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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks - some of them originate from the late 1980's when the hospital and library 1st opened! We are always giving away cuttings, so our plants can be found in many offices around the Trust!🪴
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
💚 We agree, plants in the library make for a beautiful calming environment - we have quite a few too! 😀
Windowsill in the Newcomb Library at Homerton Hospital, full of houseplants!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌏Take a virtual literary tour of East & South East Asia with our Libby book selection for East and South East Asian Heritage Month (ESEA) 📚 Titles include: Butter, Sweet Bean Paste & Taiwan Travelogue ▶️ libbyapp.com/library/home...
Screenshot of our specially curated collection on Libby for ESEA month - login to Libby with your OpenAthens account, then the world is yours to explore!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Homerton staff - Did you know you can find & read the full-text of many of The Lancet journals via #ClinicalKey (our Resource of the Month)? - keep up with the latest news 📰 - set up new issue alerts 📆 - read & download full-text articles 📲 Ask the Library team if you want to know more! 💁‍♀️
Cover image screenshots of 5 The Lancet titles: the Lancet, Lancet Primary Care, Lancet Healthy Longevity, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, & Lancet Haematology - find these and many other full text journals through Clinical Key our Resource of the month for September
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"...participation in book clubs also appears to confer emotional and social benefits.." and many more - reading is good for you - new research, in Psychological Medicine Read on 👇👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Reading and associations with brain health, cognition, well-being, and mental health | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Reading and associations with brain health, cognition, well-being, and mental health - Volume 56
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Have you read Taiwan Travelogue? What did you think of it? Come along to our #HomertonBookGroup tomorrow to share your thoughts - it's not too late to book your place! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/homer...
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Have you seen our September #Wellbeing book of the Month? How not to die (too soon) by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social A transformative guide that shifts the focus from individual responsibility to societal accountability Ask library staff if you would like to read or reserve this book
Image of the book cover of (How not to die too soon) - it has a big red apple on the cover - why?  Read the book, and maybe you will find out!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
continued..If you love reading, or want to be challenged by a book - come along to our next #HomertonBookGroup on 23 September! We'll be discussing the 2026 International Booker Prize winner "Taiwan Travelogue" buytickets.at/homertonheal...
Taiwan travelogue book cover images and Book group booking link via QR code
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Did you know it was #NationalReadaBookDay yesterday? What are you currently reading? Homerton staff, have you seen our Library Manager Kaye's post on the staff intranet? So, how many books have you read so far this year? Would you like to add one more...? see thread 👇 #NationalYearofReading
Kaye Bagshaw blog post on Homerton staff intranet page
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From Paediatrics to Geriatrics, find the latest #evidencebased guidance for any specialty to support your patient care decisions and treatments with BMJ Best Practice See bestpractice.bmj.com Create an account with your OpenAthens details or NHS email Download the app, or search on the web 📲
Image to promote BMJ Best Practice Evidence-based clinical guidance from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another book that may interest new drs is our #BookoftheMonth Acute Emergencies:a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies Find this in the Newcomb Library on our new books display stand Or browse the WB shelf section remotely see (ALT text in 2nd image) homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk
Book cover image: Acute Emergencies a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies - find this in the Newcomb LibraryOpen the library catalogue - search for a book, scroll down the book record, and click on the link to "Browse shelf" to view other books that can be found on the same shelf as the book you have just looked for!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Homerton staff and students = checkout our Libby list here - containing some of the titles referenced in "Read Yourself Happy" libbyapp.com/library/home... Want to know more about the Libby app? Library staff ❤️ Libby & would be more than happy to tell you more, or find info on our intranet page
https://libbyapp.com/library/homertonnhs/curated-1826846/page-1 see this list and read some of the books referenced in Read Yourself Happy - some of the book covers are displayed here!  Ask Library staff for more information about Libby if you want to know more!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When it's too hot to do anything, But quietly read a book - Find yourself A shady nook, And take with you a good book - like this one - Read Yourself Happy by Daisy Buchanan - our featured #Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth Forger self-help, try "Shelf-help"!
Book cover image - Read Yourself Happy by Daisy Buchanan - discover this and more "shelf-help" books at the Newcomb Library
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Welcome to all new Homerton Doctors 👋 Remember: 😀The librarians are here to help you 😀the library is a calm space to be in Come & discover us! We have ▶️Online journals ▶️Printing/scanning ▶️Training on lit searching, ▶️computers, books, ebooks & more! Talking of ebooks..see our #eBookoftheMonth 👇
Kumar & Clark Clinical Medicine, our featured ebook of the month @ Newcomb Library - search for it on our catalogue and follow the links .  Or, if you prefer a printed book, we have a copy on our shelves too!
