Things in the library 8th October...

 Things to read... 

The next Reading Group book if 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' by Muriel Spark on 3rd November via Microsoft Teams - please contact the library if you would like to join. At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate in the application of her unorthodox teaching methods and strives to bring out the best in each one of her students. Determined to instill in them independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises them, "Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first. Follow me." And they do--but one of them will betray her.

Things for children to read... 

A new book published recently aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story is a sequel to ‘My Hero is You: how kids can fight COVID-19!’, published in April 2020. Both books have been released by a collaboration of 60 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the MHPSS  Collaborative for Children & Families in Adversity.

‘My Hero is You 2021: how kids can hope with COVID-19!’ draws on the daily realities of millions of children since the beginning of the pandemic. For many, the pandemic continues to disrupt their education, recreation, and time with friends, family and teachers. 

The story – aimed primarily at children aged 6-11 years – sees the return of Ario, a fantasy creature who travels the world helping children to find hope in the future and joy in simple pleasures. Together with old and new friends, Ario addresses the fears, frustrations and concerns children are facing in the current phase of the pandemic, and explores the various coping mechanisms that they can use when faced with difficult emotions like fear, grief, anger and sadness. 

Available to download  free in a variety of languages.

Things to attend...

ScHARR short courses for October-December have been announced.

• MASTERIE ONLINE Course 19th & 26th October 2021 (4 x half days) 20th & 21st October 2021 (2x half-days); Fees £349 

• How to Critically Appraise Research ONLINE Course Wed 20th & Thur 21st October 2021 (2 x half days) Fees; £149
  
  
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis ONLINE Mon 1st, Tues 2nd, Mon 8th and Tues 9th November 2021 (4 days) The course comprises live online sessions, plus a series of short, self-directed exercises to be undertaken in addition to the live sessions. Fees £499

• Introduction to Social Media ONLINE Course: Tues 2nd & Wed, 3rd Nov 2021 (2 x half days). Fees: £149
• How to Quickly Synthesise Research; ONLINE Course: Wed 10th & Thur 11th Nov 2021 (2 x half days) Fees; £149
• Advanced Simulation Methods ONLINE Tues 30th November - Thur 9th December 2021 (6 x half days) Fees; £599
• Scoping Reviews, Mapping Reviews and Evidence Gap Maps ONLINE 1-day course. Date tbc.

Things to keep children active... 

Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than 30% of children and adolescents meet global physical activity recommendations of at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. Schools may be ideal sites for interventions given that children and adolescents in most parts of the world spend a substantial amount of time in transit to and from school or attending school. 

The purpose of this Cochrane Review update is to summarise the evidence on effectiveness of school‐based interventions in increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity and improving fitness among children and adolescents 6 to 18 years of age.

Things to read and attend...

Next Journal Club:  Tues 12 October. Contact the library for a copy of the paper and joining information

Venue: Virtually/ Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Grey Lifts.

Paper: Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Adolescents

Things spooky... 

Kelham Island Museum after dark - an event for children and an event for over-18s on October 28th. Book in advance.

Things about measuring well-being... 

While there is very good national data on the wellbeing of adults, the national statistics on children and young people’s wellbeing in the UK, is not collected regularly, or nationally.

A key role for the What Works Centre for Wellbeing is to create robust, consistent wellbeing measures that can be used with confidence for different purposes and groups in the UK. With this project, they have developed a framework to measure the subjective wellbeing of children and young people, an area with growing national interest, particularly as a result of Covid-19.

Things to take part in... 

The Commission on Young Lives, an independent commission set up to research and design a new national system to support vulnerable young people in England, has opened a call for evidence. They are looking to hear from frontline workers, system leaders and commissioners, and those with lived experience. The closing date for submissions is 30 November 2021.

Things to make... 

I love butternut squash and this risotto is easy to make and fabulous in flavour - don't stint on the sage - the fried leaves on the top may be the best bit! I may have featured it before but make no excuses to do so again.

Things nearly finished... 

