tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48212011857502617392024-03-16T18:50:14.966+00:00Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust LibrariesNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.comBlogger813125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-32964845236624121792024-03-11T14:36:00.001+00:002024-03-11T14:36:58.350+00:00Isebrook Library late opening 13th March<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Isebrook Library will be
opening a bit later than normal on Wednesday 13th March at 11.30am due to
staffing constraints.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">We apologise for any
inconvenience if you were looking to use the library during this time. If you need any help email us or contact one of our other
libraries:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:berrywoodlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk">berrywoodlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk</a>
03000 271585<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:Isebrooklibrary@nhft.nhs.uk">Isebrooklibrary@nhft.nhs.uk</a> 03000
272095<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk">richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk</a> 01604
545929<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-32907659066624574012024-03-01T15:22:00.002+00:002024-03-01T15:23:13.329+00:00Isebrook Library - late opening<p> On Monday 4th March Isebrook Library will not be opening until 11.30 a.m. We apologise if you were hoping to use the library that morning.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-35091190739355794772024-02-22T20:00:00.025+00:002024-02-27T09:45:07.950+00:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #33 - In the Blink of an Eye<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoispUltPaux2iiVsbhG1h9rafFUDPwciXEw6kPr6Kj1Ji3EQiVkByx4cKDFUb-h8H2IiWHNRZfVjxtR6nqrBXBfhqL2B1LDpLOpwDQtvLSSZFUXqgs2qLWEdH1KlP5VvtQh9aims8khknEY9EZLelevkhQHKQ97GLWySWt6qimjiKWU0D7XtNt2gzEVuF/s1018/In%20the%20Blink%20of%20an%20Eye.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoispUltPaux2iiVsbhG1h9rafFUDPwciXEw6kPr6Kj1Ji3EQiVkByx4cKDFUb-h8H2IiWHNRZfVjxtR6nqrBXBfhqL2B1LDpLOpwDQtvLSSZFUXqgs2qLWEdH1KlP5VvtQh9aims8khknEY9EZLelevkhQHKQ97GLWySWt6qimjiKWU0D7XtNt2gzEVuF/w251-h400/In%20the%20Blink%20of%20an%20Eye.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>After our visit to the Sowell Bay Aquarium with Tova, Cameron, and Marcellus, the giant Pacific octopus in <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2024/01/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-32.html" target="_blank">Remarkably Bright Creatures</a>, we are off to Warwickshire with <a href="https://twitter.com/jocallaghankat" target="_blank">Jo Callaghan</a>'s up to the minute/just over the horizon crime novel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62072146-in-the-blink-of-an-eye" target="_blank">In the Blink of an Eye</a>. <p></p><p>In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.</p><p>Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye.</p><p>DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock, Kat's instincts come up against Lock's logic. But when the two missing person's cold cases they are reviewing suddenly become active, Lock is the only one who can help Kat when the case gets personal.</p><p>AI versus human experience.</p><p>Logic versus instinct.</p><p>With lives on the line can the pair work together before someone else becomes another statistic?</p><div><div><br /></div><div>‘Terrifyingly timely and provocative' <b>Val McDermid</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>‘The moral dilemmas created by artificial intelligence are brilliantly explored in this altogether very human novel’ <b>Sunday Times</b></div><div><br /></div><div>‘In the Blink of an Eye is fresh, innovative and very, very clever. Flawlessly paced, plotted and researched, it’s laugh out loud, heart-achingly sad and doesn’t have a dull moment. I raced through it. Simply sensational’ <b>M.W. Craven</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Jo Callaghan works full time as a senior strategist, carrying out research into the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/the-big-idea-should-robots-take-over-fighting" target="_blank">future impact of AI</a> and genomics on the workforce.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be meeting on Thursday 28th of March via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there...</div></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-76162749097792258782024-02-12T16:08:00.002+00:002024-02-12T16:08:45.810+00:00Tuesday 13th Feb - libraries closed in morning<p> Due to staff training on Tuesday 13th February Berrywood and Isebrook libraries will be closed until 1.00pm. Richmond Library at NGH will be unstaffed but members will be able to swipe in to use.</p><p>We are sorry for any inconvenience.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-90570530019159283492024-01-18T20:00:00.001+00:002024-01-18T20:00:00.134+00:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #32 - Remarkably Bright Creatures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0INJ2qTHVKdsUraDoSQtKqtDmXDm1uJ0R_QHpku2N-iBxXLZZnWAeD1DgZJiYSrxw-Ih2WFEwaTHryd1yTjvaX2kIfIyX3R_mcwMi0MuuEPSnCdCl3zsk8rbgUos57TgXBdFSvoKfOYKUptyGiU3lXkJf8tx_DS-z5Aluu6PQPO4asvMZ_qxwxiOAeFRe" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0INJ2qTHVKdsUraDoSQtKqtDmXDm1uJ0R_QHpku2N-iBxXLZZnWAeD1DgZJiYSrxw-Ih2WFEwaTHryd1yTjvaX2kIfIyX3R_mcwMi0MuuEPSnCdCl3zsk8rbgUos57TgXBdFSvoKfOYKUptyGiU3lXkJf8tx_DS-z5Aluu6PQPO4asvMZ_qxwxiOAeFRe" width="157" /></a></div>After our visit to Pine Cove, California in our Christmas book <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/12/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-31.html" target="_blank">The Stupidest Angel</a>, we are embarking on a rather different read, <a href="https://shelbyvanpelt.com/" target="_blank">Shelby Van Pelt</a>'s debut novel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166261463/" target="_blank">Remarkably Bright Creatures</a>.