Lots of people coming into the library are feeling the effect of the change of seasons, with sniffles and head colds being the order of the day (despite the fact that we tried for a while to convince ourselves it was just hayfever).
The arrival of the nurse with the flu injections for 2009 together with mornings cold enough to require a sweatshirt on my morning walks confirmed that winter is just around the corner. Personally I don't do the flu jab, not because of any deep philosophical aversion to vaccinations, but simply because it makes me feel grotty (technical term) for about a month. I know the annual flu injections help thousands of people every year.
If you want to know more about the debate on vaccinations, head to our Health books in our non-fiction section. Just a Little Prick is the title of a book by Peter & Hilary Butler which presents the anti-vaccination argument in a New Zealand setting. You could spend some time in the health section gathering information on how to help yourself withstand all those winter germs or (if you do fall victim) how to relieve the suffering. We have books here on both conventional medical drugs, as well as a wide range of alternative therapies. Health is on our non-fiction shelves from Dewey number (referred to in our catalogue as the Call number) 610 to 619.
Nothing is more upsetting than a sick child. We have plenty of books on your Baby and Toddler, including how to deal with an ill baby or infant. Look on our nonfiction shelves in the parenting section - number 649.
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