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Illingworth Library
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NHS library at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT, specialising in paediatrics and supporting evidence-based practice, professional development and research
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Happy #Diwali to staff, patients, library users, and beyond!
An image of a red Diwali candle with the flame lit. Photo from Pixabay.
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Logo version 2
August 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Trying out a new logo for the directorate
August 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The library is part of ELOD - that stands for Education, Learning & Organisational Development
August 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Here is part 2 of our numbers for April-June 2025 - if you want to know more about the services we provide, drop us a line!
The title image for April to June's library statistics. There is an image of many arrows pointing out (our library logo) and an arrow directing viewers to scroll to the next image. There are two images on this page. The first is a laptop icon, showing the number of journal articles shared with our library users (309), and the bottom is an envelope icon showing the number of journal articles shared with other health libraries (51). This image shows some empty shelves, and tells the reader that we added 48 new books to our physical book collection (with more to come). This image shows a person icon indicating the number of training sessions delivered (14), and a notebook icon showing the number of repository articles catalogued (45).
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Here is part 1 of our numbers for April-June 2025 - if you want to know more about what we do, send us an email, give us a call, or drop in to see us!
The title image for April to June's library statistics. There is an image of many arrows pointing out (our library logo) and an arrow directing viewers to scroll to the next image. There are two person icons. One shows the number of new library users registered (45), and the other the number of new OpenAthens users registered (34). This image shows that we completed 25 literature searches between April and June. It also tells readers that an NHS librarian can, on average, complete a search 3.3 times faster than other health professionals, with a source for this claim. This image shows a pie chart with the reasons for people requesting literature searches. The most popular reason is for service revision, clinical decision making, or guidelines purposes.
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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July 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Work for Sheffield Children's? Fill out our library survey and shape our services! We welcome your input - it helps massively in seeing where we're doing well and what we can work on.

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A banner with the Illingworth Library logo, reading "Fill out our library survey and shape our services!"
July 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Work at Sheffield Children's and struggling in the heat? Come up to the Illingworth Library and take advantage of our air con... ☀️
A photo of the Illingworth Library, from the large table looking out over the main room of the library (where the aircon is!). There are computers under the window in one wall, and shelves with the leisure reading collection on the far wall. There are also comfy chairs available. Through the doorway in the back is the computer room.
June 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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We celebrated 75 years of the Illingworth Library yesterday - here is the programme for the opening ceremony of the refurbished library back in 1994!
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The front page of a programme for the official opening of the refurbished Illingworth Library - the event took place on Thursday 24 March 1994 at 4pm. The library was officially opened by Dr Cynthia Illingworth, wife of the late Professor Illingworth, from whom the library takes its name. The inside pages of the programme. It provides some contextual information relating to the library's history on the left page, with an order of proceedings on the right.
May 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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The Illingworth Library is 75 today! 🎂
Pop up to the library for a cupcake and to see some of the documents that make up the library's history - like this one from when the library first began!
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a memo from 1950, signed by R. B. Zachary, setting out the terms for the new Sheffield Children's Hospital library.
May 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Our library turns 75 on Thursday 1 May 🎂 on the 1st of May 1950, a meeting of the specialist staff at Sheffield Children's Hospital agreed that "provision be made for a hospital medical library in the main hospital building"
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An interdepartmental memo from May 1950, detailing the decision to form a medical library in Sheffield Children's Hospital. The paper is yellow, and features green typeface.
April 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Happy World Book Day! If you look reaaaally closely at these photos, you can see all of the books in our leisure and wellbeing collection available for loan to our library users... 📚
A book display stand in a library, with a selection of fiction and non-fiction books on show. A trolley filled with medical books can be seen to the right. Shelves of fiction and non-fiction books, with some on display on book stands. Bound journals can be seen on the shelves below. There are comfy chairs in front of these shelves.
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We've created a library booklet, outlining the services we offer and including handy QR links. Download the PDF at the link below (look for 'Overview of library services') - you could print off a copy to have to hand and share with colleagues!
www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/illingworth-...
Cover page for the booklet, with text reading "Illingworth Library: Overview of library services". The top half of the page features a photo of the journal shelves in the library. The bottom left corner has a QR code leading to the library webpages, and in the bottom right is the Sheffield Children's logo. This page is titled "What do we offer?". Below are bullet-pointed details of our services, which are expanded on in subsequent pages. The bottom third of the page has a photo of the library space, with the orange tree in the foreground and tables and shelves of books in the background. This page is titled "Library space", and contains information about what is available in the Illingworth Library space. The top half of the page features a photo showing a bench of computers under the window, with tables and shelves of books in the background and comfy seating in the foreground. This page is titled "Books and journals". It contains details of the books and journals available through the library, both in physical format and electronic. There is another photo of the journal shelving in the top half of the page. There are two QR codes in the bottom left corner; one leads to the OpenAthens sign up page, and the other leads to the page to join the library.
March 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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The final theme for Health Information Week is Digital Literacy! Have a look at the link below for some useful resources, and keep following for further info:
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An image of a woman sat at a desk, smiling at a computer tablet. There is a pink banner across the bottom of the image with the information 'Health Information Week #HIW 2025', as well as the date 24th January and the theme of the day, 'Digital Literacy'. There is an NHS logo in the top right corner and a HIW logo in the bottom right.
January 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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An estimated 42.81% of Sheffield's population aged 16-65 would have difficulties understanding or interpreting health information, according to healthliteracy.geodata.uk - a reminder of the importance of health literacy and making health information accessible and understandable to all
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A map of health literacy data, with Sheffield highlighted - the orange colour shows that the Sheffield area has a lower level of health literacy. Other surrounding areas have a range of health literacy levels.
January 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The theme for day 4 of Health Information Week is Health Literacy and Misinformation! See resources at the link below and keep following for other useful links:
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#hiw2025
An image of a woman looking at her phone and looking thoughtful. The bottom of the image features a blue banner with the date 23rd January, the information for Health Information Week, and the theme of the day, Health Literacy and Misinformation. There is an NHS logo in the top right corner and the Health Information logo in the bottom right.
January 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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The theme for day 3 of Health Information Week 2025 is Wellbeing - have a look at the link below for some resources on physical and mental wellbeing, aimed at a range of ages.
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This image features a picture of a smiling woman stretching. A pink banner across the bottom reads 'Health Information Week #HIW2025', with today's date, 22nd January, and the theme 'Wellbeing'. The NHS logo is in the top right corner, and the Health Information Week logo is in the bottom right.
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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This week is Health Information Week! Today's theme is Mental Health - click on the link for resources and information on managing mental health at all ages, as well as links to podcasts on this topic.
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A man lying on grass and smiling. Below this is a yellow banner containing the text 'Health Information Week #HIW2025', and a header showing today's date and the theme of the day, 'Mental Health'. The Health Information Week logo is in the bottom right corner, and the NHS logo is in the top right corner.
January 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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We've added some festive touches to the library this week - even the orange tree is looking spruced up and ready for Christmas!
A christmas tree standing on a table, with a computer station showing the library OPAC, bookshelves, and a library information desk in the background An orange tree decorated with gold tinsel sat on a table, with a row of computers in the background
December 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM