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Library services for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, with Libraries at North Manchester, Oxford Road, Trafford General and Wythenshawe Hospitals

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're enjoying Throne of Glass, but we've got our next book already lined up - a perfect selection for the spooky month of October! We think the publisher has missed a trick though - surely this book should have been made from parts from old books? #fiction #book #booksky #library #librarysky
The front cover of Frankenstein - it's a 1994 edition with a yellow/brown image of Frankenstein's monster on the frontThe very first page, a detailed biography of Mary Shelley with a little portrait of her too!First page of chapter 5 - aka "This idea may have been a mistake"The back cover of our edition of Frankenstein - it's a 1994 Puffin Classic.

The price section says this book was originally £4.99/$4.99, not a bad amount for a classic!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another old bookmark found in our office! We love the look of these Blackwell's bookmarks - we're planning on trying to get them into some books! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
The front of the Blackwells bookmark - it's a vintage edition modelled on the bookmarks from 1939!

It's in black and white, with an illustration of Trinity College and the address of Blackwells in Oxford next to it. The back of the Blackwell's bookmark, it's black text on a white background. 

The text is a verse by John Masefield.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As we settle back into the library, we need to address our returns shelf - it's looking a bit dishevelled! If the returns shelf is a train station, then we have got lots of passengers going to very different places! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
Our returns shelf, looking a bit chaotic! There are a few books sticking out and it's an odd blend of fiction and non fiction!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After an unexpected closure, we're back! It's good to be in the library again - our first job was to grab that Sarah J. Maas book that we've been wanting to read for ages! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
The front door of the library - it's been painted, even under the sign!A long shot of North Manchester Hospital Library from the opposite side of the main entranceSaying hello to our trusty self service machine!Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, our next read! It's a later edition we believe, it has a great use of gray, black and yellow!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's always a sad day when it's time to withdraw books from the library, but everyone has to move on eventually, right? 😢 #library #librarysky #booksky #book
Our 'Withdrawn From Stock' stamp across the title page of a withdrawn bookA pile of books in our office, waiting to be withdrawnA pile of books in our office, waiting to be withdrawn
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We've finished reading Atmosphere - another superb book from Taylor Jenkins Reid! It's now on it's way back to the fiction shelves...not sure it will be there long! #book #booksky #library #librarysky #atmosphere #taylorjenkinsreid
Our library's copy of Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, with it's front cover of a space rocket blasting into the sky. It's a nice blend of clouds and blue skiesOur copy of Atmosphere on the returns shelf. Not much to say really - it's a pale wooden shelf near the office door with a sticker saying 'Returns' on it.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Here is our collection of signed books in Trafford Hospital Library and a selection of the messages inside! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
A selection of our signed books at Trafford Hospital Library...with our fan sneaking into shot behind them...Some of the signatures inside our books!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We went looking at our allergy books to see if they had any tips on how to deal with hayfever...they did not 😥 Lots of interesting diagrams though and we did love the ribbons in the Oxford Handbook! #library #librarysky #book #booksky #hayfever
Lining up two of our allergy books on the shelf - Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology (small and purple) and Allergy and Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice (big heavy books with a a blue/green cover)An illustration from the Middleton Allergy textbook...we're not sure what it means but there are lots of chemical elements and shapes?Two ribbons (orange and lilac, the same as the front cover) attached to the Oxford Handbook that act as a bookmark. We like these and wish more books had them!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Getting a book ready for an adventure to another library! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
Our copy of 'Organising care around patients: Stories from the frontline of the NHS' heading off on loan! We've got the envelope ready and a pair of scissors has sneaked into the shot!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A quiet start to the June for our returns shelf! We're glad to see The Names return to us - it's gone from donation to loanee to returnee in the space of a month! #library #librarysky #book #booksky #fiction #fictionbook
A picture of our returns shelf - it's a light brown shelf attached to the office wall with two books on - The Names and an exam book. Both have green spines.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We rescued this cook book from a sale...only to find we already have it at home 😥 No worries though - we're giving it a new life in the library, among all the other cookbooks! #library #librarysky #book #booksky #vegan #cookbook
