Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum

Missed the launch of The Digital Revolution: Nursing in the Age of Technology? You can now watch the exhibition launch online and catch up on a fascinating series of talks exploring the impact of data, computing and technology on the nursing profession. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4hzw8IY

🎶 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶 No, not Christmas but #Museum30 We're looking forward to joining in and seeing what everyone shares.

Discover everything included in your RCN Library membership, from eBooks and eJournals to training, literature search support and research resources. 🔗https://bit.ly/4evxO45 📅10 November 2026 🕛12-12.45pm 📍Online

Take time out for an uplifting wellbeing session using music, breathing and rhythm. No musical experience is needed, just a willingness to explore new ways to relax, recharge and reconnect. 🎟️https://bit.ly/3Uf8FUj 📅6 November 2026 🕛6-7pm 🎶Online

Learn how to navigate CINAHL with confidence. Discover practical techniques for planning searches, refining results and accessing the evidence you need for patient care, study and research. 🎟️ Book: https://bit.ly/4dRY48K 📅 5 November 2026 🕛 2-3pm 📍 Online

Step behind the doors of 20 Cavendish Square and discover nearly 300 years of history. Explore remarkable architecture, famous residents, the Cowdray Club and even a few ghost stories. 🎟️ Book: https://bit.ly/4yzKRbX 📅 4 November 2026 🕛 3-4pm 📍London #HistNursing

It's ADHD awareness month! We have a wide range of titles to help you understand and support people with ADHD. Explore our collection here 🔗: https://bit.ly/4kdwJS8

Have you seen our upcoming training sessions? Learn new research, writing and information skills online. Free for members, and certificates of attendance are available. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4zzaQ4m

Free! In person event 29 Oct 2026, 18:00 - 20:00 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G ORN @rcnhistory.bsky.social Annual Lecture with Prof Sioban Nelson #HistNursing #TradeUnions ✊📣 Book your place via the link 👇 @womenshistnet.bsky.social www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

We've put up a display on black history and anti-racism at our Library and Museum. Drop by, have a look and pick up a book. If you can't make it, we have a brilliant ebook list: https://rcn.libguides.com/BHM And, we've picked 4 ebooks in the graphics below: #BlackHistoryMonth #HistNursing

Daphne Steele was the first Black matron to join the NHS, and her contributions to the nursing profession were rich. This week, 99 years after she was born, we're remembering her 'quiet revolutionary' impact on nursing. Read more about Daphne: https://bit.ly/4yrdI2d #BlackHistoryMonth

There's still time to join some of our #BlackHistoryMonth events this October. Take a look at what's coming up in your area, and book your space ⬇️

🚭 This #Stoptober, explore the latest evidence on smoking cessation with our recent library search. Browse the results and discover current research to support your practice. 📚 https://bit.ly/47JcpR4

Have you seen our upcoming training sessions? Learn new research, writing and information skills online. Free for members, and certificates of attendance are available. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4zzaQ4m

This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is folklore. This 1930s lantern slide depicts a medieval nun known as Saint Radegund, who opened a monastery and nursed the infirm. Discover more niche nursing history in our archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo

Join us in London on 29 October, 6-8pm for the annual RCN History of Nursing Lecture, delivered by Professor Emeritus Sioban Nelson, on trade unionism and nursing's material culture. Book your place on our website: https://bit.ly/4i3Li88

💚 For International Adolescent Health Week, take a look at our subject guide for Children and Young People: Mental Health Promotion Discover key resources, ebooks, and journals using the link below ⬇️ 💻 https://bit.ly/3Zq4eVO #IAHW2026

October Object of the Month – Ornamental key (1920s) and memorandum (1973) These tiny ornamental keys ‘to the College’ were given to members in exchange for a Guinea contribution to the endowment fund for the College of Nursing headquarters. #ObjectOfTheMonth

Feeling in need of some four-legged, furry friendship?? Look no further! 🐶🐾❤️ Come to the RCN Library and Museum on Tuesday 20th October to meet Rigby and Doris, two of TheraPaws' experts in non-judgmental support. Please book using the link to register your attendance! https://bit.ly/47k3cyD

It’s World Mental Health Day! 🧠🫂 We have a selection of books and journals on mental health nursing to support you in your practice. Find out more using our mental health nursing subject guide: https://bit.ly/3T9clUc #WorldMentalHealthDay

Welcome to all our new student members! Find out all about how our library can support your studies in a our new student library guide: www.rcn.org.uk/library/Support/Student-library-guide

Say hello to MiRo-E! 🤖 This little droid is our Object of the Month. What do you think it looks most like? A dog, or a rabbit? We can't decide! ⚖️🐶🐰⚖️ Come and visit our latest exhibition if you want to meet MiRo-E 👀👀👀 🔗: https://bit.ly/4y4C6Y2 #RCNDigitalRevolution #HistNursing #ObjectOfTheMonth

📚 Ebook Spotlight for Dyslexia Awareness Week: The Adult Side of Dyslexia explores the experiences, challenges, and strengths of living with dyslexia in adulthood, offering practical insights for greater understanding and inclusion. 🔗 Read it via Library Search: https://bit.ly/4z1bjvF #DAW26 📖

For #NursingSupportWorkersDay, we’re hosting an empowering event dedicated to celebrating nursing support workers across all settings. Join us on 23 November at RCN HQ. Book your conference place 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hHdbCP

Oh my giddy aunt!! Hosprec - the database that allows you to search by hospital name & find out if any archives survive is finally back!! 💙🎉💙🎉💙🎉💙🎉 #HistNursing #HistMed #Hospitals @rcnhistory.bsky.social #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospital-rec...

