Today is the first day of #HealthInformationWeek #HIW2026 a campaign to improve the standard of health information provided to the public. Today the theme is Children and Young People. Check out the health information resources available on library.nhs.uk/health-infor...

Wellbeing Book of the Month: 21 Breaths by Oliver James Start the year with intentional breathing – discover 21 different breathing techniques to aide sleep, pain relief, fitness and self-care. With easy-to-follow instructions and sketches Read via our Resource of the Month: Libby app

We are really looking forward to discussing The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji at our next #HomertonBookGroup on 21/01/26 Have you read it? What did you think? Homerton & ELFT staff and students, come along and share your thoughts - booking link in image, or via our intranet page

We are really looking forward to discussing The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji at our next #HomertonBookGroup on 21/01/26 Have you read it? What did you think? Homerton & ELFT staff and students, come along and share your thoughts - booking link in image, or via our intranet page

Happy New Year! 😀 The Newcomb Library team are here to answer your queries - by email, phone, or in person! Drop in to the library to wish us a Happy New Year, or reply here to ask/share your thoughts, as we look forward to another year of providing access to, online resources & library services ℹ️

A very Happy New Year to you! We wish you the very best for the year ahead and look forward to all that 2026 will bring! We are working remotely today, so email [email protected] if you have a question Normal staffed hours resume from Monday 5th January

Wishing everyone a happy and restful break - see notice for our revised Opening hours during this time 🌲 Useful links: intranet.homerton.nhs.uk www.homerton.nhs.uk/newcomb library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk email: [email protected]

The Newcomb Library Team are in the library until 1pm today, Here to help! 📚 help with finding & borrowing books 💻help with using computers 🔎help with finding articles & using LibKey 📲help with signing up for Libby app 🤫 help with finding a quiet spot in the hospital Drop In & say hello 😀 👋

We 💚 this! Does "gifting" Libby app to our Homerton colleagues count as "introducing someone to libby"? We can check off quite a few squares! red 📕book green📗book Listen to an audiobook🎧 Read a book with ❄️on the cover! We would definitely recommend @libbyapp.com to all our friends & colleagues 😍

Season's greetings to all! 🎄 Please note our revised Opening Hours over the next 2 weeks We are OPEN as normal on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December If the library staff are not around & you have a query, please email [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as we can

Homerton staff, have you tried out the free Libby app @libbyapp.com from the Newcomb Library yet? Download the app to your phone, ipad, or desktop pc to enjoy hours of audiobook, and ebook reading! Give it a try, and let us know what you think! Ask library staff, if you want to know more 😀

Have you tried out our library "gifts" yet? LibKeyNomad 💻 thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/ Libby app 🎧 📚 www.overdrive.com/apps/libby Giving you gifts to make good use of your precious time ⏳ Please ask library staff for more details if you want to know more! 📚🎁⌚📚

Giving you the gift of the Libby app - discover ebooks & audiobooks Find our books of the month on @libbyapp.com Book The Fearless Organisation eBook Genius gut Wellbeing Maurice and Maralyn Download the app or read & listen online at Libbyapp.com Sign in with your NHS OpenAthens login

As it's the season of giving & receiving, we offer you 3 "Gifts" as our focus this month 🎁 the Gift of Libby - to access ebooks & audiobooks 🎁the gift of LibKey Nomad - download for time-saving seamless access to research articles 🎁 the gift of a "mystery" book to read over the holidays! Enjoy!

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Did you know we have a Disability Reading List? We have books accessible in all formats, including audiobooks Try out our new service from Libby Download the Libby App and sign in with your NHS OpenAthens username & password

It's beginning to look a little festive @newcomblibrary.bsky.social 🎄 Watch this space to discover which of our Resources and books we will spotlight this month... some clues below... 📚🎁⌛

Our focus this month is on KnowledgeShare - a tool we use to help you connect with the latest research & #bestpractice Homerton & ELFT staff - sign up for our regular targeted email alerts, or ask library staff to find the best evidence for you! Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Fi373AaLhw

A reminder of our November Books of the Month Come & find them, in the library, or online via our catalogue 🔎 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk 📚 📘 What white people can do next 📙 Disability in the workplace, the politics of difference 📗 My house plant changed my life

#eBookoftheMonth here @newcomblibrary.bsky.social Disability in the Workplace: the politics of Difference Search our online catalogue homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk & access the book with your NHS OpenAthens account See also our "Diverse Perspectives", and "Disability Reading" reading lists

#BookoftheMonth here @newcomblibrary.bsky.social What white people can do next : from allyship to coalition by Emma Dabiri

As it's #SelfCareWeek too - why not take a look at our "Your Health and Wellbeing" Reading list as well - lots of useful book on there, suitable for everyone, not just men! 👉 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

Calling all Homerton & ELFT men, did you know Men make up 36% of the NHS workforce? Today is #InternationalMensDay a day to celebrate positive role models & raise awareness of men’s wellbeing & mental health - Take a look at our Men's Health reading list homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

Houseplants are good for your mental wellbeing, are mood enhancing and improve air quality, so on #WorldKindnessDay be kind to yourself, and the environment - care for a houseplant Find out more in our #Wellbeing book of the month 💚 My Houseplant changed my life by Tv gardener David Domoney

Our focus this month is on KnowledgeShare - a tool we use to help you connect with the latest research & #bestpractice Homerton & ELFT staff - sign up for our regular targeted email alerts, or ask library staff to find the best evidence for you! Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/Fi373AaLhw

Following on from #GreenLibraries week, take a look at our November #Wellbeing book of the month My Houseplant changed my life by Tv gardener David Domoney 🌱Discover how to keep you and your plants thriving 💚 🌱Your humble houseplant will de-toxify & re-energise your environment 💚

A reminder of our October Books of the Month - 3 treats for you! 🎃 📙🎃📙🎃📙 Find them and more 🔎 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk

Today! Come along to our Houseplant Hospital session from 12-1pm as part of our #GreenLibraries week activities 🌱 Join us & Emma Myers in the Education Centre for advice, seeds & take away free cuttings! Also pick up a Sustainability challenge bingo card How many actions can you complete? 💚 🙏 1/2

Go green at the library this #GreenLibraries Week! Celebrate by borrowing books, instead of buying them! 💚 Take a look at our Green Reading List 👀 👇 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

This is #GreenLibrariesWeek! This year's theme is "Seeds of Change" We invite you to join us in thinking & acting more sustainably this week, & for the future💚 We'll be sharing actions we've taken & those you can take too to make your live more sustainably See our Sustainability Bingo Challenge👇

We need your help updating our #BlackHistoryMonth Reading List - take a look and tell us what's missing 👀 ▶️ lhl.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... If you know of recently published books that we could add to the list please get in touch by email, [email protected] or reply here! 🙏

New: The Healthcare Inequalities team at NHS England has commissioned a #healthliteracy resource, published by NHSProviders.bsky.social Improving Health Literacy in the NHS nhsproviders.org/resources/im...

This October we are Spotlighting the Reading Agency's "Reading Well for Families" books & resources - see link for more info ▶️ readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/... and #HealthLiteracy See ▶️ library.nhs.uk/wp-content/u... Please ask library staff to find out more

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 💚 😍

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...

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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...

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

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😀📚

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