Please please vaccinate your child against measles. This is from our @independentsage.bsky.social report from last year, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @helensalisbury.bsky.social independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

youtube.com/watch?v=WJBr... Happy 5th February

Thank you. I needed to read this today more than you know. The book ended with my court case still up in the air…but so far I have defeated one of those men in court. 1 down, 2 to go. Here is his apology: youtu.be/xup79fbvGSs

3rd book of my year of reading thank you for your strength and courage @librarianjones.com #goallin #savelibraries #notallheroeswearcapes #thelibrarians #Nationalyearofreadign2026 #AmandaJones

Book no.2 read as part of my #nationalyearofreading2026 #goallin2026

First Book read of 2026. #goallin2026 #nationalyearofreading2026

Another in my series of libraries Phillips Exeter Academy Library #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

#SundayMotivation #SundayThoughts writingforwellbeing.co.uk

Book review No.22: Llama library: borrow your next adventure!  Title: Llama library: borrow your next adventure! Author: Holly Ryan Illustrator: Ella Bailey Date: 2025 ISBN: 9781915395290 Bookshop.org link:   Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Review: I saw this book appear as a new children’s…

Happy Hogswatch and Merry Christmas

I have just finished my yearly A Christmas Carol re-read. I love it every year. #merrychristmas #achristmascarol #charlesdickens

Book review No.20: Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction Title: Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction  Editors: Karen Attar and Andrew Nash Date: 2025 ISBN: 9781913739034 Bookshop.org link:   Publisher: University of London Review: A quick review. This is an ideal book for those who are…

Book review No.19: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Title: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Author: Satoshi Yagisawa Translator: Eric Ozawa Date: 2023 ISBN: 9781786583239 Bookshop.org link:   Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd Review: This was another re-read to close out the year. And…

Book review No.18: The Bookshop  Title: The Bookshop Author: Penelope Fitzgerald Date: 2018 (1978) ISBN: 9780008263027 Bookshop.org link:  Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Review: I wish I had read this book before I set up my own small bookshop. Even today, there are parts of the UK and the…

Book review No.16: The Library of Unrequited Love Title: The Library of Unrequited Love Author: Sophie Divry Translator: Siân Reynolds Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780857051417 Bookshop.org link: Publisher: Quercus Publishing Review: I love this quick read. I read it for the first time when I started working…

Book review No.15: Dinner at the Night Library Title: Dinner at the Night Library Author: Hika Harada Translator: Philip Gabriel Date: 2025 ISBN: 9781398543935 Bookshop.org link:   Publisher: Scribner UK Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. I connected to the lead character, Otaha Higuchi,…

Just finished watching another librarian cult classic Desk Set (1957). A new Christmas movie to watch at this years holiday season.

Just finished re-reading The Invisible Library by @genevievecogman.bsky.social. I loved returning to the Library and the world. I can not wait to read the rest of the series. wp.me/pggSXP-8b

Article Review: Health Literacy Article title: Health literacy: Reducing inequalities in healthcare access through improving the readability of healthcare material in the Northeast of England-a qualitative evaluation Public Health, Volume 247, 2025, 105887 Accessed date: 05/08/2025 Authors: J.…

To finish off the spooky season into the winter season I have just finished this cosy murder mystery The Village Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner. A Librarian who solves murders and a talking cat what more could you ask for. Get a copy from https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1779/9781804952382

Book review No.12   Title: Reading allowed: true stories and curious incidents from a provincial library Author: Chris Paling Date: 2018 ISBN: 9781472124722 Publisher: Constable Bookshop.org affiliate link: Review: Chris Paling is a brilliant writer. With each story you can see in the world of a…

Review on Better letters – evidence and considerations from the behavioural sciences  Photo by Asad Photo Maldives on Pexels.com Available online: Editor: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe Published date: 17 November 2024 Article type: Policy Brief Short Review  This policy…

Them: You have too many books Me:

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of #BohemianRhapsody here’s a load of art matched up with the song artuk.org/discover/cur... @artukdotorg.bsky.social