The VERY useful list of current & historic #nursing organisations in the #UK has been updated. @rcnhistory.bsky.social use it to inform their #NursesInRed #Wikipedia project AND their @britishlibrary.bsky.social #WebArchive Nursing Collection 🥳 #Histnursing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

📚 Ebook Spotlight for Dyslexia Awareness Week: The Adult Side of Dyslexia explores the experiences, challenges, and strengths of living with dyslexia in adulthood, offering practical insights for greater understanding and inclusion. 🔗 Read it via Library Search: https://bit.ly/4z1bjvF #DAW26 📖

Our ambition to support stronger African voices in research sits at the centre of our growing global partnerships. The launch of the Malawi Journal of Nursing and Midwifery marks an important step in strengthening nursing-led research, evidence and professional leadership in Malawi. Read more ⬇️

Today's #HistNursing #Badge is #Edgware General Hospital Est 1865 as pt of Hendon (Redhill) #Workhouse. Developed through the years, in 1936 a large maternity unit was added. Had an active nursing school Closed 1997 Browse more rcn.access.preservica.com/archive/ @rcnhistory.bsky.social #HistMed

We've got lots of great events coming up this month! Want to learn to write reflectively or evaluate online information? See behind the scenes at our headquarters? Meet a therapy dog? Or join our 'cli-fi' book club? Then we have an event for you! See more & book your place: https://bit.ly/4qnqbB5

October marks Black History Month, a welcome opportunity to celebrate the continuing contributions that Black nurses, health care support workers, and students have made to the art and science of nursing. Discover events taking place throughout the year ⬇️

Improve your understanding of racism and discrimination and what to do to about it in the workplace at this free webinar. When: Thursday 15 October, 18:00-19:00 Where: Online This event is free to join. Sign up ⬇️

Every October, Black History Month marks an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and learn. As we enter #BlackHistoryMonth, Chair of the RCN Anti-Racism Sub-Group Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola reflects on why recognition and action are both vital for lasting change. Read more ⬇️

This looks like a brilliant exhibition from @rcpmuseum.bsky.social 🗣️ Patient Voices explores the experiences behind healthcare history, past and present. Find out more: history.rcp.ac.uk/exhibitions/... #PatientVoices

We have also begun installing new exhibition ‘Patient voices: power, truth, understanding’ which will be opening on 14 September! 😍 Explore the lived experience of healthcare 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/exhibitions/... #PatientVoices #histmed @rcphysicians.bsky.social

Latest exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing open to visit just down the road form the RCP at RCN HQ 👇 www.rcn.org.uk/library-exhi...

Our friends @rigb.org are hosting a fantastic talk next week. Details below ⤵ Art cure: The science of how the arts transform our health Psychobiologist and world-leading expert Daisy Fancourt reveals how art improves our health. www.rigb.org/whats-on/art-cure-science-how-arts-transform-our-health

Say hello to MiRo-E! 🤖 This little droid is our Object of the Month. What do you think it looks most like? A dog, or a rabbit? We can't decide! ⚖️🐶🐰⚖️ Come and visit our latest exhibition if you want to meet MiRo-E 👀👀👀 🔗: https://bit.ly/4y4C6Y2 #RCNDigitalRevolution #HistNursing #ObjectOfTheMonth

New to RCN Scotland? Or just started your nursing degree? Don't wait to start using the library services! Join us on a tour of the RCN Edinburgh library and discover all the benefits of using it. @RCNStudents @RCNScot

📢 Share your work at our Education Conference in 2027. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 30 October 2026. Whether you're a student nurse starting out in your career or an experienced professional, we welcome submissions from all levels of nursing. Find out what we're looking for⬇️

This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is Erased. This 1955 photograph shows attendees of the Education Department’s Overseas Introductory Course outside RCN HQ, London. Explore more in the RCN Digital Archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo #HistNursing #ExploreYourArchive RCN Archives (Ref: RCN7/P/77)

Do you find literature searching challenging? Our online Know How to Seach CINHAL session will introduce you to the CINAHL interface, guiding you step by step through the latest features and tools. 1st October 2026, 14:00-15:00. Link to sign up: https://bit.ly/469MNfH

Did you know your RCN membership includes access to expert librarians, online resources, free book loans, training sessions, and more? Find out how to get started in our Introduction to RCN Library Services video. 📚🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN4FjOm3QcE&t=214s

Did you know that last week we launched our new exhibition?! 🎉 Here are some photos from launch day. What a fantastic event! Many thanks to all our contributors and guests for making it so great✨😊 More info here: https://bit.ly/4y4C6Y2 📸 - @justinedesmondphoto #RCNDigitalRevolution #HistNursing

Continuing the highlight of East and South East Asian Heritage Month, we're sharing a fascinating booklet from our pamphlet collection. Published in 1967 Singapore, this booklet was created to help school leavers explore careers in nursing and midwifery.

September is Urology Awareness Month. Understand urological health and help destigmatise conversations about urinary issues. Explore our subject guide to access key resources: https://bit.ly/3fWfBSa #UrologyAwarenessMonth2026

Join our online event to learn about generative AI. Develop skills to use it critically, effectively, and responsibly in your practice. Book your free place: https://bit.ly/3SYAK1I

Come and visit our latest exhibition! 🏛️🖼️✨ Healthcare, computing, robotics, virtual reality, critical care, digital legacy? If any of these things interest you, you'll be sure to enjoy this new display! For more info, visit this webpage: https://bit.ly/4y4C6Y2 #HistNursing #RCNDigitalRevolution

This week, we're putting the spotlight on Independent Nurse 🔦🩺 Ideal for members in the independent health and social care. Check this journal to keep up-to-date with the latest evidence on patient care and industry trends. Access this fantastic resource on BrowZine: https://bit.ly/4qVPH0S