Our rescued copy of the Deliciously Ella Quick and Easy cookbook! It's got a muted yellow cover with a burgundy spine. A rather tasty recipe for a spinach and chickpea curry!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Catching up with our books that went on loan as part of our YourBooks initiative - they look pretty settled in the staff room, don't they? #library #librarysky #book #booksky #libraryshelf #bookshelf #fiction #wellbeing
It's a picture of our books that went out as YourBooks books - they've got a nice shelf in a staff room, complete with a gingerbread men/house ornament and a sign that says "Read.Return.Repeat." Looks like they've got a nice place to stay in for the next few months!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We feel like we're being grumpy putting stickers asking library users not to write in our books, but you'd be surprised at how many people write in library books! #library #librarysky #book #booksky
A sticker on the Atomic Habits Workbook telling library users 'please do not write in this book.' We've put the 'do not' part in red, which feels strict but we need to get reader's attention!The sticker sheet of our 'Please do not write in this book' stickers - they look very serious when you see them all together!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We're not sure if retro bookmarks are a thing, but we did find this World Book Night 2023 bookmark in our cupboard! It's quite striking and in good shape - we now need to find a book for it! #library #librarysky #booksky #bookmark
Our World Book Night 2023 bookmark - it's a nice shade of navy blue with a World Book Night moon logo and a QR code. The QR code still works too!The back of the World Book Night bookmark, it's navy blue with some white text on.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's International Nurses Day today, so we set up a new display stand at Wythenshawe Hospital Library! #nurses #library #librarysky #booksky #book
Our new display for International Nurses Day on our circular stand at Wythenshawe Hospital Library! It's a selection of books on nursing with a poster providing QR Codes to our nursing e-books!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We've started our YourBooks initiative! This means we lend some of our fiction and wellbeing books out for NHS staff to keep in their offices. We appreciate NHS staff are busy, so if they can't come to the library we will try to bring the library to them! #library #librarysky #books #booksky
Our YourBooks book mark - it's pink with our logo, text explaining how to contact us and our YourBooks logo!Our copy of 'A Boy Called Saul' with our YourBooks logo sticker on it! The logo is a collection of books with 'YourBooks' underneath.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Shout out to our new copy of The Names - processed as a donation on Friday - assigned as a reservation to a reader on Monday - posted out on Tuesday Not bad at all! #library #librarysky #booksky #book #fiction
Our new donation copy of The Names, ready to jump into an envelope on it's first loan!

It's got our compliment slip in the pages, which is the library book equivalent of a suitcase!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It's International Day of the Midwife today, so we've set up a book stand especially in Wythenshawe Hospital Library! #library #librarysky #books #booksky #midwife #midwives
Our stand at Wythenshawe Hospital Library for International Day Of The Midwife - it's a circular stand with several books on and a poster with QR code links to the relevant e-books!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Say hi to our new additions! These books are donations that have survived our rigorous selection process and been selected to join our fiction collection! #library #librarysky #book #booksky #fiction
Four new books on our desk waiting to be processed and join the shelves!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We managed to get an Atomic Habits family picture when Atomic Habits dropped in between loans We're glad we did - half an hour after this picture was taken, Atomic Habits was back out on loan again! #books #booksky #library #librarysky
Our copies of Atomic Habits and The Atomic Habits Workbook together...not sure when we'll be able to do this again!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Spent our Friday afternoon producing our new fiction sign and setting up new fiction displays! #library #librarysky #books #booksky
Our new fiction display outside of the Library Office!Our new fiction 'Story' sign - it's got five different coloured columns breaking down the benefits of reading using the letters in 'Story' Our new fiction display in the library!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Day 2 of new book deliveries!!! Some fantastic books here - we really need to start reading Sarah J. Maas' books but we have no idea where to start! #booksky #books #librarysky #library
'The Octopus Organization' by Phil Le Brun and Jana Werner...we love the cover, who doesn't love octopuses?Two of Sarah J. Maas' books, 'Throne of Glass' and 'A Court of Thorns and Roses'. Two amazing covers here!A tower of all our new books - you can see the quality and quantity!A picture of the small books in today's delivery of new books!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New book delivery!!! We've received the first set of books from our new book order, it's always great to see so many new shiny books! #books #booksky #library #librarysky
Some new books on display, highlighted by 'House of Earth And Blood' by Sarah J. Maas!A selection of new fiction books!A mixed display of books - there's fiction, medical and wellbeing books!A big pile of books spine first, with Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology on top of the pile!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
April is Autism Acceptance Month, so we're planning ahead with this display at Wythenshawe Hospital Library! #library #librarybooks #books #booksky
Our Autism Acceptance display at Wythenshawe Hospital Library! It's a carousel of books with a poster at the top.
