Older Posts: 2014

Join the March of Women!

March of Women have many great and exciting workshops to get involved in .

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Lisa’s intern experience :-)

Lisa, our wonderful intern from Canada, talks about her experience at GWL, which included a jam-packed Book Week Scotland!

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Cinema Really is for All

In September I attended the Cinema for All conference which was themed around collaboration and working together. Here’s my thoughts on the weekend and how it relates to what we do at the Library.

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Scottish Opera review

Istahil, one of the GWL Young Critics who is originally from Somalia, went along to Scottish Opera’s production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola. She’d seen the Disney movie version. But this proved to be quite a different experience.

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What is volunteering at GWL like?

Anabel joined the team in 2012, initially to get involved with the Women Make History women’s heritage walks, but over the years has taken on many other roles. Find out from in this short video what she enjoys most about volunteering with us.

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The GWL Board and Staff strategising

Joining our Board of Directors

I’d encourage any woman thinking of volunteering with GWL to go for it – you’ll learn a lot!

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Art Lover’s Christmas package #2: 21 Revolutions, Makes You Think tote bag, NMRD t-shirt and more!

Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers!

Searching for the perfect Christmas gift for the art lovers in your life that also benefit your favourite charity?

We have the solution!

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Elizabeth Taylor is well-respected by other authors such as Antonia Fraser, Hilary Mantel and Anne Tyler. The latter has likened her to Jane Austen, a comparison I can see, particularly in A view of the harbour which examines the minutiae of everyday life.

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Sisters of the Bruce by J. M. Harvey

Bringing the hidden history of such women to the forefront is exactly what Glasgow Women’s Library is all about, and this is a weighty contribution to that aim.

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The GWL team ready to build a bright, exciting new era for GWL

Building Our Future

Exactly a year after relocating to our beautiful new Bridgeton home at 23 Landressy Street, we are overjoyed to announce the start of building works to further transform our premises.

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