<p></p><p>After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. </p><p>One night she meets Marcellus, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Pacific_octopus" target="_blank">giant Pacific octopus</a> living at the aquarium who sees everything but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors – until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.</p><p>Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqEntI96IB2EGaNnPhEo99EOwdPkE5Cl2aixYz-0ZYW4MklcIAkxQHLB5sGYbsocbytJPlOT_YasfP6MepoTPhDv2reuga4JxqZScpKvTBSPEm7k-ML5fCwZ2OqB9NTqKs-gyMmnrVqXsqqqJxknry7qCuNyj-2irtFdF5bk7DfGiGq5aLJ-tgbu34Fybe" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqEntI96IB2EGaNnPhEo99EOwdPkE5Cl2aixYz-0ZYW4MklcIAkxQHLB5sGYbsocbytJPlOT_YasfP6MepoTPhDv2reuga4JxqZScpKvTBSPEm7k-ML5fCwZ2OqB9NTqKs-gyMmnrVqXsqqqJxknry7qCuNyj-2irtFdF5bk7DfGiGq5aLJ-tgbu34Fybe=w200-h136" width="200" /></a></div>'Humans. For the most part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally, you can be remarkably bright creatures.'<p></p><p>‘Filled with a quirky unconventional charm, I’ll be smiling every time I think of this story. A story that embraces the idea of love and connection across borders in every sense, and a story of family lost and found.’ <b>Goodreads Reviewer</b></p><div><br />We'll be meeting on Thursday 22nd of February via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there...</div></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-16449651692310811542024-01-16T08:56:00.001+00:002024-01-16T08:57:07.833+00:00Integrated Care System staff - help us to help you.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S4hiaKCFdvFUHrj4I4CUfz4DeFWCIYXpNInPpZ6mby6eRvpiZvBw30HoMN_YwHoJpMDn2Yh9QcznB6jkZSnHDhZUK4cGz_e81hULnQVjWgGXP71e3YQnSFHaL5g8r-J8VRFhQh77XLuUUS_VyWh19Qh5NblnSi8JaYG-wNrgPHbJcFpfUbgcgHgRefK-/s640/woman-2701154_640.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S4hiaKCFdvFUHrj4I4CUfz4DeFWCIYXpNInPpZ6mby6eRvpiZvBw30HoMN_YwHoJpMDn2Yh9QcznB6jkZSnHDhZUK4cGz_e81hULnQVjWgGXP71e3YQnSFHaL5g8r-J8VRFhQh77XLuUUS_VyWh19Qh5NblnSi8JaYG-wNrgPHbJcFpfUbgcgHgRefK-/s320/woman-2701154_640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As part of an NHS England funded project we are looking at the possibility of extending access to NHS library services in the county to all staff who work within the Northamptonshire Integrated Care System. This would include staff in:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Primary care</li><li>Integrated care board</li><li>Social care</li><li>Care homes</li><li>Third / voluntary sector care staff</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>NHS libraries can support you by:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Searching the evidence for you</li><li>Training you in information skills</li><li>Providing access to books and journals, in print and online, databases and other online resources</li><li>Offering a place to work or study with 24/7 access</li><li>And much more...</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>To understand what the problems are staff in the county are facing with finding information, and what you already have access to, we have created a short survey that we are asking anyone who works in the integrated care system (not NHFT, NGH or KGH staff) to complete. </div><div><br /></div><div>It should only take a few minutes and would help us to collect evidence to support a business case to the Integrated Care Board.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can find the survey here: <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/uSaZf91h60" target="_blank">https://forms.office.com/e/uSaZf91h60</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks for your help.</div><p></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-60362919631173615012023-12-20T11:54:00.001+00:002023-12-20T11:54:42.025+00:00Christmas opening<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPrpyFaV6fmYFlIfN1scmzWNwoB0MjwVgkDDpml1MxC7lamjw8yOZVzjCG_1_yiD2zS1wrGq6cI38puULKkyMjerJic7yE_fF_tONdLFOQaxeaP1hEGYYe9-DanLSWRAGljgtTdoRfFClUceqQnT7BbydP8TxJTOCJejCQL8kkxtev1lOv8rPLRNLPOcG/s1280/christmas-tree-5832123_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPrpyFaV6fmYFlIfN1scmzWNwoB0MjwVgkDDpml1MxC7lamjw8yOZVzjCG_1_yiD2zS1wrGq6cI38puULKkyMjerJic7yE_fF_tONdLFOQaxeaP1hEGYYe9-DanLSWRAGljgtTdoRfFClUceqQnT7BbydP8TxJTOCJejCQL8kkxtev1lOv8rPLRNLPOcG/w226-h320/christmas-tree-5832123_1280.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><u>Christmas opening at the libraries</u><p></p><p>Berrywood and Richmond Library, NGH are both open up to Dec 22nd. Isebrook Library is currently closed because of staff shortages and we will post again when it re-opens.</p><p><b>Over Christmas and New Year</b>:</p><p>Richmond Library, NGH is unstaffed on Dec. 25th - 26th and Jan 1st but library members have 24/7 access and can swipe in at any time.</p><p>Berrywood Library will be closed on the Bank Holidays but open Dec. 27th - 29th, and from Jan. 2nd on.</p><p>Isebrook Library will be closed between Christmas and the New Year and re-open on Jan 2nd.</p><p>We wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2024.