Next week will be my final Blog before I retire. There  will be a few weeks before my successor takes up the post so Sarah & Kate will be stretched to cover the  library services.  So there will be a few weeks gap in the blog. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!

Things in the library 10th Sept...

 Things about child well-being... 

The Children’s Society has published its annual Good Childhood report, looking at the wellbeing of children in the UK in 2021. Findings from a survey of around 2,000 10- to 17-year-olds between April and June 2021 include: 7% of 10- to 15-year-olds in the UK are not happy with their lives; the areas causing the greatest dissatisfaction are school, friendship and how they feel about their appearance; and 85% of children who rated how well they had coped during the pandemic gave themselves a score of above five out of ten. Children's happiness is in an alarming state of decline. 

"Society is tragically failing our young people. School, friendships and how they feel about the way they look are causing the greatest dissatisfaction in adolescence."

 Things about art... 

Evening in Benares, India
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)

For the past six months there’s been a lot of work going on behind-the-scenes to renovate, redecorate and redisplay works at the Graves Gallery, and they are now open again.

They have transformed four of the galleries in the Graves – walls have been re-cladded, spaces redecorated and over a third of the artworks on display have been changed over.

Currently you will be able to see Phlegm’s Pandemic Diary, a new exhibition of work by sculptor Mark Firth, an exhibition curated by pioneering artist Keith Piper, and a new display on the theme of landscape.

Things to buy... 

We have over 100 second-hand books for sale, the list and prices are on this spreadsheet. Now that we can take card payments it is easier than ever for you to come up to the library to browse and buy.  You can also ring us with your choices and, if they are still available, we can take your card payment over the phone and either keep them for you to collect or send in the internal mail (at your risk). Please make sure all transactions take place 30 mins before our closing times. 

Things about opening hours... 

A reminder that we are now back open on two evenings a week  Tuesday and Wednesday until 19:00 - it seems to be popular and we have a few regular attendees.

Things about ultra processed foods... 

A cohort study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, of 9025 British children assessed longitudinal associations between UPF consumption and adiposity trajectories from childhood to early adulthood.  Ultraprocessed foods tend to be more energy-dense and nutritionally poorer (ie, high in levels of free sugar, salt, and saturated fats but low in levels of protein, dietary fiber, and micronutrients) compared with less processed alternatives and are designed to be cheap, palatable, durable, convenient, and appealing. The findings suggest that higher UPF consumption is associated with greater increases in adiposity from childhood to early adulthood. 

Robust public health measures that promote minimally processed foods and discourage UPF consumption among children are urgently needed to reduce obesity in England and globally.

 

Things about everything... 

 Whether you want to know more about our training, what we do, how to request an article or what services we can provide for management then our website is the place to look. Including useful links to Book a Librarian, finding e-books or searching our library catalogue.

Things to book and attend... 

Sheffield's brilliant 'Off the Shelf' literary festival is back 15th-31st October. With speakers and events for everyone including comedian and writer Andy Hamilton, Former Labour MP Helen Jackson, Black Women Write Now – curated by Désirée Reynolds' Lady Hale (who was the first woman and youngest person to be appointed to the Law Commission, President of the Supreme Court and a pioneering reformer), Miriam Margoyles and  Poet Laureate Simon Armitage performs a newly commissioned piece in celebration of the Peak District National Park’s 70th anniversary. This brochure has all the events at a glance.

Things to make... 

One of my jobs this weekend is to make crab apple jelly. This year my fairly new tree is heavily laden with fruit. If you don't have crab apples then other UK apples are coming up to their best season - one of my favourite apple recipes is Dorset apple traybake.

 

Things in the library 2nd July...

 Things about child development... 

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has a membership comprising a diverse group of clinicians, practitioners and world-leading child mental health researchers, working across an array of child and adolescent mental health domains. As part of the ACAMH educational series of talks on child development Dr. Max Davie, Community Paediatrician specialising in child development, has recorded two talks on this topic which you can watch or read the transcript. In the first he focusses on what mental health professionals working with children and young people need to know about child development, the second is on neurodevelopmental assessment. ACAMH members can get a CPD certificate for watching either - details on the website.

