Casual research reveals that quite a few NHS Library & Knowledge Services operate book groups. The approach and format differ, but all share the same purpose; the discussion of books is the main activity. I started an after-work book group at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in January 2022.…
We launched our Book club in February 2019 to highlight the benefits of leisure reading for clinical staff and students and to promote the library to non-users. Every month, we choose a Book of the month (BOTM), which is displayed in our 4 libraries and recommended on social media. Our choices often tie in with topical events, for example, Women and power for International Women’s Day and Life on our planet for NHS Sustainability Day. We run a Facebook poll to choose a summer reading Book of the month and select a Christmas book for December – Twas the nightshift before Christmas is one of our most popular BOTMs so far.…
The library space, along with the rest of the 2nd floor at Stockdale House (our Trust HQ) was officially opened in March 2020 – one week before everyone get sent to work from home. We had at least benefitted from the summer 2019 refurb for several months before lockdown occurred.…
This is a bit of a late ‘new starter’ post, as I actually started all the way back at the beginning of February! In my defence, it has been a very strange year…My name is Kathryn Aylward and I’m the new Assistant Librarian at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.…
We have had a non-medical book collection for many years because we think that reading is good for healthcare professionals and students – it reduces stress and improves thinking and communication skills all of which can have a positive effect on the way people go about their work.…
