Things in the library 24th April...

Things about our birthday...

Our 70th birthday party was organised, invites sent, party food planned (thank you Co-op) and birthday cake ready to be baked……. then Covid-19 hit, and we had to cancel our plans for Friday 1st May. Please help us to celebrate, remotely or at a social distance. We can’t do a birthday drive by, but we’d like you send us a birthday message of some sort  about the library, our service or staff (past and present). Tell us what you like or love, tell us your memories and experiences of the library over the 70 years it has been open.
Email us or send us a message on one of our social media platforms  (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook) and use our hashtag #IllingworthLibraryis70 so we can follow.

If you are working on Western Bank site then join Sarah in the library next Friday 1st May for Coffee and Cake.

Things we can still do...
Just about everything really....we can still help you join the library, request articles, do literature searches and provide most of our Book a Librarian services remotely, including 1:1 training. Additionally the library has been opened as a Covid-19 conversation-free zone with hot drinks provided, colouring sheets, and some computers available for use - at a social distance. We have 160 e-books available and are always happy to consider additional purchases. Please keep library staff and each other safe by hand-washing before you enter and adhere to social distancing. We share a 70th birthday year with Peanuts comic strip.

Things to watch...
The University of Sheffield have a long history of public lectures and video recordings of many of the ones given since 2014 are available online, from speakers as diverse as local artist Joe Scarborough to Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and First Minister of Scotland.

Things to keep children safe online...
Net Aware, the website keeping parents and carers up to date with the latest news about social networks, apps and games their children are using, has updated their content to include information on Snapchat's new mental health feature, having a Netflix party, and information about video chat, video sharing and live-streaming.

Things about parent education...
Health Professionals (HPs) play an important role in supporting parents to care for their children, by facilitating parents' knowledge and skills development through parent education. This is achieved through teaching, whereby planned strategies, based on principles of how people learn, enable learning. Despite Learning Principles being the fundamental tenets of the learning process, how HPs perceive and use Learning Principles in their practice is neglected in the healthcare literature. This article is a scoping review of the literature around this subject.



Things to read...
The Reading Agency has ideas, activities and challenges from across their programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you may be teaching remotely.
The activities available to download will be refreshed every couple of weeks, and they have The Reading Agency Toolkit available for you to download, which gives some great hints and tips for keeping well and reading during this time of isolation. The Reading Agency are also responsible for producing the lists of Mood Boosting Books - 54 of which we have available for loan in the library.

Amazon Kindle also have a range of free books and digital magazines available for download - you
can read them via the free Kindle reading App even if you don't have an actual Kindle.
If you live in Sheffield you can access free ebooks, audiobooks, comics via Sheffield Libraries and most other local authorities will provide similar services. For other Sheffield Library events check their Facebook page




Things about salads...
I have been enjoying lots of lovely salads from my husband's favourite book whilst on staycation in my garden over the last two weeks. I can't reproduce his recipes here but have just discovered a website that has a salad recipe finder so if you put in any ingredient that you have available many suggestions of lovely salads will come up.  You can also search for spicy salads, quick and easy, children friendly and many other themes....salad will never be boring again!

Things in the library 12 Oct...

Might children rust...

Certainly a danger of that if left outside in today's rain! However this is a serious editorial about the risks of supplementary oxygen in acute illness. It's also not very often that one of the references dates from 1774!


Things about online forums...

This research sought to determine if the health advice provided in online discussion forms aimed at parents of young children is accurate and in agreement with evidence found in evidence-based resources and to discover whether or not these forums are an avenue for misinformation. They concluded that: "While roughly half of the health-related advice provided in online discussion forums aimed at parents of young children is accurate, only a small portion of the advice is incorrect; therefore, these sources are not a major concern for the spread of misinformation."
If you want help to identify the best available evidence then you can request training or ask us to do a literature search for you.

Things about integrated care in South Yorkshire...
From the beginning of October national NHS bodies have transferred greater control to South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw for health services run and delivered to the 1.5 million people who live there. Most of the partnership work between the NHS, councils and the voluntary sector will take place at a local level in each of the five places covered by the arrangements: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.  The Integrated Care System will support this work and address issues that will be best delivered through collaboration across the whole of South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

Things to read...
As the weather gets more gloomy what better than to curl up with a good book.
The reading Agency has announced their Mood Boosting Book list for 2018. if you want the full details of the titles please email the library for the list.

Things not to miss...
Still time to sign up for our Randomised Coffee Trial in November if you work at SCH. So far 97 people have signed up...who will be the 100th? You will be matched randomly with another volunteer then all you have to do is agree a time and place for you both to meet and chat for 30-40 mins. Sign up via this form (may not work in Internet explorer so use Chrome)

Things about health inequalities...
Public health England recently published a report comparing physical health conditions between people with severe mental illness and the general population by age, sex and deprivation using primary care data. It shows people with severe mental illness suffer significantly worse physical health compared to the general population, with the greatest inequalities seen among younger people.