🖤👻 Happy Halloween! 👻🖤

A horror movie or a superhero movie support your local Librarians and Library. Watch The Librarians (2025) documentary. If you in the UK you can watch it on BBC Iplayer now. We support our fellow Librarians and other knowledge professional across the pond and here in across the UK.#TheLibrarians

www.bbc.com/news/article... Happy 171th Birthday Oscar Wilde today we honour a great of literature and acknowledge the injustice he and so many others faced in the cruel criminalisation of homosexuality. We all should remember the past and learn to respect and love each other

After being recommended this movie over the last few years I final watch the Library Cult Classic Party Girl (1995) and loved it.

What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama a charming uplifting book on the power of libraries and librarians

Wow what an amazing Rugby World Cup 🏉 well done to Canada 🇨🇦 and congratulations to the England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roses. First the Lioness won the euros and now the Roses the World Cup. #england #englandroses #rugby #womensrugbyworldcup #womenssport #canada

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/23/p....

Yesterday I was on a great masterclass on getting into writing led by @mariajgrant.bsky.social highly recommend for any healthcare library professional to seek out this session.

Bloomsbury Healthcare Library Story No.3: The day after the vote.   Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Written: 10/09/2025 I really do not want this blog to be political, but this is a story that I have been thinking about recently from back when I was working at Bloomsbury Healthcare Library…

Book review no.10 The Library: a fragile history by Andrew Pettegree (@apettegree.bsky.social) and Arthur der Weduwen.

Book review No. 9 The Midnight Library by @matthaig.bsky.social

Well done to the Euro 2025 winners 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England the Lionesses were amazing. Wow on penalties too! Spain 🇪🇸 were brilliant too it was down to the wire.

This week I was able to meet some the wonderful library team at @cumbriauni.bsky.social. I just want to say thank you for letting me and Jason tour your amazing library. And it was lovely to meet you. Hope to see you soon.

NHS Sustainability Awareness Webinar Wednesday 9th July 2025  Photo by Akil Mazumder on Pexels.com I signed onto this webinar as soon as I read the blurb that was on the ACCENT website. I decided to go to get a better understanding for how other libraries are working on sustainability and climate…

Effects for 7th July 2005   Trigger Warning = Death, Terrorism and blood mentioned. No images or video from that day have been added to this blog post. 7/7 is etched into most British people minds. As I write is have just been reading the many tributes and stories for that day. I was in middle…

London Adventures – Starting at Bloomsbury Healthcare Library   My first few days at Bloomsbury Healthcare Library was a mad rush of trains and paperwork. I had packed my bag and lunch the night before and checked the weather. I set my alarm and tried to get some sleep the night before. I had a…

Just watched this great talk by @nedpotter.bsky.social from the LIR Seminar 2025.

Magnets saving lives in Ukraine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How cute are these?? I couldn’t resist. I love the third one having to use his tail ‘cause his teeny T-Rex arms won’t reach!

The niece and nephews had a great time on Saturday with the dinosaurs and getting to play fossil hunters. 🦕🦖 + there was free face painting so you can not go wrong. The museum is wonderful and worth the trip around. Coming back soon.

Review on online video – The Language of Health   Title: The Language of Health YouTube: Review: A few years ago, another team in London produced a similar video. They interviewed people on the street to find out if the person on the street knew what everyday healthcare words meant. This is an…

Volunteer story No.3 – Collection Stores   I have been busy with work and family drama in recent weeks, and I have been trying to work out the perfect volunteer story. So how about a quick one on the cat in the collection stores. If you ever get a chance to go behind the scenes at a museum, it is…

Woke up to a bit of a panic after seeing that the BBC was axing Call the Midwife. Panic over it’s not true just more lies spread by rumours in the media. The reporting on this has been nothing short of horrific. The same story published over and over again. Based on an insider source. Pt1

Here’s a great thread to give you a refresher on how vaccines work (yes, they really do work) 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Lollie bounced between the bathrooms too. #thunderstorms