Things in the library 1st Aug

Things back in the library..me

Nice B & B location! ©Gill Kaye 2014

..after a lovely holiday in Kefalonia I was straight off to a 2 day conference of Health Librarians in Oxford. There were over 200 delegates from all health sectors: NHS trusts, Primary Care, Professional bodies, Charities, Universities etc. A fantastic if hectic 2 days with lots of good ideas for future service development - a couple of quotes that have stuck with me that summarise for me why our role as librarians is important
[healthcare staff need to spend] "less time finding info & knowledge and more time using it"
"Getting information off the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant" [you will be swamped]

Things published
NICE have published quality standard guideline on 'Feverish illness in children under 5 years' read it here
Public Health England have published their Annual flu programme information: training slides and publicity matierial available here

©Gill Kaye 2014

Things to remember

We are now into holiday opening hours so will be closing at 17:00 every weekday until 1st September - out of hours books can be left in the book drop box.
Don't forget your holiday reading - or sit on your Kindle like I did!

Things Yorkshire

Today is Yorkshire Day and there is a quiz here..I got 12 out of 15...can you beat me?




Things to do
Learn to Swim for adults - never too late to learn or improve
Sport Sheffield are offering Adult Swimming Lessons to Adults keen to learn to swim. If you are interested please call 0114 222 6999 - places limited - sessions over the summer for:
Swim for Fitness   Beginners 1   Beginners 2   Improvers
Mandarin Summer School  Get your kids to learn Chinese
Organised by the Confucius Institute at the University of Sheffield (SCI), which disseminates Chinese language and culture to the wider communities, Mandarin Summer School provides fun-learning and play care for school-age children (aged 5-16) during summer holiday.Booking via the University online store:
 Activities include:
 - Spoken Mandarin language
 - Pinyin- the phonetic system and Chinese characters
 - Chinese writing and calligraphy
 - Chinese painting
 - Drawing and colouring
 - Arts and Crafts
 - Kung Fu fans and swords
 - Folk dance
 - Storytelling and cultural knowledge
 - Games and plays