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Reading Events
We are Genrefying the Library!
Over last half-term, the Library undertook a large project to reorganise the fiction collection into Genres.
With the help of Student Library Leaders ; Frazer, Lilia, Amy, Owen, Ava, Maia, Lucy, Emily and Herbie we took our 8,000 fiction books off the shelves, researched genre icons, brain-stormed new signage (on it's way soon), and re-homed them into the most appropriate genre collection. The project took four weeks, with some tidying up ongoing.
The collection looks all the better for it. Students are managing to find their favourite books and new authors in their favourite genre with ease. It's something we've wanted to do for a long time and are grateful for all the supporting work from Student Library Leaders. As a Staff and Student team, we also get to see our collection's strengths from a new perspective that we will carry forward as we continually improve the reader experience.
The Collection now comprises :
- Sport
- Fantasy & Myth
- Sci-Fi & Dystopian
- Animals
- Crime & Mystery
- Action & Adventure
- Horror
- Romance
- Graphic novels and comics
- Quick Reads
- Short story collections
- Historical fiction
- Humour
- Realistic fiction
- Classics
- Manga
Next up we are revisiting the non-fiction collection, which despite being packed with really interesting titles and a whole world of topics, needs to become a little more user-friendly for students who are short of time or doing the final prep for exams. The collection will be streamlined into subject areas and restocked with Textbooks, Revision guides and handy Past-paper copies for individuals or groups of students doing homework or revising after school.