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A reminder of our July #Booksofthemonth Book Antiracist medicine Ebook How to Give Up Plastic: Simple steps to living consciously on our blue planet Wellbeing book Skin: an owner's guide Find them all by searching our catalogue homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk
Book cover images of all 3 of our featured Books of the month as mentioned in the text above - find all by scanning the QR codes in the image or search https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🔎Search our July #ResourceoftheMonth: NHS Knowledge & Library Hub It's Open 24/7, just log-in with your #OpenAthens account With access to Evidence at your fingertips 👀 databases 🔎 electronic journals & more, all in one place! See library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ or the link on our intranet page
Graphics to highlight the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub with a screenshot of the search box, a QR code to link directly to the resource, and text: Your single-entry point to finding quality, trusted evidence: journals, ebooks, BMJ Best Practice, guidelines and more
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our July #BookoftheMonth is Anti-Racist Medicine, a textbook that addresses increasingly important questions associated with #race, #ethnicity, & #medicine This book appears in our Homerton: Anti-Racism Reading List - take a look to find similar titles 👉 lhl.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...
Book cover: Anti-racist medicine : an essential guide to advancing equity in medical education, research, technology, policy, and practice
by  Zeshan Qureshi (editor) and Mehrunisha Suleman (editor)
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Looking after our skin is so important, especially in this hot weather 😎 read SKIN: an owner’s guide, our July #Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth With features on acne, skin-care routines, heat rash and much more! homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... #skincare #suncare 🌞
SKIN an owners guide - featured wellbeing book of the month for July - book cover image and screenshots of various chapters within the book - suncare, melanoma, heat rash, SPF, sunlight, skin cancers - find the book in the library
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Have you ever considered giving up plastic? It's surprising how much we rely on it everyday Curious to find out how to give up plastic? Read How to Give up Plastic via the Libby app libbyapp.com/search/homer... Discover ways to cut down, & cut out plastic #WellbeingWednesday #Sustainability 💚 🌍
Bookcover image: How to give up Plastic, and a short summary - this ebook is available to Homerton readers via the Libby app
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Looking after our skin is so important, especially in this hot weather 😎 read SKIN: an owner’s guide, our July #Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth With features on acne, skin-care routines, heat rash and much more! homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... #skincare #suncare 🌞
SKIN an owners guide - featured wellbeing book of the month for July - book cover image and screenshots of various chapters within the book - suncare, melanoma, heat rash, SPF, sunlight, skin cancers - find the book in the library
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Take a Shortcut to Understanding with our "Short Introductions" series on Libby 📚24 concise & authoritative titles 🎧4–5 hours of listening time - perfect for learning on the go 🗒️set up your Libby library card today - link it to your Homerton #OpenAthens account Need any help - just ask us! 😀
Graphic with book covers of 12 of the books in our Short Introduction to... series of books - all available as audiobooks from Libby app - Have you got a libby library card yet?  Just register and link to your Homerton Open Athens account, and your good to go!  Need help, just ask library staff
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We also have print copies of many of the "Short Introduction series books, for those who prefer to learn by reading from a printed book, Search our catalogue, see this link homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Take a Shortcut to Understanding with our "Short Introductions" series on Libby 📚24 concise & authoritative titles 🎧4–5 hours of listening time - perfect for learning on the go 🗒️set up your Libby library card today - link it to your Homerton #OpenAthens account Need any help - just ask us! 😀
Graphic with book covers of 12 of the books in our Short Introduction to... series of books - all available as audiobooks from Libby app - Have you got a libby library card yet?  Just register and link to your Homerton Open Athens account, and your good to go!  Need help, just ask library staff
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A reminder of our featured #Booksofthemonth for June Book of the month Respectful maternity practices for labour, birth and the postnatal period: placing compassion at the heart of our care eBook of the month Gloria don't speak Wellbeing book of the month Immune Health: A myth-busting guide
Book cover images of our featured books of the month - scan the QR codes or search our online catalogue to find the books, https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/ 
or visit the library to browse the shelves
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📣 Calling all Homerton & ELFT book lovers! Come along to the #HomertonBookGroup on 8 July to discuss Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout Share your thoughts on this & other books by @lizstrout.bsky.social Book your place: scan the QR code or👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/homer... #lovebooks
Book cover image: Tell me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - the cover shows a chair in front of a writing desk beside a window. The desk is covered in books and a desk lamp 
Also in the image is the QR code which when scanned takes you to the booking page to reserve your spot at the book group
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Did you know that as well as access to online resources useful for work & study, an NHS OpenAthens account enables Homerton staff/students to access many ebooks & audiobooks for leisure reading? With the Libby app & OpenAthens access #Fiction #Selfhelp #Sustainability & more 📚 #LIbrary5ADay
Use your OpenAthens account  - our featured Resource of the month - to access ebooks and audiobooks via the Libby App, and ebooks from other providers too, via the Library catalogue
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Homerton staff & students, have you registered to access books with the Libbyapp.com yet? All you need is your #OpenAthens account details Not yet got an OpenAthens account? No problem - register here openathens.nice.org.uk
An image of an Open Door - your Open Athens account is your key to open up access to high quality online evidence and resources
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This Refugee Week and beyond, explore writing on refugee and migrant experiences, - take a look at our curated Reading lists - in Koha lhl.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... and Libby libbyapp.com/library/home... (There is some overlap between the 2!)
