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Our Big Plus books are aimed at encouraging everyone to read. The books offer bright and interesting reads for all abilities, and we hope that new readers will come in and discover all that the library has to offer. We are also promoting the BBC's RaW (Reading and Writing) campaign - Library staff will be happy to help you look at the websites.
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www.thebigplus.com
www.bbc.co.uk/raw
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
www.firstchoicebooks.org.uk/ |
Fantastic Fiction is a great site for information on books and authors. Bibliographies for over 7000 authors. Information on over 140,000 books. Great for looking up sequels and series to get them in the right order. Throughout the site, just click on a book to see its cover picture, description and publication details. Lists all the latest titles.
Choose an author simply by whether you think they look interesting! A fun site with lots of information about authors and their books.
 A postal and internet-based audiobook service, for anyone who finds it difficult to use printed books. Also try the RNIB homepage. You will also be able to find a lot of companies online which let you download audio books for your MP3 player.
Enter an author you're interested in and the screen explodes in a cloud of other authors: the closer together two authors are, the more likely someone will like both of them. Fun way to find more reading suggestions.
 This is a lovely lively site for book lovers to browse. Includes a 'like for like' featrure which suggests authors who write similar material - read all the John Grishams? - find someone who writes like him.
This is an interesting selection of quality fiction which has a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender theme, all available at Shetland Library. We invite suggestions for suitable books (fiction or non-fiction) to add to the list. Check out the list of books here.
The Library also participated in The Big Gay Read: have a look at the web site: www.biggayread.com
Welcome to the readers' section of the People's Network, a site for readers to share opinions about books - what you loved, what you hated and what you got stuck on.
An excellent site where you can search for poems by poems by author, title, theme or form, and hear them being read aloud. Includes a children's section.
This website is one of a number of elements of the Home Reading Initiative. The Home Reading Initiative will encourage parents and carers to share books with their children from a young age. The campaign is initially targeting children aged 0 to 8 years.
Scotland's national agency for reading and writing. A unique organisation committed to the promotion of reading and books.
"We believe in the value of making every child a reading child, every adult a reading adult, and every reader a lover of good books. Books expand intellectual, emotional and imaginative horizons, enriching people's lives and experiences."
In 2005, Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon was voted the best Scottish book of all time: do you agree? Check out the list here or at the library. We have nearly all the books available on loan.
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The Scottish Poetry Library is the place for poetry in Scotland. Founded in 1984, it has amassed a remarkable collection of written works, as well as tapes and videos.
The emphasis is on contemporary poetry written in Scotland, in Scots, Gaelic and English, but historic Scottish poetry and contemporary works from almost every part of the world feature too. Shetland Library holds a collection of Scottish Poetry Library material and participates in poetry events. |
Scottish Libraries have joined together to provide a site to help readers find a good read.
You'll be offered selections of great books, and can request them from your local library. You can also add your own recommendations to the site. The site is supported by all 32 Scottish Library authorities and is funded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Scotland and the Scottish Libraries and Information Council.
Happy or sad? Funny or serious? Beautiful or disgusting? Sex or no sex? Whichbook offers an easy way to find the kind of read you are looking for by selecting different options. |