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We've had some returns to deal with this afternoon, always good to see books return after an adventure outside of the library! #library #librarysky #booksky
A motley crew of returning books that have come from Oxford Road Campus Library!Two of Olivia Smith's books on Mind Maps - we love the colours and design of the covers!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We're out and about today at the #NMAHP Conference! If you're attending any of the events, come and see us! #library #librarysky #booksky
Our stall at North Manchester General Hospital's event!Our stall at Wythenshawe Hospital's event!Our stall at Oxford Road's event!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Another duck?!? This one turned up in Wythenshawe Hospital Library...where are they coming from? #library #librarysky #duck
A little pink duck sat on a monitor base minding their own business...no idea where they came from!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We got tired of always looking for post it notes and got ourselves a LCD notepad! So much easier for taking notes! #library #librarysky
Our new LCD Notepad saying hello!Our LCD notepad at work, taking a tally and recording those shelf marks!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Can't believe what we spotted on the noticeboard yesterday...we had to double check! #library #librarysky #duck
Looking at the noticeboard outside the library, what's that yellow dot on top of the notice board?It's a duck on top of the noticeboard?!? Let's get closer and have a look...It is a duck!!! A very happy looking duck too!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Got a big pile of books we can't find on the stock take list 😲 We don't know why they haven't shown up - most of them are huge books, not sure how they've been missed! #library #librarysky #books #booksky
A pile of books that we couldn't find in our stock take - some huge books here!More huge books that aren't on the stock take list - time to get our detective hat on!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Celebrating World Book Day with homemade costumes - why not spark up a conversation about your favourite childhood books with a friend today? #justkeepreading #readingforpleasure #happybookmemories #librarieskeepingbooksfree 📖📚📕
Human dressed as an alligator for world book day 2026 - large cardboard head, green outfit and brown waistcoat to resemble Mango from the book Investigators
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A few pictures from outside - it was nice to see the sun again! #library #librarysky
A shot of the Post Graduate Centre, not the best shot but the sun is blaring down!A picture of the car park outside of the Post Graduate Centre, the sun is casting a huge shadow!A picture of across the way from the Post Graduate Centre - the tree is bare from winter but the leaves will be back soon!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Not everyone's pulling their weight in the library - we had to have a serious word with these book stands! #library #librarysky #booksky
Not sure what our book stands are doing here - they're all piled up in a heap on the returns shelf. We can see they're not doing their job though!We've lined the book stands up on the desk and had a word with them - they'll be back in the library today displaying books!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Taking down some old posters made us realise that you should always check a library's poster display - you never know what events they're hosting! #library #librarysky #poster #posters
Our Lunchtime Learn posters have been taken down now after a really successful week of events!Our Reflective Practice poster on the poster display, two sessions coming up in the next few months!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Dealing with a departing book from a book display means we have to scout a replacement like a sports team would - lots of analysis and spreadsheets! 😁 #library #librarysky #booksky
One of our Oxford Handbooks has gone on loan, leaving a gap in our display!Our scouting report has told us that Oxford Handbook Of Medical Education In Practice is the right replacement!Slotting the replacement into the display!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Back from holiday 😢but always happy to be back in a library again! 😁 We had a returns trolley to check and a poster to rescue from behind the self service machine (curse you, Blu Tac!) but we're back in the library groove now! #library #librarysky #booksky
A pile of books on the returns trolley!We have checked they've been returned and put them on the returns shelve for shelving!A NoW poster that has fell behind the back of the self service machine!We were able to put the NoW poster back up again, might be time to get more Blu Tac though!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Here are our most borrowed fiction books of 2025! Honourable mention to Before The Coffee Goes Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - we would have included it here, but it's gone out on loan again! #library #librarysky #booksky #fiction
'Carrie Soto Is Back' by Taylor Jenkins Reid'Verity' by Colleen Hoover'Lessons In Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We've been receiving books from other libraries for reservations and we're enjoying seeing all the different date labels! We feel like an airport checking passport paperwork when we look at all these different labels! #librarysky #library #bluesky
