Older Posts: 2007

Librarian news

Hello, it’s been awhile and now it’s already time to settle the year 2007 down to its’ bed.Awww. My time has been most enjoyable with 6 new classification bee volunteers, a rare and lovely bunch of women, all keen to help the library. Thanks very much to them for their amazing efforts! We have classified [...]

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Women’s rights by Geraldine Terry – Book Review

This small guide is a useful beginner’s guide to the current state of the world on women’s rights issues. It is written from a perspective of anti-poverty for women. It promotes human rights and political awareness on diverse issues that relate to women all over the world. For example, a chapter on religious influences looks [...]

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Free Training on Learner’s Forums

Recieved this information in an email this morning and wanted to share with the world. FREE training for learners on practical skills in developing the voice through a Learner’s Forum…The sessions are aimed at Learners and will be in Edinburgh on Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th January 2008.The programm for the two days will be; [...]

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making history

This is a somewhat bleary blog written on a short breather from the Heritage Lottery bid millstone. Can I say thanks to laura, christine and helen for keeping the old blogging blarney stone warm here at GWL? (What is this stoney theme about so early in my message? Ask Shakespeare’s sister – or perhaps one [...]

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I Don’t Belieeeve It!

Am I in an episode of ‘One Foot in the Grave’? Recent letter received at Glasgow Women’s Library, addressed to: BULLDIKE PROMOTIONS, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, Glasgow, G1 5RH GWL’s address, right enough, but Bulldike Promotions?? Girded my loins for opening the letter, expecting abusive, sarcastic or homophobic correspondence and read the following: Dear [...]

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That Friday Feeling, Part 2: after a nice cup of tea

Ah, that’s better. A bit warmer now and just about to resume work on our Heritage Lottery Bid, applying for funding to create a proper archive in our new Mitchell Library premises. Two weeks to go before the deadline, but progress is good and Adele and I are working very hard. A good week this [...]

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That Friday Feeling

I’d love to know what it’s like to work somewhere warm – to feel enveloped in cosiness as soon as you walk through the door from the cold outside air. Our office was just over 10 degrees when I came in this morning and it’s not even winter proper yet. Our electric heaters do their best [...]

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Check out the following snippet taken from the Scottish Parliament website: S3M-713 Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab) : Freedom of the City of Glasgow for Aung San Suu Kyi— That the Parliament welcomes the decision of Glasgow’s Lord Provost, Councillor Robert Winter, to recommend Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Burma who [...]

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Mucky Pups

Well the Halloween Party was a success. Lots of women came along and took part in the fun and games so I thought a couple of photos would be called for.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

It’s just occurred to me that we moved here and opened the doors to our Parnie Street premises exactly a year ago – where did that time go?  Imagine where we’ll be this time next year. Still here, I imagine, BUT with daily visits to our Mitchell space donning hard hats to check on the [...]

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