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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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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 4m

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!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 1d

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

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 2d

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!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 4d

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....

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 7d

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....

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 12d

It's World Mental Health Day today so we grabbed some pictures of our mental health books!

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 14d

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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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 15d

The worse part of our job might be saying goodbye to the books we need to withdraw - some of them have been with us for years!

Don't worry, we'll do our best to find them a good home!

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A pile of much loved books from the surgery and ENT sections in the withdrawal pile 😥

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 21d

Here's a quick snapshot of our elusive copy of 'Everything Is Tuberculosis' by John Green.

We can't keep track of it - it'll quietly vanish on loan then randomly turn up in the post one day!

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Our copy of 'Everything Is Tuberculosis' by John Green - we've managed to grab hold of it!

The author details for 'Everything Is Tuberculosis '

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 23d

Monday morning means shelving and integrating new books onto our shelves.

Here's our new copy of 'Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA' sitting snugly on the shelves!

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Our nice new copy of 'Dr Podcast Scripts for the Final FRCA' sat comfortably on the shelves!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 26d

It's Friday and one of our jobs today is to post out this book for a loan!

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Our copy of 'The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue' ready to be posted out for a loan along with one of our compliment slips!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 28d

We got to pop into a breastfeeding teaching session this morning, so we made sure to bring some of our books and our registration forms!

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A quick trip to the printer and we've got a pile of our registration forms!!! We've also got some of our breastfeeding books ready to take upstairs too!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 29d

They do, but we may have forgotten it...much like we forgot they were in the store room!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · 29d

Memo to self - next time we go looking for equipment in the library store cupboard, remember we've got a skeleton in there!!! 💀😮

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Aargh!!! Opened the store room door and forgot we had a skeleton in there!!! They've got their back to us and looks like we've interrupted them...

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 22

Welcoming a new employee to our team - a keyboard hoover!!!

It's been a good first day so far, though the terror of watching dirt crawl out of the keyboard is kinda scary!

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Our newest employee - a keyboard hoover complete in the box.

You should always read the instructions when you buy a new electric device! These instructions look fairly straightforward.

Opening the box to make sure that all the parts are here and correct!

Arghhh!!!! We couldn't believe all the dust and mess that came crawling out of our keyboard!!!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 19

Nothing like a bit of detective work on a Friday!

Found this book on the shelves at North Manchester General Hospital Library - problem is, it should be in Wythenshawe Hospital Library!

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'Thematic Analysis'...a fantastic book but one that's in the wrong library!

'Thematic Analysis' hiding on the shelves at NMGH Library...they were meant to be back in Wythenshawe Library a week ago!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 18

These gems! Those Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases books are huge!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 18

Just as we put the labelmaker and stickers away, another box of new books turns up!

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We found a box at the bottom of the box - it contained these two huge textbooks!

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 17

Awful weather and traffic has made this morning a stressful one - thankfully we have the wise advice of How To Let Things Go on hand to help!

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Another rainy day in Manchester...we poked our head out of the Post Graduate Centre to take this picture, too cold to go out!

In the office with the excellent 'How To Let Things Go' by Shunmyo Masuno and a nice warm green tea!

The wise advice given to us by 'How To Let Things Go'

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 16

We're glad we've got another copy of Atomic Habits for our libraries - it's one of our most popular books and our copies are always out on loan!

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Our new copy of 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear

The start of Chapter 8 of 'Atomic Habits' titled 'How To Make A Habit Irresistible'

The first page of 'Atomic Habits' breaking down the words 'Atomic' and 'Habit'

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 10

Some of the highlights of our walk to the library today!

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A plaque commemorating the formation of North Manchester General Hospital

A picture of North View, a new part of North Manchester General Hospital

A well being area just around the corner from the library.

Outside the Post Graduate Centre at North Manchester General Hospital

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 9

We thought it might be a quiet day today...then we got a delivery of new books!!!

It's always good to see our pink trolley full of new titles - now to get them on the shelves!!!

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A box full of new books! We've opened it to have a peek!

The top shelf of our pink trolley, where we keep our new books. This shelf is full of medical and nursing books.

The second shelf of the pink trolley, with some surgery books on amongst others!

Some of the smaller books that came with the delivery!

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 8

Working on some Oxford Handbook posters recently has made us realise how much we love the colour schemes they use!

All textbooks should have colour schemes like this in our opinion! #library #librarysky #booksky

A pile of Oxford Handbooks - all very bright and colourful!

The back of two of the most colourful Oxford Handbooks - we love the way the contents are listed in different colours!

MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 5

Working in a library is great, but it can be tough when you've finished your book and have to walk past the fiction section every 10 minutes...

There's tons of books here we want to read and so little time! Plus we have books and a Kindle at home...😬

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A fantastic selection of fiction books we want to read!

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MFT Libraries @mftlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 4

We always appreciate being recognised for our work, here's some of our awards on display in the back office at our Oxford Road Campus Library!

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A selection of the awards we've won on display at our Oxford Road Campus Library. The picture was taken in the back office.