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MFT Libraries
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Library services for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, with Libraries at North Manchester, Oxford Road, Trafford General and Wythenshawe Hospitals
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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Mar 17
Hi Bluesky!

We are MFT Libraries - we provide books, electronic resources and study spaces for the staff at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

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We always enjoy getting new donations, especially when they're so bright!

Charles, the green squashie thing who lives on our desk, likes them. Truth be told, we invited him onto the picture because we thought he was an avocado!

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Two of our new possible donations - Bob Mortimer's 'The Hotel Avocardo' (yellow cover) and Mary Watson's 'The Cleaner' (pink cover) along with Charles, the green Squishmallow who lives on our desk. No idea where he came from but he seems happy!
December 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Starting to feel festive now - it's hard not to when you see two Christmas trees just before you get to the library!

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Christmas tree #1 - a huge tree just before the main entrance of North Manchester General Hospital. Love the huge gold star on top! Christmas tree #2 - A smaller tree just after the main entrance, you can see NMGH Library in the background!
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Catching up with study or CPD over Christmas. We have access to 1,000s of eBooks available 24/7 through the @lksase Library Catalogue. The library is open whenever you are. Browse the Library Catalogue here: https://ambulance.libguides.com #AmbulanceLife #AlwaysOpen
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Shout out to one of our unsung heroes, the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub banner!

Deserves credit for quietly promoting the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub wherever we move it to!

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Our NHS Knowledge and Library Hub banner in the library, quietly doing it's job!
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Not to be left out, Wythenshawe Hospital Library and Trafford General Hospital Library now have their Christmas trees up!

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Our Christmas Tree at Wythenshawe Hospital Library - Scully insisted on being in the picture! Our recycled paper tree at Trafford General Hospital Library!
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Getting festive in Oxford Road Campus Library!

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Our anatomy model with some stylish green tinsel and a fabulous set of Christmassy antennas (we think that's what they are!) Stan the skeleton in his Santa hat! A tiny Christmas tree with some furry teddies on! A 'Library Christmas Tree' - it's made from books! Has to have a big gold star on top too!
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Not sure who has done this - definitely wasn't us though!

Our library patrons are great, but maybe they should leave the shelving to us!

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Our anatomy section, with a book sticking out of the top!!!! Not sure who has done this, but the book in question isn't even touching the shelf!!!
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Felt like we neglected our Health & Well Being section - like it's neighbours in Popular Science, it's also had a revamp!

So much variety in one section - there are books on cooking, drawing, fitness, well being and so much more!

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Our revamped Health & Well Being section! Two of our well being books on display! A nice pile of some of the fitness books from the well-being section! Some books to help dealing with working from home and on e-mail!
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Designed to move some books around on our popular science shelf and put some of the books on display - what do you think?

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Our newly rearranged popular science shelf, complete with books on display on the top and bottom shelves!
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Having a look through our donations to see if there are any books worth recruiting to our shelves! #library #librarysky #booksky
The full line up of our potential new recruits! A close up of three of our donations - Thriving Through Menopause by Susan Howorth, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith and The 6 Pillars Of Chakra Healing by Monique Wagner Close ups of Mindful Chef by Myles Hopper/Giles Humphries and The Ultimate Body Plan by Gemma Atkinson
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Library problem #41 - when you have a ton of great fiction books to read but you also read about other great fiction books you could add to your shelves...

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Two red buttons and a nervous finger wondering which one to press - Buy more fiction or read fiction on library shelves? A man stressed with the choice between reading the fiction we've got and buying more fiction!
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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One of the most colourful books in the library!

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Aaron's Heart by the Resuscitation Council UK One of the pages of Aaron's Heart, a fantastic colourful illustration!
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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It's a lovely sunny autumn day today - shame we couldn't get a picture of the library itself, the sun was shining directly into our eyes! #library #librarysky #photographysky #autumn
The view looking out of the door - a lovely autumn day! Some trees on the way to the library - love the green and brown leaves! All the brown leaves on the floor - a true sign of autumn!
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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More requests from across MFT Libraries means we'll be saying goodbye to these two for a while!

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Our two copies of Cases for Paces, valiantly awaiting to begin their loans...
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The blue bag can only mean one thing - we've got a book request from another MFT Library!

Will be sending this book to our Trafford Library today 👍

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Our copy of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah ready to go in one of our blue internal transit bags!
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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We're back after a half term break, just had a quick look at the new book shelf and have no memory of this book?

It must have sneaked in last week, we only spotted it as it's bright green!

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A copy of Graphic Anaesthesia...that we don't remember being on the new book shelf a week ago....
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Our prescription for the cold wet weather - stay inside and rest with some long, long books!

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A picture of just outside the library (we didn't want to go any further!) It's cold and wet, there are puddles everywhere...we miss summer already! A picture of some of our longest fiction books - Dune, Iron Flame, Dead Tomorrow, Midnight Sun and The Book Of Dust
October 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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A job for our label maker on a rainy Wednesday afternoon!

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'A Beginner's Guide To Targeted Cancer Treatments' by Elaine Vickers complete with bright red cover. It needs a new shelf mark label... Our label maker and our new shelf mark label! Our new shelf mark label on the spine of the book!
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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A snapshot of some of our coaching books - we've a wide selection covering individuals, leadership and teams!

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Our coaching section at North Manchester General Hospital Library! 'Coaching Skills' by Jenny Rogers on display at North Manchester General Hospital Library
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Some Monday morning stocktaking - it's a full time job keeping track of all the books and making sure they all toe the line!

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Our trusty laptop on the library shelves - we use it for our stocktake. A rogue book sticking out on the WM section - no idea why it's doing that but rest assured, we put them back in it's place!
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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We always think it's strange that the library can be quiet, yet the books still move around...

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A book in a place it shouldn't be...we didn't put it there and there is no one in the library.... Some books left on our returns shelf...maybe they were returned? No one is around and the topics are quite different from each other....
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Found this book on our desk - a fascinating history lesson on the origins of the North Manchester General Hospital site!

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The front cover of 'Workhouses and Hospitals of North Manchester' by Susan Hall An illustration of the planned new 'Manchester Northern Hospital' A picture of Limbert Nurses Home at the Crumpsall site - we believe this building was only demolished a few years ago.... A picture of Crumpsall Infirmary
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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It's World Mental Health Day today so we grabbed some pictures of our mental health books!

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October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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We've sent out our October 2025 instalment of the North Manchester General Hospital Library today, here's a sneaky glimpse!

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A sneaky little glimpse of page 1 of our North Manchester General Hosptial Library October Newsletter! A sneaky little glimpse of page 2 of our North Manchester General Hosptial Library October Newsletter!
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM