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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy birthday, Agatha Christie 🔎 136 years after her birth, we're still reading her books, watching her plays and debating whodunnit We can't wait to celebrate her from 30 October 2026, when Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery opens - you coming? link.bl.uk/ubb

Black and white photograph of Agatha Christie. She is sat in an armchair in her living room, looking up whilst writing maybe a chapter or some notes on a notepad.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our library team are primed and ready to introduce our new resident doctors to all of the wonderful services that we offer! We also have Nuno, our lovely rep from EBSCO here to talk about all things Dynamed! Come say hello! #UHDB #EBSCO #Dynamed

Beth and Lindsay from the library team standing with Nuno from EBSCO, in front of our well stocked promotional stand.

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WHO @who.int · 24/07/2026

Are you enjoying relaxing by the water this summer? Be safe around the water. Learn about drowning prevention tips.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We're currently looking to reorganise our biblioteca, so watch this space!* *they won't let us paint on the ceiling though

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Jo Illsley @joillsley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Another @uhdblibrary.bsky.social jigsaw completed...and who is that on our wall of winners?? #jimothy

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Maybe they HERD about our amazing collections.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

QHB Library has had a major change from Catwatch to COW-WATCH. Look at this little cutie! Mooooooooove yourself over to Burton site library and admire our ever increasing wildlife.

Baby cow in the field outside our Burton site library.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Pharmacology can be found in classmark QV, Reproductive Medicine in WP.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Some of our team had a great day out at Stafford. They came, they saw, they delivered!

Joe delivering an Introduction to Literature Searching session

Hannah delivering her session to the crowd!

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Honestly thought this was Boycie from Only Fools and Horses..

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

5000th biblio record created! (Its a Library thing..) derby.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

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Confetti Style

Alt: Confetti Style

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

A mug of a teapot, in the shape of a man lifting both his legs into the air.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We've not had much luck with our 'Catwatch' recently, so here are a few graceful beauties to keep you going on a Tuesday. #catwatch

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Our new look Koha for Policies and Guidelines has launched today, with a snazzy new homepage! It's never been more simple to find the documents you need. #Koha #clinicalguidelines #UHDB derby.koha-ptfs.co.uk

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The UHDB book club put up a team in the Derby Book Festival quiz. We came 6th!* *(out of 6)

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We're not the only library that does 'Catwatch'

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's #LearningatWork week, and our manager Beth is on Level 5 with plenty of info and objects from our museum collection! Why not pop up and say hello!

Beth, standing by our table with display boards and museum objects

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

What did you read for World Book Night? Or maybe you prefer to have stories read to you? Here's one of our favourites. Christopher Walken reads "Three Little Pigs". www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVCi...

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Three little pigs read by Christopher Walken.

YouTube video by Craig Murray

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The photo represents the background 'support' that admin staff provide. Just to be clear, we're not saying that clinical staff are babies....😜

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Admin staff don't always get the recognition that they deserve for the support they provide to the NHS, so bravo to UHDB for their 'Admin Professionals Day' yesterday, our library staff were chuffed to bits getting messages of appreciation! #NHSAdmin #UHDB

Photo of a victorian mother under a blanket (admin staff) propping up a baby (clinical staff) for a family photo.

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Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Poor #HealthLiteracy sits Under the Radar yet is a predictor of ill-health There is much we can do. Looking forward to giving the Keynote at #LILAC2026, organised by @cilip.bsky.social Information Literacy Group: share.google/fcySejaaRFUQ... Below, a reminder of the start of our Literacy journey.

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

💛 Animals Are Pure Love 💛 °•💙❤️💚🤍🧡💜💛♡•°

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy #StPatricksDay everyone. See if you can split the Samuel Taylor Coleridge. ☘️📚🍺

A pint of Guinness made from black Penguin Classics with the top few books turned around to look like foam

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

There are statues of many great debaters in this hall. We're surprised some of the library staff aren't in here after the great biscuit debate of 2022 (shameless plug: www.bmj.com/content/379/...). Aside from the tour, there were some great talks and panel discussions - grateful for the experience!

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Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library

Evidence suggests that complementary hot drinks and biscuits benefit an overworked and highly stressed healthcare workforce. But when signage in healthcare libraries asks patrons not to consume “exces...

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Our library assistant, Amy, got to go on the annual Library Open Day at the House of Commons this week. While photos were forbidden in many areas, we did get some photos of St Stephen's Hall, where the House of Commons sat until the Chapel was destroyed by the fire of 1834.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Thank you to Sam Hussain for organising this great conference on health inequalities! So much covered - ethnicity, LGBTQ+, deprivation, and more. Looking forward to next year. #UHDBHIC2026

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Great engagement with our health literacy workshop on Wednesday - discussing what prevents patients accessing information and ways to help.

Our clinical librarians Lindsay (left) and Hannah (right) standing in front of a large TV displaying their health literacy presentation

Hannah standing in a room full of groups around tables

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📚❤️ Our Valentine’s Box is out! Tell us: 💖 What you love about the library 💔 What might make you want to dump us Be honest — we can handle the truth (we think). Drop your thoughts in the box next time you visit! #LibraryLove

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

LOTS to unpack here. Aren't the reindeer meant to be at the front? What's he doing with that branch? Is everyone getting apples this year? Also he's asking for trouble with a cape that flowy near moving wheels.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

We had our Christmas quiz on Saturday, and so now it's YOUR TURN!. Guess the film and name the Allo Allo/ Film characters in these pictures! "Don't phone, it's just for fun!"

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

"Hi, I'm looking for Obstetrics & Gynaecology?" - "Sorry, you're in the wrong place, this is 'Cask=Hegs8 & CYHPESCOLOGY'"

NHS name badge saying CASK=HEGS & CYHPESCOLOGY

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Christmas BMJ article asking AI 'what does a doctor look like'. "I just need to listen to your heart" - "Doctor, is that a Union Jack at the end of your stethoscope?" - "Haha no, don't be silly, it's only called a union JACK when it's at sea". - JI www.bmj.com/content/391/...

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Virtual Advent Day 19! - I tried to find a fun fact about 19th December, but it was all a bit doom and gloom. So here's a picture of some bells.

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Here are some of our new purchases in the library - we're going heavy on the classics lately 📚

Shelving display with new clinical books

Display of new fiction books in the library

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Advent calendar day 18!! - Fun Fact! On this day on 1707, Charles Wesley was born. He wrote over 6,500 hymns in his lifetime, including the Christmas banger " Hark! The Herald Angels Sing".

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

It's day 16 of the UHDB library Virtual Advent Calendar! - Fun fact of the day - I was meant to start a UHDB Library virtual advent calendar on Bluesky, but I only remembered this on day 16! Join us tomorrow for another virtual advent calendar fun fact!.....(possibly). - JI

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UHDB Knowledge and Library Service @uhdblibrary.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Countdown to Halloween! Here are some of our library staff who attended the "Sing-Along-A Wicker-Man" at the QUAD in Derby. There was also the option to dress up, but we just decided to wear our usual going-out clothes. #Wickerman #QUADDerby

5 members of staff wearing home-made masks of a fish, 2 hares, an owl and a boar. Standard.

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