wellbeing book: The burnout doctor : Your 6-step recovery plan

Take a look!
▶️ homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk

Poster adverting the next Homerton Book group - https://bit.ly/HomertonBookGroupTradingGame on Wednesday 8 October Book cover image of The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson, the book we will be talking about

Today is #BookClubDayUK a day to celebrate & share the joy of being part of a book club - you can be part of our #HomertonBookGroup & discover the benefits yourself!
On Wed 8 October we'll be discussing The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson

Come & join us
▶️ bit.ly/HomertonBook...
or scan the QR code

Poster advertising the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub - gives easy access tp 1000s of journals, books, e-publications, full-text articles, BMJ Best practice, databases such as Medline and Cinahl and guidelines and procedures - contact library staff for help with using the Hub or for a quick demo

Our focus in September is on NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

The #KLHub is an easy-to-use platform with a significant range of trusted evidence & knowledge sources
It's centrally funded & free to healthcare staff, trainees & students in England

Take a look 👉 library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/
#NHSKLS

Photo of the Summer Reading book display in the Newcomb Library - you are welcome to borrow any of these book

Our focus this month is on Reading
So Bluesky followers & friends, we would love to know
(a) what are you currently reading?
(b) do you have any good book recommendations?

We love & have read a few of these book in the image below - but what should we read next?

Hit reply to send your comments..

Photo of the Summer Reading book display in the Newcomb Library - you are welcome to borrow any of these book

Our focus this month is on Reading
So Bluesky followers & friends, we would love to know
(a) what are you currently reading?
(b) do you have any good book recommendations?

We love & have read a few of these book in the image below - but what should we read next?

Hit reply to send your comments..

Images of the Library Book Swap books - in the library and in the cabinet outside the library - where each book has a handwritten review from the Library staff

Have you seen our Library Book Swap?

We have written some reviews for the books in the cabinet See if they inspire you to take a book home with you! 👀 📚

Take a book - bring a book!
Discover something unexpected!

Find your #SummerReading @newcomblibrary.bsky.social

Images of the Library Book Swap books - in the library and in the cabinet outside the library - where each book has a handwritten review from the Library staff

Have you seen our Library Book Swap?

We have written some reviews for the books in the cabinet See if they inspire you to take a book home with you! 👀 📚

Take a book - bring a book!
Discover something unexpected!

Find your #SummerReading @newcomblibrary.bsky.social

Book cover image: This book May Save Your Life - everyday health hacks to worry less and live better - find this book in the Newcomb Library and take it home with you - then bring it back for someone else to read!

This Book May Save Your Life!

A bold statement! Find out if it's true, read the no.1 Sunday Times Bestseller by Dr Karan Rajan, which is our featured Welbeing #BookoftheMonth

▶️ homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

Image showing our 3 featured books of the month for August - with an emphasis on Reading - for escape, your wellbeing and a chance to see the world from another perspective Books: The Life impossible, What you are looking for is in the library, This book may save your life

Our August focus is on #SummerReading
Find the perfect book for you here at Newcomb Library - we don't just have medical books, we've got fiction too

Come & browse our shelves or scan the QR code in the image below

Reading Tip: Read what you love - if you’re not enjoying a book move onto another

Book cover the Goodbye Cat

Book cover If Cats Disappeared from the World

Book cover - What you are looking for is in the library - our featured book of the month for August

Book cover - Before the coffee gets cold

It's #InternationalCatDay & whilst you won't find actual cats in the library we do have these books with cats on the covers 🐱 - they all are furry good tails (tales)!

Not a fan of cats? Try searching our CATalogue for the purrfect book for you 😸

🐾 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk

Find your Summer Reading here at the Newcomb Library - browse our Summer fiction display in the library and checkout one of these titles to enjoy - image shows books from our fiction collection

It's August & nearly the weekend - the perfect time to enjoy summer with a good book! Go on a journey of discovery - to new worlds, or ways of seeing the world

Our focus this month is on #ReadingforPleasure so get your #Library5aDay at the Library - 5 minutes with a book will boost your wellbeing😀📚

Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt - we read this for our latest Book group

Book cover image; "Whatever you are looking for is in the library" - we have this book. Depicted on the cover, is a black cat sat on a window sill, looking out of a window, beside the cat is a houseplant, a drink and a pile of books - we do have houseplants, we do allow drinks in the library, and we certainly do have books, but sadly no cats!

