{"id":275,"date":"2019-09-30T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=275"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:44:19","slug":"shawlands-academy-library-virtual-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2019\/09\/30\/shawlands-academy-library-virtual-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawlands Academy Library virtual tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Library is divided into three main sections: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Senior.\u00a0\u00a0The Fiction section is arranged by genre and the Non-Fiction section is arranged by subjects. This is a result of a pupil survey that was circulated in December 2018. The pupils opted for a Genre-based system so that they could access the stories that interested them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Fiction Sections<\/b>
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Fantasy<\/strong>:\u00a0Magic & wizardry, supernatural\u00a0powers and beasts, adventures & quests, myths, legends, folklore, fairy tales\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Science Fiction<\/strong>:\u00a0Space, time travel, alien beings, dystopian futures, alternate reality\/universe, gamer stories<\/p>\n

\"\"Horror<\/strong>:\u00a0Ghosts, hauntings, zombies, creepy dolls, dangerous creatures, Gothic stories<\/p>\n

Action<\/strong>:\u00a0 Spies and espionage, missions,\u00a0 survival, adventure<\/p>\n

Thriller\/Mystery<\/strong>:\u00a0Detectives, crime, disappearances<\/p>\n

Realistic Fiction<\/strong>: Bullying, discrimination & racism, refugee stories, bereavement, mental and physical health stories, poverty, homelessness, coming-of-age<\/p>\n

\"\"Relationships<\/strong>:\u00a0Romance, families, friendships, crushes, first-love, crushes, emotional connections<\/p>\n

Humour<\/strong>:\u00a0Comedy, diary stories, jokes, cringe stories<\/p>\n

Historical Fiction<\/strong>:\u00a0Based on true events\/people, set in the past, diaries\/memoirs. Currently covers stories set in Neolithic period through to the end of WWII<\/p>\n

Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga<\/strong>:\u00a0DC\/Marvel, Simpsons, Adventure Time, Lumberjanes.\u00a0\u00a0novelizations of chapter books & classics (Alex Rider, Percy Jackson, To Kill a Mockingbird,\u00a0Pokemon, Blue Exorcist, Fairy Tail<\/p>\n

Quick Picks<\/strong>:\u00a0Novellas, short stories, dyslexia-friendly, fewer words, pictures\/illustrations. All separated according to the genre<\/p>\n

Non-Fiction Sections<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Non-Fiction Subject arrangement ties in with the curriculum so that pupils can easily access the information they require for classwork or leisure reading. Sections include History, Society, Arts, Literature, Science and Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Languages, Mental and Physical Health, and World of Work.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Senior Section<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Senior section holds a small but well-stocked range of classics old and new, award-winners, Scottish authors, popular film tie-ins, and best-sellers, non-fiction titles, and adult graphic novels.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Library is divided into three main sections: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Senior.\u00a0\u00a0The Fiction section is arranged by genre and the Non-Fiction section is arranged by subjects. This is a result of a pupil survey that was circulated in December 2018. The pupils opted for a Genre-based system so that they could access the stories that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shawlands-academy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":441,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}