Maidstone Library power cut

Please be aware that there will be no power in the Maidstone PGMC on Tuesday 23 February 2010, between 15.15 - 17.00.
Because of the Health & Safety implications of the above the library will be closed during the power cut.

Maidstone Site CLOSURE

Maidstone Library Closure FAQs….

When will you be closed?
We will be closed from 11th March to 30th March 2010 inclusive. If work finishes ahead of schedule and we are able to re-open early, we will advertise via this blog.

Why do you have to close?
The building contractors are ready to knock through into the extension, which means removing the temporary wall where the PCs currently sit. They will also redecorate, fit out the new IT suite and re-floor the library. This means that the whole library needs to be packed up for the duration of the closure.

What about my library books?
You may continue to borrow as normal. Anything you borrow after 8th February 2010 will be issued to 6th April 2010.

You can renew items:
Online via http://www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk/ with your user ID (Library Card Number) and your PIN, which staff on any of the three library sites can give to you.
By phoning Pembury Hospital Library 01892 633119
By phoning Kent & Sussex Hospital Library 01892 632384
By emailing gm.e.mtw-tr.library@nhs.net

You can return your items to PEMBURY while we are closed by using the internal mail:

Library, Woodlands House, Pembury Hospital.


What about requests and reservations?
We will continue to request books from other libraries for you up to February 22nd. After this we will be unable to offer this service again until we open. Items that are needed from The British Library WILL NOT be supplied from February 22nd UNLESS you are able to collect the item from and return it to Pembury Hospital Library and you are prepared to accept the British Library fee of £110 per item should you fail to return it on time.

Requests for journal articles can continue as usual, but we will ask for advance payment (75p) for each request and an internal address so that we are able to post items to you when they arrive.


What if I cannot travel to Pembury or Kent & Sussex for Library services?
Don’t forget that there are a huge range of key resources available electronically via Athens. All NHS employees can apply for an Athens username and password at https://register.athensams.net/nhs/nhseng/

If you have applied already but cannot remember your details, mail us now:
gm.e.mtw-tr.library@nhs.net

If you need help using electronic resources, contact us as soon as possible for training!

Contact details for all three sites can be found here:

http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/library-and-information-services/addresses-and-contacts.asp

Directions for all our Libraries can be found here:

http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/library-and-information-services/finding-us.asp

MAIDSTONE LIBRARY

The library at Maidstone Hospital will be closing at 5pm tonight, 4th February 2010. 24/7 access is available as usual.

Call for non fiction donations!

The patients library based at Kent and Sussex hospital is desperate for any non-fiction titles you may no-longer need. Biographies, books on sport, history or geography- any non-fiction titles please. Up to date books in good condition would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact the library on
01892 632384
or email us on:
gm.e.mtw-tr.library@nhs.net