<br /> </p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-41195792031951374222023-12-15T10:17:00.002+00:002023-12-18T09:39:33.659+00:00Isebrook Library closed<p>Isebrook Library will still be closed today and tomorrow (Mon/Tues 18th/19th Dec). We apologise for any inconvenience. Please contact us on 01604 545929 / richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk if you need any help. </p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Isebrook Library will be closed today (Friday 15th December) due to staff shortages. We apologise if you have made the trip there and found it closed. You can contact us on 01604 545929 / richmondlibrary@nhft.nhs.uk if you need any help</span></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-10176781473712369892023-12-14T20:00:00.007+00:002023-12-14T20:00:00.129+00:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #31 - The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas terror<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-hIcLMlKZ9BSdSlpsV708k3XVIYHcPOFCNMht80I285zsRECP6DZe7ZEuLFtXcwhF8SUKdt31HfgLlGOxy493EyQVcHf79tLkF2gUQzuF5OG4G-gJEpxl2dvgQvqbe6nW5l-_GltUqaMbJl3QyuaHKQNDEDuxgXNyCR0F9njCm8R7dsRj696GH-cd66He" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-hIcLMlKZ9BSdSlpsV708k3XVIYHcPOFCNMht80I285zsRECP6DZe7ZEuLFtXcwhF8SUKdt31HfgLlGOxy493EyQVcHf79tLkF2gUQzuF5OG4G-gJEpxl2dvgQvqbe6nW5l-_GltUqaMbJl3QyuaHKQNDEDuxgXNyCR0F9njCm8R7dsRj696GH-cd66He=w203-h320" width="203" /></a></div>After our heart stopping last read, the creepy <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/11/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-30-no.html" target="_blank">No Good Deed</a>, we are moving on to a California-set festive read in <a href="https://www.chrismoore.com/biography/" target="_blank">Christopher Moore</a>'s comic fantasy, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74731.The_Stupidest_Angel" target="_blank">The Stupidest Angel</a>. However, this is no Christmas Carol...<p></p><p>T’was the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas and little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a Christmas miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.</p><p>But coming to Earth, seeking a small child whose wish needs granting, is none other than Archangel Raziel. Unfortunately, he's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch and before you can say 'Kris Kringle,' he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.</p><p>‘Pacy and engaging, this is a comic fantasy crammed with sharp and funny one-liners’ <i>The Guardian</i></p><div><div>‘If you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it contains cuss words as well as tasteful descriptions of cannibalism... Don't blame me. I told you.’ <i>The author</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>We'll be meeting on Thursday 18th of January via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there... </div></div><div><br /></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-36610241808245381552023-11-16T20:00:00.026+00:002023-11-16T20:00:00.145+00:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #30 - No Good Deed<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXxCt-bG5b3DMsEJ9Rz7eb2WjYWKvHDfvIAxLm-2gEafutiP9b5dmmFOOwaU-V60lDlLWu2cpL4CUaWgt3ggc47KQfniTts3vXYkvyE4TKBPrVlUWndVsDDqee-5f0xfXrBd6EIBLLxcapGPCYusKybVHHtONWMcQ8W777f2XWg4tqOG53Xq7jJeTZQVci" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXxCt-bG5b3DMsEJ9Rz7eb2WjYWKvHDfvIAxLm-2gEafutiP9b5dmmFOOwaU-V60lDlLWu2cpL4CUaWgt3ggc47KQfniTts3vXYkvyE4TKBPrVlUWndVsDDqee-5f0xfXrBd6EIBLLxcapGPCYusKybVHHtONWMcQ8W777f2XWg4tqOG53Xq7jJeTZQVci" width="156" /></a></div>After our visit to the Ashokan Reservoir, in upstate New York, with John Langan's delightfully scary <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/10/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-29.html" target="_blank">The Fisherman</a>, we are returning to more familiar territory for our <i>30th</i> book club read, <a href="http://www.davidjacksonbooks.com/#about" target="_blank">David Jackson</a>'s UK set thriller, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62968111-one-good-deed" target="_blank">One Good Deed</a>.<p></p><p>Elliott has never thought of himself as a hero. Until one dark night he meets Rebecca, a scared and vulnerable young woman who needs his help. There's a man harassing her, following her; would he mind pretending to be her boyfriend, just while she walks home, to put him off?</p><p>And that is that - just a favour for a stranger - until there is a knock at Elliott's door. It's the man who was following Rebecca. He claims he's her ex-boyfriend, but it's clear that he's been stalking her. He's obsessed, dangerously so. He wants Rebecca, and he will do anything to have her.</p><p>When Elliott eventually tries to tell him the truth, the man doesn't believe him. The only way to save himself is to get Rebecca to explain. There's just one problem: Rebecca is nowhere to be found. And now it looks like one good deed will cost Elliott everything...</p><p>‘One Good Deed is an addictive, fast-paced and suspenseful thriller. If you like your thrillers action-packed and nail-bitingly tense and/or you love a cat-loving antihero to root for, One Good Deed should be at the top of your shopping list.’ <i>Kelly Van Damme (Goodreads)</i></p><div><br /></div><div><div>We'll be meeting on Thursday 14th of December via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there... </div></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-6889574573825115342023-10-30T10:38:00.002+00:002023-11-01T10:01:39.144+00:00Isebrook Library opening hours: 3rd November 2023<p>Isebrook Library will not open until 11.30 am on Friday 3rd November.