You may have heard of the Knights Templar – might even have seen them in films such as ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ or ‘The Da Vinci Code’ – but how accurate are these interpretations? There are many myths and legends about Read More …
Category: SWFT
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group Review of The Woman on the Pier
Described as ‘a dark suspense thriller brimming with secrets and lies seeping across three generations’, The Woman on the Pier by BP Walter was October’s SWFT reading group choice, and the consensus was decidedly mixed! While a commendable number of Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group Review of The Golden Mole
Described as ‘part cabinet of wonders, part call to arms’ (Mark Haddon), this month’s read was The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell. What do the giraffe, the swift, the wombat, the hare and the seahorse all have in common? They Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Cameraman
This month’s read was The Cameraman by Matthew Kneale. Described as ‘a captivating, thought-provoking road trip through a rapidly changing Europe in the 1930s’, this was the tale of Julius Sewell and his family’s journey to his sister’s wedding. Unusually for Read More …
Take Pride in your NHS at George Eliot Hospital
In June, Lisa and I went to the Pride event at George Eliot Hospital to promote the Knowledge and Library Service. The foyer was a wealth of rainbows, with stands from Wellbeing, Unison, and Unite (amongst others). In comparison I Read More …
‘Bridgerton-era’ historic medical books and artefacts unveiled at the Education Centre Library at Warwick Hospital
“Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in presenting to the Warneford Hospital, for the use of the Medical Officers of the Institution for the time being, Quain and Wilson’s Coloured Anatomical Plates in Two Volumes Folio…” We’re thrilled to finally unveil Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review of The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur is a New York Times Bestselling author, and has been described as a literary phenomenon. The Sun and Her Flowers is the second of her self published, self illustrated poetry collections. Her collections have sold over 11 million Read More …
A Librarian’s Farewell
After an astonishing career of more than thirty years’ service, colleagues from Warwick Hospital and beyond bid a fond farewell to librarian Nick Harden on Thursday 25th April. Both the NHS and libraries have seen profound changes since Nick started Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group book review of The High House by Jessie Greengrass
This month’s read was a “cli-fi” novel by Jessie Greengrass. Set in the near future, it centred around the lives of Caro, Pauly, Sally, and Grandy in the ark-like High House. This is a bleak dystopian future when floods have Read More …
Fancy a new read for World Book Night? Try one of these recommendations from People Development.
The People Development team (of which Knowledge and Library Services are part) spent a happy half hour this morning recommending music and books and films and TV shows to one another. The task was to pick ONE example of a Read More …