Throughout July we have been promoting the Library & it's staff as our featured #ResourceoftheMonth so, as we end this month a reminder, that whatever month it is, we are always here, to help and..

"Whatever you are looking for is in the library"

Do come & visit and ask if you have a question😀

Image showing library easy chairs seating area and text outlining the benefits of the library - books, services, study space, plants etc Come and discover the Newcomb Library - our featured Resource of the Month for July

Welcome to all our new F1 Doctors 👋

Remember:
😀The librarians are your friends & are here to help you
😀the library is a cool, calm space to be in

And we have
▶️computers & books
▶️online journals
▶️Printing/scanning
▶️Training on lit searching, & more!

Come & discover @newcomblibrary.bsky.social

Image with comments on the library service - relating to plants, search help, book stock, computers Also showing is a QR code - scan the code, or alternatively go to https://forms.office.com/e/U8b2Va22E5 and complete the form. This month we have spotlighted the library and it's staff - share your thoughts on the library environment, the resources, books, plants, or anything else...

What do you think of the Newcomb Library? Your feedback helps us develop, our services & resources

Have your say! @homertonhealthcare.bsky.social

@nhs-elft.bsky.social

Share your thoughts here ▶️▶️ forms.office.com/e/U8b2Va22E5

Photo of a Book spinner in the Newcomb Library - featuring our books of the month and new books to the library - pick up a shiny new book here! On display - Miranda Hart's book, book cover image of Demystifying disability, and Be Patient - see above thread for more details about these books. In the background is the library study area.

Here you can see all our books of the month!

Also, this is where we display all our shiny new books - take a look next time you're in the library, be the 1st to borrow a brand new book! Or just browse our shelves - we are always adding new books

We welcome book suggestions too - do you have any?😀

Book cover Miranda Hart's I haven't been entirely honest with you - our featured wellbeing book @ Newcomb Library - come and borrow the book if you are intrigued to find out more

Our Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth
I haven't been entirely honest with you Miranda Hart

"Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book
Basically, I have had an unexpectedly difficult decade – there have been surprising joys, but also deep revelations & challenging lows. I shall be honest about those"

Book cover image - Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau - find the link to this ebook via our online catalogue https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/

Next up, our ebook of the Month:

Demystifying Disability - Emily Ladau

People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15% of the global population

Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues everyone need to know about.

Image showing book covers of books we have discussed in the Homerton Book Group - the first session was with Catherine (& Alan) Jessop the author or Pulling Through - both are pictured here with the book group attendees. Also discussed Becoming Michelle Obama, My Name is Why Lemn Sissay, The Fat Lady Sings Jacqueline Roy, Mr Loverman Bernadine Evaristo, Before the Coffee Gets Cold Toshikazu Kawaguchi and The Stranding by Kate Sawyer A book group survey was conducted in October 2024 and 2 comments received were: "I wanted to meet new people in the Trust...and be introduced to new books that I may not have selected myself", and "It's a good way to connect with people and reflect on issues in the books".

We're really looking forward to our #HomertonBookGroup tonight - this will be our 8th one!
see image for previous books

Open to all at Homerton/ELFT

Why might you attend?
"The…group gave me the incentive to start reading again something I used to enjoy a lot but never seemed to find the time"

A photo of a Quote printed out and stuck on a study desk in the Newcomb Library - our featured July Resource of the Month "Books are health food for your brain and dessert for your soul. Books are one of the few proven sources of mental exercise known to man. Reading is a workout for your mind. If your body needs thirty minutes of exercise daily, so does your thinker" Pat Williams

On #WorldBrainDay here's just a gentle reminder that
"Books are health food for the brain & dessert for your soul..." so get your #Library5ADay nourishment here!

Whether it's 5 minutes or 30, any time spent reading is always fruitful
Or take a mindful moment & help us complete our jigsaw puzzle!

Book Cover image of Be Patient - the featured Book of the Month for July, here at the Newcomb Library - find out more about the library or our book collection from your friendly library staff, we are always happy to help, and suggest books for you to read

Did you know each month here at @newcomblibrary.bsky.social we feature 3 Books of the Month - Book, Wellbeing book & ebook?

Our July Book of the Month is: Be patient by Tilly Rose

"Be Patient is a story about becoming the expert no one wants to be"

Want to know more about the library? Just ask!