</p><p>We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-64956508640483918612023-10-06T12:02:00.001+01:002023-10-06T12:02:19.570+01:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #29 - The Fisherman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH2E30AvtypPwfAdtW5abHSelPQ0KNQtPa5qBBsnrEdEjHmPh8TWLvKR_w8hu1npbI2T40JCclEhUxBIfIgDll0z-jRNFvF4unE27ej-UJT5t6spD34mAojqim9EugGqCFLM9K7eWl_geD7KRqFWTamMSUPKbzmCXUids4cqRgt_6dq6GKk-dQJqahPiX/s466/The%20Fisherman.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPH2E30AvtypPwfAdtW5abHSelPQ0KNQtPa5qBBsnrEdEjHmPh8TWLvKR_w8hu1npbI2T40JCclEhUxBIfIgDll0z-jRNFvF4unE27ej-UJT5t6spD34mAojqim9EugGqCFLM9K7eWl_geD7KRqFWTamMSUPKbzmCXUids4cqRgt_6dq6GKk-dQJqahPiX/s320/The%20Fisherman.jpg" width="209" /></a></div>Following on from our visit to Japan and the world of the gig economy in Kikuko Tsumara's <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/08/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-28.html" target="_blank">There's no such thing as an easy job</a>, things are taking a darker turn in our creepy Halloween read (and <a href="https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2016-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/" target="_blank">Bram Stoker award winner</a>), <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29901930-the-fisherman" target="_blank">The Fisherman</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Langan" target="_blank">John Langan</a>.<p></p><p>In upstate New York, within the woods, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked and fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true.</p><p>When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other’s company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumours of the Creek and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss them. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir.</p><p>It’s a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.</p><div><div>‘What starts as a slow, melancholy tale gains momentum and drops you headfirst into a churning nightmare from which you might escape, but you’ll never forget” - <i>Richard Kadrey (author)</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>‘</i>The Fisherman is a treasure, the kind of book you just want to snuggle up and shiver through. I can’t say enough good things about the confidence, the patience, the satisfying cumulative power of this book. It was a pleasure to read from the first page to the last’ - <i>Victor LaValle (author)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be meeting on Thursday 16th of November via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there... </div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-76935992910456049222023-08-31T08:54:00.001+01:002023-09-01T11:21:17.641+01:00We are recruiting - could you be our next Library Services Manager?<p>Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking to recruit a librarian to manage the library service for <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">Northamptonshire Healthcare</a> and <a href="https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Northampton General Hospital</a>.</p><p>This is a great opportunity to shape services for community, mental health, and acute staff, across the county, ensuring knowledge and evidence are available and accessible to support clinical practice, management, education, research, continuing professional development and all decision making across the organisations we serve.</p><p>The service has a well-established team of experienced professional and para-professional staff across three sites, and you would be working for an <a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RP1" target="_blank">outstanding trust</a> that understands the value of what the library service offers, within a supportive management structure.</p><p>We are looking for a professionally qualified librarian with extensive experience in health to lead on the library service across both trusts. You will be proactive, adaptable and able to identify opportunities for further embedding service provision into the organisations we serve.</p><p>For more information about the role, contact details and to apply, please see the <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/vacancies#!/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Library_Knowledge_Services/Library_Knowledge_Services-v5572291?_ts=1" target="_blank">vacancies section of the Trust web site</a>.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-76511072344972302972023-08-29T16:04:00.000+01:002023-08-29T16:04:39.342+01:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #28 - There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpWH9YMNw_pUeky6TjseWAoylo2pbVBiNV3I6iEGBhWhfFUY2VLPXLUlXNjz-5BG7RfQpyp6GZybDcSQJ_Zg0Gc5aQTUvkiWwkAFQ5yRlfeH4yam3_5zQqf7af3sKeSvYOwsBJXFnSCCs6iklcmSK6AiSFGsqUCXeFcPb9if-NYK49ppFXe3A4Cz2PH-3/s1650/There's%20No%20Such%20Thing%20as%20an%20Easy%20Job.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpWH9YMNw_pUeky6TjseWAoylo2pbVBiNV3I6iEGBhWhfFUY2VLPXLUlXNjz-5BG7RfQpyp6GZybDcSQJ_Zg0Gc5aQTUvkiWwkAFQ5yRlfeH4yam3_5zQqf7af3sKeSvYOwsBJXFnSCCs6iklcmSK6AiSFGsqUCXeFcPb9if-NYK49ppFXe3A4Cz2PH-3/s320/There's%20No%20Such%20Thing%20as%20an%20Easy%20Job.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Following on from our absinthe soaked visit to fog-shrouded San Francisco in Jonathan Moore's twisty psychological thriller, <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/07/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-27.html" target="_blank">The Poison Artist</a>, we are moving across the Pacific to Japan in the shape of award winning author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuko_Tsumura" target="_blank">Kikuko Tsumura</a>'s surreal comic novel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52692515" target="_blank">There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job</a>.