Glasgow Women’s Library

is a vibrant information hub housing a lending library, archive collections and contemporary and historical artefacts relating to women’s lives, histories and achievements.

GWL staff explore a model of the Bridgeton Library

Looking to the future

An update on our move

In 2013 GWL will relocate to Bridgeton Library on Landressy Street, in the heart of Glasgow’s increasingly vibrant East End. At the moment we are still confirming the timescales for the relocation, so please keep checking our website for details.

You can help GWL to raise essential funds for refurbishing our future home through the Women on the Shelf initiative.

Get involved…

Join the Library

Joining the library is easy and completely free!

Joining means you can borrow books from our lending library, and once you have your very own GWL borrower card, it also makes it much easier to sign up for our events and courses.

Other News from the Library

  • Visitor in the Archive

    This week I was very pleased to host a visit from Antoinette Seymour, the Archivist at the College of the Bahamas. Antoinette has been on a whistle stop tour of archives across Scotland and Glasgow Women’s Library was the last stop on her travels. Antoinette previously volunteered at the Library, cataloguing the records of ENACT [...]

  • What’s On this Summer at GWL

    Summer is almost here, although you wouldn’t believe it looking outside at the moment. We have some great activities for you to take part in, no matter where you are in the world!

Women's History Walk Audio Tours

Wander Glasgow's West End or explore Wigtown with our downloadable audio tours.

Help with reading, writing and numbers

We can help you brush up on skills such as filling out forms, working out bills or essay writing.

Volunteer at GWL

GWL has always grown with the support of volunteers - we're now looking for women with specific skills to help us.

Reading Ideas

Looking for a good book? Staff and library users have lots of recommendations to get you started.

Become a Friend

For just £5 per month you can become a Friend of GWL and help support the Library's important work.

Contact Us

We always like to hear from our users - get in touch with your questions and comments.

Upcoming Events

The Blog

The Mystery of the Invisible Women Poets – Glasgow 1983

Final set of Dragon’s Pen Snippets

Another archive treasure – and a poem

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Penultimate Dragon’s Pen Snippets