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If the QR code on the book cover image doesn't work - try this one! Book your spot for the Book group now! buytickets.at/homertonheal...
QR code link to booking page to book your free spot at the Book group! https://buytickets.at/homertonhealthcarenhsfoundationtrust2/2248371
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our next #HomertonBookGroup is on 8 July and we'll be discussing Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout We welcome all Homerton & ELFT book lovers to the group: do come along, share your thoughts and enjoy a good discussion! To book your place scan the QR code or 👇 buytickets.at/homertonheal...
Book cover image Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout: Also QR code to book for the upcoming Homerton Book Group on 8 July - where we will be discussing this book, or alternatively see https://buytickets.at/homertonhealthcarenhsfoundationtrust2/2248371 to book your spot!  See you there?
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Do you know all the services & resources we offer are to support service improvement & your professional development & wellbeing? Do you know that many of our online resources are freely accessible with your #OpenAthens account - have you got one? Use it! If not sign up openathens.nice.org.uk
Graphic of an open doorway - the route to access knowledge and evidence based resources online is freely opened to you with an OpenAthens account - if you've not got one sign up https://openathens.nice.org/uk/
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Our June #Bookofthemonth Respectful maternity practices for labour, birth and the postnatal period: placing compassion at the heart of our care by Tanya Burchell Discover this book & many more new additions to our stock search the library catalogue online, or visit us 👉 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk
Screenshot of https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/ where there is a revolving carousel of new book titles with the book covers on display
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A reminder of our May #Booksofthemonth 📘The secret midwife, life death and the truth about birth 🎧 Audio book How to treat people, a nurse at work 😃Wellbeing book (of local interest #Hackney) One hundred years, portraits of a community aged 1 to 100 Search 👉 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk
Against a backdrop of an image of Hackney Town Hall are Book cover images of the Newcomb Library 3 featured books of the month of May Also with QR codes 
Book of the month for International Nurses' and Midwives' Day
The secret midwife, life death and the truth about birth
by Anonymous

Audiobook of the month for International Nurses' and Midwives' Day
How to treat people, a nurse at work
by Molly Case

Wellbeing book of the month for Hackney History Festival
One hundred years, portraits of a community aged 1 to 100
by Jenny Lewis
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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
Graphic advertising KnowledgeShare - helping you keep up to date with
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Take a look at our Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth One hundred years: portraits of a community aged 0-100 by Jenny Lewis Meet Renee (pictured at 100 yrs old) & 99 other Hackney residents With each image is a quote on what it means to be alive today, what it was to be younger & what it is to grow older
Book cover image of One hundred years: portraits of a community aged 0-100 by Jenny Lewis. In the background is a number 26 bus going to Hackney Wick, and typical of the streets of Hackney you will see lots of cyclists
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
As we draw to the end of #LearningAtWorkWeek we want to remind our Homerton & ELFT colleagues that we are here to support learning in its many forms every day, every month, every year! Finding evidence, Textbooks, KnowledgeShare current awareness alerts, e-learning for CPD, Study space & more😀
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Take a look at our Wellbeing #BookoftheMonth One hundred years: portraits of a community aged 0-100 by Jenny Lewis Meet Renee (pictured at 100 yrs old) & 99 other Hackney residents With each image is a quote on what it means to be alive today, what it was to be younger & what it is to grow older
Book cover image of One hundred years: portraits of a community aged 0-100 by Jenny Lewis. In the background is a number 26 bus going to Hackney Wick, and typical of the streets of Hackney you will see lots of cyclists
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
It’s our 1yr Bluesky anniversary!🎉 We joined during #LearningAtWorkWeek last year & we’re still here, committed to supporting learning in its many forms every day, every month, every year! Finding evidence, Textbooks, KnowledgeShare current awareness alerts, e-learning for CPD, Study space & more😀
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Drop-in session happening now, until 12noon. 👇 Come up to classroom 2 in the Education Centre, to say hello, and learn about learning...with the library team! 😀 #LearningAtWorkWeek
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It is Homerton #LearningatWorkWeek and Newcomb Library will be running a workshop tomorrow,Tuesday 19 May Come explore your learning opportunities with us 📚💻📟 We've thought of 9 different ways of learning with the library, How many can you think of...? 🤔Give us your replies below, or in person..