<p></p><p>A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing – and ideally, very little thinking.</p><p>She is sent to a nondescript office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods. But observing someone for hours on end can be so inconvenient and tiresome. How will she stay awake? When can she take delivery of her favourite brand of tea? And, perhaps more importantly – how did she find herself in this situation in the first place?</p><p>As she moves from job to job, writing bus adverts for shops that mysteriously disappear, and composing advice for rice cracker wrappers that generate thousands of devoted followers, it becomes increasingly apparent that she's not searching for the easiest job at all, but something altogether more meaningful...</p><p>"An irreverent but thoughtful voice, with light echoes of Haruki Murakami... the book is uncannily timely... a novel as smart as is quietly funny" - <i>Financial Times</i></p><p>'Quietly hilarious and deeply attuned to the uncanny rhythms and deadpan absurdity of the daily grind'<i> - Sharlene Teo</i></p><p>The next meeting will be Thursday the 5th of October at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</p><p>Hope to see you there...</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-87302222195814959792023-08-26T08:00:00.001+01:002023-08-26T08:00:00.140+01:00Library catalogue and system out of action Tuesday 29th of August<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z0KW2-bgYzR7042DOIPUHDaR7DKOv-sGPXaPj5RNaa7j9KokmwiRLbbOnp3O4DPBJvoZRXgGimdVfHtQ83cqU_pUbfklHpy6uABlXoVniQOyJfE9sQXbCxWZyPo7CT4fdNgi6kKx0mCUYUCCVWrmOER7kuCuZhVwKKN-3pyEZUPNzUWT9RBgJu7cAi4y/s512/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="512" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z0KW2-bgYzR7042DOIPUHDaR7DKOv-sGPXaPj5RNaa7j9KokmwiRLbbOnp3O4DPBJvoZRXgGimdVfHtQ83cqU_pUbfklHpy6uABlXoVniQOyJfE9sQXbCxWZyPo7CT4fdNgi6kKx0mCUYUCCVWrmOER7kuCuZhVwKKN-3pyEZUPNzUWT9RBgJu7cAi4y/s320/image.png" width="320" /></a></div>Our library management system, Koha, along with our <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/" target="_blank">online catalogue</a> and our self-issue machines, will be out of action from 7:00 am on Tuesday the 29th of August. This is for a system upgrade.<p></p><p>We expect the the upgrade will be completed and the system up and running again by lunch time, although it may be longer, depending on how the process goes.</p><p>During this time users will not be able to search our catalogue or renew their books.</p><p>Apologies for any inconvenience.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-59334665333411465572023-08-21T08:00:00.001+01:002023-08-21T08:00:00.137+01:00August bank holiday closure<p> All the Libraries will be unstaffed on Monday the 28th of August for the bank holiday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd6Qe7kK-3WqIzw-P8WvI89l9xrDYPuXP2Ubk6T_y6hshvj6jh-v4CM2aO_zB-Qi8x2fxibuhTkTuyM7fzzi9BmPdrlHpJpzs_l0hV_CRQFDSRWgfZT8mPHg9yZJx748MP83eVHuZqDFAmK1c_9qiLQ72irm9gkNNLjqNfKolkLlvGrw1mh9yo91X7A6z/s640/beach-gd3b3c5c7e_640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd6Qe7kK-3WqIzw-P8WvI89l9xrDYPuXP2Ubk6T_y6hshvj6jh-v4CM2aO_zB-Qi8x2fxibuhTkTuyM7fzzi9BmPdrlHpJpzs_l0hV_CRQFDSRWgfZT8mPHg9yZJx748MP83eVHuZqDFAmK1c_9qiLQ72irm9gkNNLjqNfKolkLlvGrw1mh9yo91X7A6z/w640-h400/beach-gd3b3c5c7e_640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>24 hour access will be available as usual to registered members via our swipe card system at the Richmond Library.</p><p>The Berrywood and Isebrook Libraries will be closed over the bank holiday.</p><p>We reopen as normal on Tuesday the 29th at all of our sites.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-42889537694982604852023-07-20T15:59:00.001+01:002023-07-21T08:25:50.359+01:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #27 - The Poison Artist<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRNij6eZumheq-oqigRC_9j-rPXTmFOcWlDroG3n5YbyjkY8aF5UZvWh27H9x5lI-krRSgpKTL_Tbnb_6WSt3aK3vv722JTN2JwwrKzmUYsoUDC158kn-gljgrR2-03nLSh2eZogDklkylGNZjWlO5uLWd7UoHGTXayVfXV1GoY-bxKvpC5qGE1QTWtUw/s598/The%20Poison%20Artist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRNij6eZumheq-oqigRC_9j-rPXTmFOcWlDroG3n5YbyjkY8aF5UZvWh27H9x5lI-krRSgpKTL_Tbnb_6WSt3aK3vv722JTN2JwwrKzmUYsoUDC158kn-gljgrR2-03nLSh2eZogDklkylGNZjWlO5uLWd7UoHGTXayVfXV1GoY-bxKvpC5qGE1QTWtUw/s320/The%20Poison%20Artist.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>After our visit to revolutionary France with Madame Tussaud in Edward Carey's <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/06/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-26-little.html" target="_blank">Little</a>, we are moving to a contemporary, fog-shrouded San Francisco in the shape of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7897974.Jonathan_Moore" target="_blank">Jonathan Moore</a>'s twisty psychological thriller, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719275-the-poison-artist" target="_blank">The Poison Artist</a>.<p></p><p>Caleb Maddox is a toxicologist who just wants to drown his sorrows after an ugly breakup with his girlfriend</p><p>At a bar he meets the beautiful and bewitching Emmeline who has a taste for absinthe but then vanishes into the night.</p><p>He must find her.</p><p>As his search begins, Caleb becomes entangled in a serial-murder investigation. The police have been fishing men from the bay, and the post-mortems are inconclusive. One of the victims vanished from the bar the night Caleb met Emmeline. When questioned, Caleb can’t offer any information, nor does he tell them he’s been secretly helping the city’s medical examiner, an old friend, study the chemical evidence on the victims’ remains. </p><p>The search for the killer soon entwines with Caleb’s hunt for Emmeline, and the closer he gets to each, the more dangerous his world becomes...