A date label from Royal LancasterA date label from Wirral University Teaching Hospital, we like the background the green gives it.A date label from Countess of Chester, again the slight bit of green really adds to it.A date label from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, note the fine warning!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A new display for a new year! We've spent the morning moving and cleaning, we think it looks really good thanks to the bright Oxford Handbooks! #library #librarysky #booksky
Step 1 - clear the previous display books and posters. Here's our empty display shelf!Step 2 - wipe down the display shelf. This leaves us with a very dusty wipe, but a clean shelf!Step 3 - get some books for the new display! We've gone with some colourful Oxford Handbooks for this display.Step 4 - Voila, one brand new display! We've got our Library Hub sign on top of the display cabinet with some Oxford Handbooks just below!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Taking a glance at our 'At A Glance' textbook series! #library #librarysky #booksky
A snapshot of our 'At A Glance' textbooks!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It's been a crazy Friday morning - we've been dealing with organising the library and trying to locate missing debit cards while nervously waiting for the snow to fall! We will be reading more of 'Plan and Organize Your Life', we definitely need the help! #library #librarysky #booksky
'Plan and Organize Your Life' by Beatrice Naujalyte, just the book we need today!A page from 'Plan and Organize Your Life' explaining the 'Hedgehog Concept.' We're fascinated by this - we never realised hedgehogs were so smart!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Strange bookmarks, part 1. This fell out of a returned book today, not really sure what it is but we decided to reward it's services to reading by pinning it to our noticeboard! #library #librarysky #booksky #bookmark
We're not sure what this is (possibly a car freshener or a label? It's a pink oval piece of card with a cat like creature on it) but it had been moonlighting as a bookmark!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Another cold day at NMGH Library - we're doing our best to stay inside and stay warm! Grateful for books and hot green tea on days like these! #library #librarysky #booksky
A sign warning us it may be slippery! Spoiler - it is slippery, there is ice everywhere!A photo of the empty car park in front of the library, looking cold but very peaceful...The outside of the library, looking as cold as we feel!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year! It's January which means we're cold and craving healthy food. This recipe from Green Kids Cook sounds incredible, we're tempted to make this ourselves this weekend! #library #librarysky #booksky
Our copy of 'Green Kids Cook' by Jenny ChandlerA tasty looking recipe for a Sweet Potato, Broccoli and Peanut Butter Curry!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Merry Christmas! It's been a fun 2025 on Bluesky, we've enjoyed all the interactions we've had! From ourselves, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! #library #librarysky #booksky
Charles wishes you all a Merry Christmas from his pool of Celebrations!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
We always enjoy getting new donations, especially when they're so bright! Charles, the green squashie thing who lives on our desk, likes them. Truth be told, we invited him onto the picture because we thought he was an avocado! #library #librarysky #booksky
Two of our new possible donations - Bob Mortimer's 'The Hotel Avocardo' (yellow cover) and Mary Watson's 'The Cleaner' (pink cover) along with Charles, the green Squishmallow who lives on our desk. No idea where he came from but he seems happy!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Starting to feel festive now - it's hard not to when you see two Christmas trees just before you get to the library! #library #librarysky #booksky #chrismastree
Christmas tree #1 - a huge tree just before the main entrance of North Manchester General Hospital. Love the huge gold star on top!Christmas tree #2 - A smaller tree just after the main entrance, you can see NMGH Library in the background!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Shout out to one of our unsung heroes, the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub banner! Deserves credit for quietly promoting the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub wherever we move it to! #library #librarysky #booksky #nhslibrary
Our NHS Knowledge and Library Hub banner in the library, quietly doing it's job!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Not to be left out, Wythenshawe Hospital Library and Trafford General Hospital Library now have their Christmas trees up! #library #librarysky #booksky #christmas #christmastree
Our Christmas Tree at Wythenshawe Hospital Library - Scully insisted on being in the picture! Our recycled paper tree at Trafford General Hospital Library!
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Getting festive in Oxford Road Campus Library! #library #librarysky #books #christmas #christmasdecorations
Our anatomy model with some stylish green tinsel and a fabulous set of Christmassy antennas (we think that's what they are!)Stan the skeleton in his Santa hat!A tiny Christmas tree with some furry teddies on!A 'Library Christmas Tree' - it's made from books! Has to have a big gold star on top too!
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