Things about weight and wellbeing... 

Announced yesterday the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme – backed by £12 million of government funding – will offer free online support via GP and primary care teams referrals for adults living with obesity, who also have a diagnosis of either diabetes, high blood pressure or both, to help manage their weight and improve their health.  

Alongside this, the government is providing £30 million of new funding to councils across England to roll out expanded management services for adults living with obesity. Services can be delivered face to face, remotely or digitally. With 98% of councils accepting the funding, individuals will be able to sign up for this help via their primary care services or in some areas refer themselves via their local authority.

In most areas, services will include 12-week sessions, with dietary advice, physical activity guidance and support to help people start and maintain healthier habits. 

An additional £4.3 million of new funding has also been allocated to 11 local authorities to support the expansion of child weight management services in 2021 to 2022. They will trial new ways to improve access to services for up to 6,000 children identified as living with excess weight or obesity. 

New rules on advertising unhealthy foods online and before 9pm on TV across the UK after public consultation. Regulations will come into force at the end of next year to introduce a 9pm watershed for advertisements of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). These new regulations will apply to food and drink products of most concern to childhood obesity and will ensure the healthiest in each category will be able to continue to advertise. This approach means foods such as honey, olive oil, avocados and marmite are excluded from the restrictions.

Things to attend... 

It is Reading Group next week and the book we are discussing is 'American Dirt' by Jeanine Cummins. If you would like to join us online from 18.30 - 19.30 please contact the library for the joining link.

Our next book (4th August) will be quite a contrast 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott. A comment often made by members of the Reading Group is that they have enjoyed a book which they would have never otherwise chosen.

Things to book... 

NHS Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Digital Conference takes place as a digital event in October, organised by Westminter Insight, covering such topics as:

• how to improve equality, diversity, and inclusion to create a sense of belonging for all NHS employees
• how to implement data tracking, reporting, and transparency around targets to help improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the NHS
• Creating diverse NHS leadership to ensure they better reflect the communities they serve
• Ensuring a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying and harassment to support staff

Just one thing... 

A recent fascinating series of radio programmes...

If time is tight, what's the one thing that you should be doing to improve your health and wellbeing? Michael Mosley reveals surprisingly simple top tips that are scientifically proven to change your life.

• Count your blessings
• Hot baths
• Standing on one leg
• Green spaces
• Intelligent exercise
• Learning a new skill
• Cold showers
• Eating bacteria
• Early morning walks

Several of these could be combined (though please don't stand on one leg in the shower!). The website explains the science and you can listen to the episodes. 

Things to make... 

Wimbledon means strawberries... but not necessarily with cream. Balsamic vinegar is fabulous with strawberries (as is black or pink pepper). This recipe marinates strawberries in balsamic vinegar and combines them with halloumi and fresh cucumber. 

Things in the library 19 Feb...

Things about healthy relationships... 

Women's Aid have published an update to their Expect Respect Healthy Relationships Toolkit. The toolkit, to be used with children and young people aged 4 to 18, is designed for work in schools and communities around holding conversations on violence and gender-based violence. It includes information on themes such as: assumptions about gender, power and equality; digital footprints; understanding consent online and offline and resolving conflict.

Things to join... 

The SCH Journal Club is open to all SCH staff - to join the meeting via a link or to request a copy of the paper please contact the library.

Next meeting:   Thursday 25 February 08:00 to 09:00 am  

Venue:   Virtually & from the Education & Skills Centre. 

Presenter:   Manovenu Madhav

Paper:   Experiences of telemedicine in neurological out-patient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Things for practitioner health... 

Please click on the link for  a calendar of upcoming wellbeing events, this will include, webinars, meetings, podcasts and more. All of these events are available freely to NHS staff. Webinars and podcasts are delivered by experts in their field. Common rooms and support spaces are hosted by NHS practitioner Health Clinicians and trained psychologists. If you would like to know more about these read this or watch this video where the hosts reflect on their experiences running the groups.