</p><p>'An electrifying read... I haven't read anything so terrifying since Red Dragon.’<i> Stephen King</i></p><div>The next meeting will be Thursday the 24th of August at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-78502622486547048572023-07-14T12:42:00.000+01:002023-07-14T12:42:01.302+01:00The NHFT Virtual Book Club - the video!<p>We were really pleased to be asked to take part in the 2023 Northamptonshire Virtual Wellbeing Festival to talk about the virtual book club and our love of reading.</p><p>You can find more about all the books we have shared <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/search/label/Virtual%20Book%20Club" target="_blank">on our blog</a> or <a href="https://youtu.be/Z45MKj2W-d4" target="_blank">watch the video on YouTube</a> from the Wellbeing Festival.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="498" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z45MKj2W-d4" width="598" youtube-src-id="Z45MKj2W-d4"></iframe></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-73238433414287461672023-07-07T07:30:00.003+01:002023-07-07T07:30:00.139+01:00Health Information Week - children's health<p>Today is the last day of the <a href="https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/wellbeing-festival" target="_blank">Northamptonshire Virtual Wellbeing Festival</a> and day 5 of
<b>Health Information Week #HIW2023.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today’s headliner is Gok Wan, who has talked in the past
about childhood obesity and bullying. This ties in with the theme for #HIW203
which is Children’s health.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can access a range of books from the library on various
aspects of children’s health, see our catalogue at <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/">https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are also online resources you can access such as:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Better Health, Healthier Families: </b><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/</a><br /><br /></li><li><b>Young Minds:</b> <a href="https://www.youngminds.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.youngminds.org.uk/</a><br /><br /></li><li><b>Action for Children:</b> <a href="https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/</a><br /><br /></li><li><b>Podcasts from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health</b>: <a href="https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/podcasts" target="_blank">https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/podcasts</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you know how the library can support your mental health
and wellbeing?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;">Leisure collection:</b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> find your summer
reading here! A mix of fiction (including the <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/search/label/Virtual%20Book%20Club" target="_blank">virtual book club</a> books) and
non-fiction books supported by the Northamptonshire Health Charitable Fund.<br /><br /></span></li><li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;">Your Health collection:</b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"> includes how to
reduce stress, menopause management and using nature for wellbeing.<br /><br /></span></li><li>Lots of other books on topics such as managing
stress, anxiety, overcoming depression, men’s
health, being happy and wellbeing (both clinical and non-clinical).<br /><br /></li><li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;">Games: </b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">alternatively why not</span><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"> </b><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">try a
game in a team meeting for a fun and different way to learn? Try the <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23768" target="_blank">Working stress</a> game or the <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23765" target="_blank">Teams that care</a> game.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Find all these on the library catalogue <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/">https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-XcIHYVeii92VD2moOIVuzhWl3Io09KVg2r5Ylwp2Cy6Xd7w7HyFjLi42Q0UrxbYcSk3iA4Lg1VSaw5icdpfENFiwIOXp0S5o6VKN6PepBNewOs0k2RwjzMnmKbZIA4Kt_f08QA7HsTTmv8vn-NqDc-uZfLmL1h-DnSQYMCaUT7Y9xCdxlA86nOlgcCNs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1379" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-XcIHYVeii92VD2moOIVuzhWl3Io09KVg2r5Ylwp2Cy6Xd7w7HyFjLi42Q0UrxbYcSk3iA4Lg1VSaw5icdpfENFiwIOXp0S5o6VKN6PepBNewOs0k2RwjzMnmKbZIA4Kt_f08QA7HsTTmv8vn-NqDc-uZfLmL1h-DnSQYMCaUT7Y9xCdxlA86nOlgcCNs=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-52214015356698911282023-06-18T09:30:00.001+01:002023-06-18T09:30:00.127+01:00A reading list for Pride Month<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRpxsmm7QKFsHA_wfEuO8kCvp8n3v6wkeW-ARX1d7BRIWzaB549H-JiOlIu5UvfKpbcua_Az65gZxuFZdiErB0oqfE1uLlB9QEHxetF0-Q2h4nHq4a7rNNOMc2DyXqL2UrMFRkWGE3lwVHlldrscpinB5zKCJ8860aOVkvKgNTN3QF2Fq9hyNadyJaqg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1504" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRpxsmm7QKFsHA_wfEuO8kCvp8n3v6wkeW-ARX1d7BRIWzaB549H-JiOlIu5UvfKpbcua_Az65gZxuFZdiErB0oqfE1uLlB9QEHxetF0-Q2h4nHq4a7rNNOMc2DyXqL2UrMFRkWGE3lwVHlldrscpinB5zKCJ8860aOVkvKgNTN3QF2Fq9hyNadyJaqg=w200-h113" width="200" /></a></div></div>June is Pride Month and to celebrate we have put together a reading list of all the resources we have to support our LGBTQ+ colleagues, patients and the wider community.