Poster advertising the Newcomb Library Learning at Work Week drop in session on Tuesday 19 May between 10am and 12 noon.  Come and discover the many ways to learn with us: books, coaching cards, board games, KnowledgeShare alerts, Libby app, OpenAthens login, YouTube, Reading Lists, e-learning
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
😀 with image! 😉
Books from our Libby Shelf Full of Calm https://libbyapp.com/library/homertonnhs/curated-1786077/audiobooks/page-1
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Feeling burnt out? Audiobooks can help Take a look & listen to our "Shelf Full of Calm" @libbyapp.com audiobooks 🎧 📚 👉 libbyapp.com/library/home... #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Booksky #LibbyApp
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Libby
All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby: the award-winning, much-loved app for libraries.
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Happy #InternationalNursesDay to all our Homerton & ELFT nursing colleagues "Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses.We must be learning all our lives" Florence Nightingale For support & help with access to learning resources, we are here for you! See our Florence Nightingale Reading List👇
Book covers of nursing books from our Florence Nightingale Reading list https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=view&shelfnumber=343
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Today is the beginning of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, so we want to highlight one of the books from our Mental Health Reading List homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... The mind manual by Dr Alex George "How are you? No really, how are you?"
Book cover image: THe Mind Manual by Dr Alex George - just one of 70+ books from our Mental Health Reading list - take a look at the rest of the books here, https://homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=view&shelfnumber=799
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today is International Day of the Midwife, a day to celebrate all our fabulous hardworking midwifery colleagues & students at Homerton Hospital We also want to mention our Book of the Month: The Secret Midwife, & our Homerton Midwives Reading list 👇 homerton.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...
Book Cover Image: The Secret Midwife - featured as Book of the Month of May @ Newcomb Library
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
May the library help you stay up to date? KnowledgeShare is our Resource of the Month for May Sign up to KnowledgeShare here: 👉 forms.office.com/e/Fi373AaLhw
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📚Have you checked out our Stress Awareness month reading list on the Newcomb Library catalogue? lhl.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... And we also have our Shelf Full of Calm collection on @libbyapp.com - go take a look! libbyapp.com/library/home... De-stress with a book 📚 #WellbeingWednesday
Newcomb Library Stress Awareness Reading list on Koha - image displays some book covers from books on the reading listNewcomb Library Libby Shelf Full of Calm Reading list - image displays some book covers from books on the reading list
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Our focus this #StressAwarenessMonth is on the Newcomb Library space: a quiet, calm, stress-free place where you can slow down and focus Take a break. Find a seat. Let the library do the rest.
2 images of the Newcomb Library - 3 easy chairs in the foreground and a colourful shelf of books in the background, the other image is of the sofa and jigsaw puzzle located at the far end of the library.  Whatever you need to do: work on a computer, catch up on an studying, or just relaxing with a book, the Newcomb Library is the place to de-stress
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Tonight is #WorldBookNight Will you be joining in with the #ReadingHour from 7-8 pm? Read wherever you are or come along to the library & take a seat! You can read anything, we have lots of 📚 for you to choose from - fiction, poetry, memoirs & more! (The library space is our Resource of the Month)
Images of comfy chairs in the Newcomb Library, several book covers and the World Book Night logo
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Newcomb Library @newcomblibrary.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Discover a world of ideas at the Newcomb Library, a calm, houseplant, & book filled space here at Homerton Hospital -open to all staff & students Today, is #EarthDay so take inspiration from our Green Reading List tfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=view&shelfnumber=353 💚 🌱 📗 & take action!
Images of houseplants and books from the Newcomb Library's Green Reading List https://lhl.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=view&shelfnumber=353
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