Things to watch... 

The University of Sheffield has many of its prestigious public lectures archived and available to watch online ...speakers from the arts, sciences and politics and current planned events may also be available online.

Things to remember...

The library will be closed for staff training Wed 24th Feb until 13:00 

Things to eat...  

A recipe suggested by a former member of library staff (Jac) this week, from a favourite restaurant in San Francisco that she is hoping to re-visit eventually. The Stinking Rose® 40 Clove Garlic Chicken Jac suggests not getting too close to other people after eating it...so no problem with that at the moment!  I have had a similar dish cooked by my son and that amount of garlic genuinely does work. If you have a favourite recipe or something else of interest you would like to share in the Blog  please email the library.

Things in the library 25 Sept...

Things about childhood trauma... 

The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on children and young people’s lives. It has increased the experience of trauma for many, and compromised the support which children and young people receive from friends, family and public services. As the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic unfold, the UK Trauma Council has developed four recommendations that should be prioritised by all UK Governments to address childhood trauma in both the short and long term. These recommendations present a clear framework for action, to be taken forward in different ways across the UK. 

Things to do soon...

Closing date for our treasure hunt library quiz is coming up soon (30th Sept) so still time to enter and take a tour of our library catalogue at the same time. Winner to be announced next week.

Things about nurses... 

A King's Fund report about the health and wellbeing of nurses and midwives which are essential to the quality of care they can provide for people and communities, affecting their compassion, professionalism and effectiveness. Ensuring that working conditions across all settings – in primary, secondary, mental health, community and social care – are supporting nurses and midwives in their work is fundamental to ensuring the best outcomes for people who need health and care services. This report focuses on their work life experience and what needs to be done to address the problems they face. This review investigated how to transform nurses’ and midwives’ workplaces so that they can thrive and flourish and are better able to provide the compassionate, high-quality care that they wish to offer. 

Nurse and midwives have three core work needs that must be met to ensure wellbeing and motivation at work, and to minimise workplace stress: autonomy, belonging and contribution. This report sets out eight key recommendations designed to meet these three core work needs. These recommendations focus on: authority, empowerment and influence; justice and fairness; work conditions and working schedules; teamworking; culture and leadership; workload; management and supervision; and learning, education and developme

Things to attend...  

University of Sheffield Music Season concerts will be a little different this year. It’s their intention to bring you a series of concerts – both live and streamed online – this autumn, starting from Thursday 5 November. Instead of welcoming their performers to Firth Hall they'll be moving to the Octagon Centre. This move allows them to bring in measures for the safety of their musicians, performers, audiences, students and staff. The Octagon Centre is a COVID-secure venue as per Public Health England guidance. It also has extra sound and lighting capability far beyond what they would usually have in Firth Hall, which they hope to use to full effect.

To ensure they can safely seat their audiences online ticket sales will be limited to two per booking, and you can only book in your social bubbles. They can accommodate groups of three or more, they just ask you to contact them via email to process the booking. On the door tickets will not be available for the autumn season. Masks will need to be worn unleess medically exempt.

Things to help you...

Don't forget that although we are not doing face-to-face training under the current situation we can do much of our training online using Microsoft Teams or Google Meet - literature searching, accessing journals, reference managment and critical appraisal. Please contact the library for further details or use our Book a Librarian form.

Things to eat... 

How about some Caribbean flavours this week - we like this easy recipe for Jerk chicken thighs from Levi Roots

Things in the library 11 Sept...

 Thimgs to hunt down...

Don't forget to enter our 70th birthday quiz and treasure hunt in our online catalogue. Click on this link  entries before 17:00  30th Sept, no-one has found all the treasure yet!

Things changing their time... 

The Reading Group, which continues to meet online every month, is changing the meeting time to 18:30 - 19:30 if this means you might now be able to join us then please email the library to ask to be put on the mailing list for details. Our next meeting is Oct 7th - chatting about 'The versions of us' by Laura Barnett.

Things about child well-being... 