<br /><p></p><p>These are available for all staff and students in Northamptonshire Healthcare and Northampton General Hospital to borrow from the <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/library#venue-related-tab" target="_blank">libraries</a>.</p><p>The list contains a mixture of clinical, management and healthcare related titles (both in print and electronic), as well as fiction and nonfiction books from our leisure reading collections with an LGBTQ+ theme.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuC4zPzk8NZ0BMylK3q4JCnK5xhkWVo_Hx4c_ylTxu6E7lJc9Lmw7QTtNbYdMQXtMTPLXAuEcKq8egnsHD3XHx0ZT3P_LHgVcIBm3xAZvIilO5KuRO5ipgKfPTJ0SBiZTfNjJB7OqKz-TX0tgncP-4iMqq-kje2mNgGqxf-r5Ub2NrPE2qdDUQMmbpyw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="3866" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuC4zPzk8NZ0BMylK3q4JCnK5xhkWVo_Hx4c_ylTxu6E7lJc9Lmw7QTtNbYdMQXtMTPLXAuEcKq8egnsHD3XHx0ZT3P_LHgVcIBm3xAZvIilO5KuRO5ipgKfPTJ0SBiZTfNjJB7OqKz-TX0tgncP-4iMqq-kje2mNgGqxf-r5Ub2NrPE2qdDUQMmbpyw=w400-h308" title="A small selection from our reading list" width="400" /></a></div><br />You can find the reading list on <a href="https://nhft.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=view&shelfnumber=16&sortfield=copyrightdate&direction=desc" target="_blank">our catalogue here</a>.<p></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-57756772804437231342023-06-12T08:30:00.001+01:002023-06-12T08:30:00.130+01:00The EBSCO mobile app - information on the move<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOFiLM-qqhlXoG_rjTsnyiMc7PpEqxTRPjxAC3gI1Q673KnAM3yWHztg9WJz0hMHKubguUv7djPMg7Gp0LfxujHJdq01zEq6vGJHP0TToHfppTP4VyWM0WY-D4DuC6Z3K7MJ3sydBXeDq-ZfwjpMC9CGR9Iav-OkX91auAAuiIBtJnAyMhoUIQmggBHA" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOFiLM-qqhlXoG_rjTsnyiMc7PpEqxTRPjxAC3gI1Q673KnAM3yWHztg9WJz0hMHKubguUv7djPMg7Gp0LfxujHJdq01zEq6vGJHP0TToHfppTP4VyWM0WY-D4DuC6Z3K7MJ3sydBXeDq-ZfwjpMC9CGR9Iav-OkX91auAAuiIBtJnAyMhoUIQmggBHA=s16000" /></a></div><div>The EBSCO mobile app is a new way for you to easily access high quality healthcare information on the go.</div><div><br /></div>The app is a really useful tool for searching, providing quick and easy access to content wherever you are. From one search box you can search across library resources and online content including journal articles, guidelines, e-books, evidence summaries and more.<div><br /></div><div>It features simple, mobile-friendly displays for
searching, scanning results, liking, and sharing. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can also save content into your folder which will then be accessible on the EBSCO platform, meaning you can synchronise your searches and saved information automatically across multiple devices.</div><div><br /></div><div>To get you started we have created a quick guide to the app, covering setting up and logging in, as well as searching and saving content. You can <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n23410.pdf&ver=57164" target="_blank">find on our website here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>EBSCO also have a video tutorial which you can <a href="https://youtu.be/qQJCXZkOTaY" target="_blank">find on YouTube</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only other thing you will need is an OpenAthens password, and if you don't already have one, it is the work of a few minutes to register online at <a href="https://openathens.nice.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://openathens.nice.org.uk/</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The app is free to download and available on <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ebsco.ebscomobile" target="_blank">Google Play</a> for Android devices and Apple's <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ebsco-mobile/id1473281170">App Store</a> for iOS, or you can scan the QR code below.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBsbOYqw5elxcgHN7svw_v9T6SrKWD0wYbmPBT1E87vZtZRzuLhNd8UZ3gBXG0vzcapRPvieHkQbwEYmjweub0sJ478PZ_gyKihpW6qtlsFItw6BSLYQPMhe49uZXFzDMfnQoCS1-ihKQ6XFModm9HJN2h1p3pf9IkNilXzPK82Uc6YIdeAPa9lb5gPw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBsbOYqw5elxcgHN7svw_v9T6SrKWD0wYbmPBT1E87vZtZRzuLhNd8UZ3gBXG0vzcapRPvieHkQbwEYmjweub0sJ478PZ_gyKihpW6qtlsFItw6BSLYQPMhe49uZXFzDMfnQoCS1-ihKQ6XFModm9HJN2h1p3pf9IkNilXzPK82Uc6YIdeAPa9lb5gPw" width="240" /></a></div><br />If you have any questions or need any help with the EBSCO app, or any other library resources, we'd be happy to help...</div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-22971215407257606132023-06-09T09:03:00.000+01:002023-06-09T09:03:54.179+01:00NHFT virtual book club meeting #26 - Little<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRrc4hfsqYEbyDHZoMRZg2HbLBDpPqpaVWOg8xYUCYGi6CHl69Z8HVfdzNkKOWqO7WV4HjR660XuatS6FBaD-gZ-EiuSw9fjxMTveliUHCs5ZcryFh2UcOb1rdLw0IQF7MAYO2Jde4cdNz4-IGQcv39-cYvgTVyeksKJGehIIMKv8hYNGts6gzTdOrw/s499/Little%20-%20Edward%20Carey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRrc4hfsqYEbyDHZoMRZg2HbLBDpPqpaVWOg8xYUCYGi6CHl69Z8HVfdzNkKOWqO7WV4HjR660XuatS6FBaD-gZ-EiuSw9fjxMTveliUHCs5ZcryFh2UcOb1rdLw0IQF7MAYO2Jde4cdNz4-IGQcv39-cYvgTVyeksKJGehIIMKv8hYNGts6gzTdOrw/s320/Little%20-%20Edward%20Carey.jpg" width="209" /></a></div>After our visit to New Caledonia with Marge Benson and Enid Pretty in <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2023/05/nhft-virtual-book-club-meeting-25-miss.html" target="_blank">Miss Benson's Beetle</a>, we are stepping further back in time to revolutionary France with <a href="https://edwardcareyauthor.com/about/" target="_blank">Edward Carey</a>'s <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38649806-little">Little</a>.