Royal College of Nursing Libraries

15/09/2026

Join us to learn about our online library, how to find support, and how we can support your studies, professional development and research.

📅 23 September 2026 | 🕛12-12.45pm | 🖱️Online

Book your place: https://bit.ly/4x2mFz7

15/09/2026

Our latest Royal College of Nursing Libraries exhibition explores data, computing and technology in nursing practice, from health care history to science fiction. 🤖

On Wednesday, join our hybrid launch event hosted by Tim James, Chair of the RCN Digital Nursing Forum — with talks from historian Subhadra Dan, scholar Amelia DeFalco, author Rachael Kent, and artist Rachel Lee Pearl.

This event is open to all and will take place in person and online. Join here: https://bit.ly/4xqM5Wx

11/09/2026

Our RCN Scotland librarian has discovered that the RCN Scotland HQ building in South Oswald Rd in Edinburgh has an extraordinary nursing connection! It appears to be the childhood home to the suffragette nurse Florence McFarlane and her family during the nineteenth century. As a result of militant suffragette campaigns, Florence endured prison sentences and force-feeding. In her later years, Florence moved to England and then the US, where she continued campaigning for women’s rights. We now have a fantastic connection to a remarkable Scottish nurse activist. Find out more here: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/Blogs/nurse-suffragette-240826

11/09/2026

Our team were delighted to talk to members at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this week about job evaluation and the band 5 NHS nursing roles review.

We want to make sure you're being paid fairly for the work you do - no matter your band - and our teams are coming to workplaces across London to help you understand the job evaluation process.

If you miss us at your workplace, then you can join one of our webinars.

Find out more about our upcoming roadshows and webinars here 👉 https://bit.ly/3SIwHqg

09/09/2026

🚨🎉 Register now for our launch event!

Be among the first to experience this exciting new exhibition, opening 16 September 2026 📅✨

Discover the choices, changes and challenges of the digital revolution in healthcare.

The display explores how we navigate healthcare in the digital age while recognising that care is always uniquely human ❤️💻

🎟️ Secure your place today: https://bit.ly/3UAaStw

07/09/2026

Come and enjoy playing with words and drawings to make your very own single panel ‘gag’ cartoon! With our online event Time to Make a Comic with Cartoonist Alex Brenchley.

📆 21st Sep 2026, 18:00 – 19:00

Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3TcWuad

05/09/2026

Did you know you can enjoy our Library books without visiting us in person?

Our free and easy postal loans service allows members across the UK to access and borrow books from the comfort of their home with the return postage also covered by us!

Find out more:

Wherever you are in the UK, you can access the RCN's extensive phys...

04/09/2026

🎨✨ Come behind the scenes of our exhibition de-install!

As 'Moved to Care' prepares to travel to Edinburgh for its second run, every object goes through a meticulous process to ensure it remains safe and well cared for.

First, we carefully remove items from display 📦

We then carry out thorough condition checks to identify any signs of damage 🔍

Each object is compared against detailed photographs and notes taken before the exhibition opened 📸

Finally, everything is packed safely and securely, ready for its journey to its next venue 🚚

👀 Keep up to date with our exhibitions, past, present, and future, by visiting: https://bit.ly/439Tz3d

03/09/2026

It's Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. Despite affecting thousands of people, around a third of people in the UK are unaware of this condition.

Exploring the latest Pulmonary Fibrosis research with our library resources:
https://bit.ly/4y2vRDF