Wednesday 22 August 2007

August bank holiday opening

The library will be closed Bank Holiday Monday while we frolic in the sunshine. Here is hoping!

We will be back 8:30am Tuesday with late night opening till 7pm.



Tuesday 21 August 2007

NewhamCat - coming to a desktop near you soon...


In the very near future the Knowledge & Library Service will be launching a new service - NewhamCat.

NewhamCat will make it easier to access our resources.

  • Search for books, ebooks, DVDs etc without coming to the Library
  • Reserve or request items
  • Check what you have on loan and renew due items
Watch this space for further details....

Thursday 16 August 2007

Time Out London - now available!

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As part of the Well @ Work collection you can now read the latest copy of the Time Out London listings magazine here in the Library.
Healthy and not so healthy things to do are presented!

Wednesday 15 August 2007

Midwifery Ebooks

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Newham staff now have access to a wide range of ebooks on midwifery topics using your Athens username. If you are not already registered on Athens then use this online form to sign up now (NB you must be at work for immediate access).
Titles include:
To see all our ebook titles login to MyiLibrary.

Well at Work at the library



The Knowledge & Library Service is pleased to announce the launch of a new resource brought to you in partnership with Well @ Work. All staff can now borrow books and DVDs on a broad range of topics in support of a healthy home and work life.

From yoga to cycle maintenance, stress management to salsa, Pilates to personal effectiveness and more...

You can also browse the latest copy of Time Out to spot opportunities for both healthy and less healthy activities.

You will find the Well @ Work Section by the sofas in the library upstairs in the Education Centre. We are open from 8:30am to 7pm Monday / Tuesday and 8:30am to 5pm Wednesday to Friday.

Hello world!


Welcome to our new blog giving you a quick way to stay up to date with developments from your library service.

You'll be able to read about our services, see alerts for important new documents and any other applications that prove useful.

Your feedback is welcomed.