<p></p><p>In 1761, a tiny, odd-looking girl named Marie Grosholtz is born in a village in Switzerland. After the death of her parents, she is apprenticed to an eccentric wax sculptor and whisked off to the seamy streets of Paris, where they meet a domineering widow and her quiet, pale son. Together, they convert an abandoned monkey house into an exhibition hall for wax heads, and the spectacle becomes a sensation. </p><p>As word of her artistic talent spreads, Marie is called to Versailles, where she tutors a princess and saves Marie Antoinette in childbirth. But outside the palace walls, Paris is roiling: The revolutionary mob is demanding heads, and... at the wax museum, heads are what they do.</p><p>"this is a visceral, vivid and moving novel about finding and honouring one’s talent; about searching out where one belongs and who one loves, however strange and politically fraught the result might be." <i>The Guardian</i></p><p>"Don’t miss this eccentric charmer! Little, by Edward Carey, narrated by Madame Tussaud of waxworks fame, [on] her strange life and times, including the almost fatal French Revolution, a prime season for heads." <i>—Margaret Atwood</i></p><p>The next meeting will be Thursday the 20th of July at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-3765286207153655742023-05-29T09:30:00.001+01:002023-05-29T09:30:00.141+01:00The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub - now with extra Best Practice!<p>The <a href="https://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/" target="_blank">NHS Knowledge and Library Hub</a> connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a range of high quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place.</p><p>The Hub is a single point of access for finding high quality evidence, and through it you can access databases, electronic journals, ebooks (such as the Royal Marsden Manual or the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines), evidence summary tools and more.</p><p>A new feature has been rolled out to the Hub so that whenever you do a search, if it matches a topic (or topics) in <a href="https://bestpractice.bmj.com/" target="_blank">BMJ Best Practice</a>, they will automatically feature at the top of your results.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFZbyB027Ghm6QDuF9AQZgh_Gos1oARGIdcQCchPihwH1tRMJoT-vs6Q1YIGUtUiklTv5-viT0LZuCu5eNsV-KKQ6j9f6NS-pbsoOR2BS6mWLQ9X8kybmBpcXKqtF1cIRkpaMnwTDsEFGPel-tm5Odtm_UkB3BkAxI3KUJo9dbQphjLrd35_0Gy--kUA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1321" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFZbyB027Ghm6QDuF9AQZgh_Gos1oARGIdcQCchPihwH1tRMJoT-vs6Q1YIGUtUiklTv5-viT0LZuCu5eNsV-KKQ6j9f6NS-pbsoOR2BS6mWLQ9X8kybmBpcXKqtF1cIRkpaMnwTDsEFGPel-tm5Odtm_UkB3BkAxI3KUJo9dbQphjLrd35_0Gy--kUA=w640-h431" title="Search results on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub now feature BMJ Best Practice" width="640" /></a></div></div><p>This makes it even easier for you to quickly click through to a summary of high quality evidence on clinical topics.</p><p><a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2019/04/bmj-best-practice-now-available.html" target="_blank">BMJ Best Practice</a> is an evidence-based point-of-care tool, structured around the patient consultation with advice on symptom evaluation, test ordering and treatment approach that also allows you to factor in <a href="https://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/2022/10/co-morbidities-manager-tool-added-to.html" target="_blank">co-morbidities</a>. You can also download whole topics as a .PDF document.</p><p>You will need a Trust OpenAthens account to access BMJ Best Practice (and all the other fantastic resources on the Hub. If you don't have one of those you can <a href="https://openathens.nice.org.uk/" target="_blank">register online here</a>.</p><p>Please contact one of the libraries if you have any questions or need any help.</p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821201185750261739.post-54793541751211581452023-05-21T09:30:00.001+01:002023-05-21T09:30:00.131+01:00Spring bank holiday closure<p>All the Libraries will be unstaffed on Monday the 29th of May for the spring bank holiday.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Bsv2NInDJQlykKytDPhquabbVS9x39ex2x1E2ehK9BCzdlzWzljDQ0-bWEJ7Hk39boPztthww36FE6wzCtdEMj5Fid6JPuqamkIAxW1dcWbE7Clc91dSEawUrvIpxNFyX7GlGzN-lnVoKhU2gHGeZvE4N6Ydw5cvf5sCDe0Eh_9J87LjRpVZ7XgHgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Bsv2NInDJQlykKytDPhquabbVS9x39ex2x1E2ehK9BCzdlzWzljDQ0-bWEJ7Hk39boPztthww36FE6wzCtdEMj5Fid6JPuqamkIAxW1dcWbE7Clc91dSEawUrvIpxNFyX7GlGzN-lnVoKhU2gHGeZvE4N6Ydw5cvf5sCDe0Eh_9J87LjRpVZ7XgHgw=s16000" /></a></div><br />24 hour access will be available as usual to registered members over the Easter period via our swipe card system at the <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/library/venue/library-services-northampton-general-hospital-399/" target="_blank">Richmond Library</a>.<p></p><div><p>The <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/library/venue/library-services-berrywood-hospital-397/" target="_blank">Berrywood</a> and <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/library/venue/library-services-isebrook-hospital-398/" target="_blank">Isebrook</a> Libraries will be closed over the bank holiday.</p><p>We reopen as normal on Tuesday the 30th at all of our sites.</p></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0