Things to eat...
I made this pasta sauce last night from a New York Times recipe which sounded intriguing  Pasta With Fried Lemons and Chile Flakes and we really loved it. It sounds a bit fiddly but it really isn't and you use the boiling water in which you have blanched the lemon slices in to cook your pasta. It says the celery leaves and parsley are optional but I would add them if you can...so if you saw me rejecting lots of packs of celery in Tescos yesterday you now know why!

Things in the library 28th Sept...

Things that are exciting...

There is a real buzz around the launch of our Randomised Coffee Trial @ SCH. Join in today via this form and in late October you will be randomly matched to another member of SCH staff. You both then agree a time and place to meet for coffee (or other drink) during November and just chat for 30-40 mins.
Why?…it’s a good way to meet new colleagues, make connections and find out more about each other.
You can talk about anything you like ….it doesn't have to be a job related …but it can be...don't miss out!

Things about children & social care...

A strengths-based approach (SBA) to social care focuses on identifying the strengths, or assets, as well as the needs and difficulties of children, young people and families. This briefing from Social Care Institute for Excellence describes how SBAs work and assesses their effectiveness. The values and principles that inform this approach are not new, but there has been a rapidly growing interest over the last five years in such approaches. These approaches are also about co-production – people providing care working in equal partnership with those who need it to design and deliver services.

Things about Childhood Tuberculosis...
This article looks at The Changing Landscape of Childhood Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. They describe the recent epidemiology of childhood TB in the UK, how this compares to TB in adults, and document changes with time (2000-2015).




Things about health inequalities...
The aim of this systematic review is to examine the effect of age on associations between household income and overall health from birth to adolescence, and whether age patterns vary by country. It is uncertain whether income-related health inequalities remain stable, widen, or narrow as children age, which impacts optimal timing of equity-focused interventions.

Things to have your say about...
Sheffield City Region (SCR) is working with South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive to establish what the future of the Supertram system might look like. The consultation opens on Monday 24 September and runs until Monday 5 November. The consultation seeks views on three options:

• Maintaining Supertram as it is through ongoing essential repairs
• Renewing and modernising Supertram’s tracks, vehicles and information systems
• Exploring alternative options to Supertram

They are encouraging as many people as possible to have their say in this consultation. For more information about the proposals on the future of Supertram and to take part visit this website

Things about war & peace...
This autumn, as the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War armistice, Sheffield City Libraries are considering how Sheffield and the surrounding area has been shaped by conflict through the ages. From early Anglo-Saxons to the defense of Sheffield Castle, from Waterloo to rebuilding after the Sheffield Blitz; they will be revealing fascinating stories from our city‘s rich and complex history. a variety of events can be booked online.

Things to attend...
Reading group on Wed 3rd October 17:15 to 18:15 (discussing 'The Children Act') and Journal Club Thurs 4th October 8:00 to 9.00 (contact the library for details) both on F Floor of Stephenson Wing.

Things to enjoy...

I made this very simple French yogurt cake last night - can recommend it! from the first blog I ever subscribed to when they were a 'new' thing!

Things in the library 27 July...

Things the government says...
The Government response to the joint report of the Education and Health and Social Care Committees on 'Transforming children and young people's mental health provision: a green paper' has been published.

Things about HPV...
It was announced this week that adolescent boys will be offered the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to protect them from cancer. The vaccine not only protects men from HPV-related diseases – such as oral, throat and anal cancer – but also helps reduce the overall number of cervical cancers in women, though a process known as ‘herd immunity’.The extension of the vaccine to boys follows the success of England’s HPV vaccination programme for girls and the recent introduction of one for men who have sex with men. The programme is expected to vaccinate thousands of boys in England each year. This statement sets out the conclusions of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on extending the HPV vaccination programme to adolescent boys in the UK.

Things about quality of life...
Epilepsy in children negatively impacts on caregiver quality of life (QOL). The study [in Journal of neurology] aimed to evaluate the relationships between patient factors [demographics, clinical factors, health-related quality of life (HRQL)], contextual factors (socio-economic factors), caregiver mood, and caregiver QOL, and whether family factors mediate the relationship between patient HRQL and caregiver QOL. They conclude that:

"Patient HRQL and caregiver mood were more important correlates of caregiver QOL than seizure severity in medically intractable epilepsy. The findings are significant in delineating variables (caregiver mood and family factors) that are potentially modifiable, and show promise for improving caregiver QOL."

Things about parental pre-operative anxiety...

This systematic review and meta-analysis looks at studies assessing the effectiveness of audiovisual (AV) interventions aimed at reducing anxiety in parents whose children are undergoing elective surgery. Their primary outcome was parental anxiety. Secondary outcomes included children’s preoperative anxiety and postoperative outcomes; parental satisfaction, knowledge, and need for anesthesia information. If you cannot access the full text of this article (or any other) than SCH staff can request from us using our online form 

Things to read...
It is our August reading group meeting next week (Wed 17:15 in the library) we will be discussing 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' so do come and join us over a drink and nibbles. Our next book for Sept is the classic 'Catch 22'. Don't forget we have quite a large collection of leisure books available for you to borrow for your summer holiday reading - come and have a browse of check what we have online.



Things flapping about...

This summer we have constantly been serenaded by seagulls...no the tide hasn't come in to Sheffield ...they are nesting close by. This week we spotted the juvenile birds walking around on the roof.



Things to make without heat...
If you are finding it too hot to cook at the moment there is a nice collection of recipes here to tempt you

Things in the library 15th December...

Christmas greetings to all our readers

Things to eat and drink...

Blog readers (and others) can call into the library next week and enjoy a free mini chocolate roll and some non-alcoholic mulled 'wine' with us (while stocks last) - just come to the counter and ask.

Things about Marmite...
The next journal club will be Thursday 21 December, 8.00 to 9.00 in the Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Stephenson Wing. Title: Marmite and Migraines: Should we be Recommending Riboflavin as Migraine Prophylaxis in Young People? Contact the library for the papers.

Things about the library closing hours...

Next Thursday 21 Dec the library will be closed during the day as we will be enjoying ourselves stocktaking.....dust...heavy lifting....burn a few calories before Christmas feasting... we are open again on Friday 22nd Dec. 

We are then closed from Dec 25th to Jan 1st and we re-open on Tuesday 2nd Jan at our normal hours of 8:45 to 19:00. As always a 'book returns' box is situated outside the library  when we are closed.




Things coming soon...
New Year, New Resolutions and a New Service...we are launching a new service in January...find out more in the New Year...watch this space!


Things about organ donation...

The government have launched a consultation about organ and tissue donation. They wants to know what people think about proposed changes in which people are considered willing to be an organ donor after their death, unless they have ‘opted out’. The defining issues of the new system are:

• how much say families have in their deceased relative’s decision to donate their organs
• when exemptions to ‘opt-out’ would be needed, and what safeguards would be necessary
• how a new system might affect certain groups depending on age, disability, race or faith

Things about reading...

A small study was published in Acta Paediatrica this week that compared the time spent using screen-based media or reading books on the functional connectivity of the reading-related brain regions in children aged 8-12. They found that time spent reading was positively correlated with higher functional connectivity between the seed area and left-sided language, visual and cognitive control regions. In contrast, screen time was related to lower connectivity between the seed area and regions related to language and cognitive control. They conclude that: screen time and time spent reading books showed different effects on functional connectivity between the visual word form area and language, visual and cognitive-control regions of the brain. These findings underscore the importance of children reading to support healthy brain development and literacy and limiting screen time. 

Things about breastfeeding...

Offering new mothers financial incentives may significantly increase low breastfeeding rates, new research from the University of Sheffield and the University of Dundee has found. More than 10,000 new mothers across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire were involved in the ground breaking study which offered shopping vouchers worth up to £120 if their babies received breast milk (breastfeeding or expressed milk) at two days, 10 days and six weeks old. A further £80 of vouchers was available if their babies continued to receive breast milk up to six months. Breastfeeding levels in the UK are some of the lowest in the world – in some areas just 12 per cent of six to eight week-old babies are breastfed. The trial, funded by the National Prevention Research Initiative and Public Health England, saw an increase of six percentage points in the areas where the scheme was offered, compared with those areas where the scheme was not available. Full article in JAMA Pediatrics is available via Open Athens for SCH staff. 

Things about Medical Education...

Coaching has been employed successfully in the competitive sports, professional music, and business and corporate worlds. It is now emerging as a training modality in medical education.This paper reviews the current evidence on coaching strategies for doctors and medical students and identifies strong evidence to support coaching as a method to improve technical skills. There is great scope for further studies investigating the power of coaching in medical students and doctors.

Something Paddington would like...

I love the sound of this Nigel Slater recipe for Marmalade pears with vanilla ice cream (scroll down the page) and hope to try it out over the Festive Season....without getting too sticky! 

This is the last blog of 2017 so we look forward to presenting you with further 'things' in 2018 and hope you all have

a Happy New Year!