UNICEF have released a report 'Worlds of Influence Understanding What Shapes Child Well-being in Rich Countries'. A new look at children from the world’s richest countries offers a mixed picture of their health, skills and happiness. For far too many, issues such as poverty, exclusion and pollution threaten their mental well-being, physical health and opportunities to develop skills. Even countries with good social, economic and environmental conditions are a long way from meeting the targets set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Focused and accelerated action is needed if these goals are to be met. The report looks at what makes a 'good' childhood in terms of mental and physical health and skills for life.

Things about digital technology... 

A briefing has been published from the Nuffield Trust on the use of digital technology in the NHS during COVID-19. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the adoption of digital technology in the NHS and changes to the way services are delivered at an incredible pace. So as the health service works hard to get back to something like normality, are all the elements of this sea change in digital practice positive, or do some adaptations need further scrutiny before they become more deeply embedded? 

Things about sport..health..technology...autism... 

Whilst driving to the Northern General this week (to return some items borrowed from their Heritage Centre) I caught this programme on BBC Radio 4 which was really interesting. Steve Haake, Professor of Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, and Jim al-Khalili discussed how technology transforms sport and the health benefits of Parkrun in the series the Life Scientific. I often find these short programmes fascinating - the previous one was a discussion with Professor Francesca Happé about her research into the the abilities and assets of people with autism and how she recognised autism in women.

Things about menopause... 

Requested by a group in SCH who have been meeting online to chat about the menopause, we have added this book to our Leisure Reading collection recently. If you wish to reserve or request it you can do so via our library catalogue.

Things to eat... 

A vegan/vegitarian smoked spiced veggie rice' this week, a take on a jambalaya.

Things in the library 22 May...

Things that are back...
We are pleased to announce our first Virtual Randomised Coffee Trial at SCH in June. We know it won't be quite the same but we thought people might still like to have the chance to 'meet' new people in SCH and keep the connections going. As usual you can talk about anything you want to... you can compare your lockdown experiences, deliberately avoid Covid-19 subjects all together or get advice on your greenfly problem on your lupins (or is that just me!).  It doesn't matter if you are working on-site or at home, shielding or caring ....everyone is welcome to take part. If you wish to take part this is the sign-up link please be aware that you will need to use a system such as Skype for Business, MS Teams, Google Meet or phone and arrange a mutually convenient time with your matchee. Please sign-up before the end of May. We can help with instructions for setting up meetings if you wish. Please remember to comply with Trust internet safety and confidentiality policies.

Things in the garden...
Appart from my lupin disaster one benefit from working at home is being able to see my garden more and take a walk in it at lunchtime. There has been much publicity recently about the benefits of being in a green area and of specifically how good gardening is for well-being. We are at the start of National Children's Gardening week and this site has great ideas for starting children off with gardens
- prizes to be won each day too.

Things at home...
For those trying to work at home and help their children with schoolwork.

Things about organ donation...

The new system of consent came into operation this week. Under the new system, known as 'opt out' or 'deemed consent', people over 18 years of age in England will now be considered to have agreed to donate their organs and tissue after death, except where they made a decision to opt out. Children below 18 years, people who have been ordinary residents for less than 12 months in England and people who lacked capacity for a significant time, will be excluded. Following a 12-week public consultation last year, a further safeguard was put in place. This will ensure that the new system will only apply to routine transplants, to help those waiting for a life-saving or life-enhancing transplant. Novel and rare transplants will be excluded from deemed consent when they become available in the UK.

Things closed...
The library will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday so any emails or literature searches or training requests will be dealt with on our retrun. To check all the services we can supply please visit our webpages.



Things sizzling...

If you are fortunate enough to have a garden then a BBQ might be on the menu over the Bank Holiday...apparently it is National BBQ week coming up, along with British tomato fortnight. These sticky chicken drumsticks can be done on a BBQ or oven depending on facilities and weather. For a vegetarian choice Hot & spicy sweet potatoes and my favourite very easy baked pepper and tomato dish Piedmont Roasted Peppers - substitue capers for the anchovies for veggie version.

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!