Tag: books
Pop-up Library @ Tramway
Come along to our pop-up library at the Tramway on International Women’s Day!
Scotland’s New Makar
The Glasgow Women’s Library would like to offer their congratulations to Liz Lochhead who was appointed as Scotland’s Makar this week. The post of Makar, Scotland’s national poet, was made vacant after the death of Edwin Morgan in late 2010. Perhaps it would be best to hear from Liz herself about her new title: “…poetry [...]
Write On
As the winter nights draw in and the weeks start marching towards Christmas, there is nothing better than curling up with a cup of tea and a good book. However, this autumn, you can hear the sound of pens scribbling on paper echoing around the Library. On Friday 26th November, the Storytelling Sessions begin. They [...]
Latest arrivals at GWL
Just a little teaser: Watch this space to find out when you can get your hands on one!
Images of Blue Spine
On Saturday 19th June, Shauna McMullan presented her Blue Spine installation at the Mitchell Library. Over 500 books spanned the Jeffrey room, each with a blue spine, written by a woman and donated by women from across Scotland, and we have images from the exhibition over on the Making Space blog.
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Images of Blue Spine
On Saturday 19th June, Shauna McMullan presented her Blue Spine installation at the Mitchell Library. Over 500 books spanned the Jeffrey room, each with a blue spine, written by a woman and donated by women from across Scotland. The books made a fascinating and illuminating display, covering a whole range of subjects, with fiction, non-fiction [...]
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Also tagged Blue Spine project, Events, installation, Making Space, Mitchell Library, Shauna McMullan
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Book Art
A wonderful consequence of Shauna’s Blue Spine project is the many, many questions it has inspired…
Book Reviews
We have a lovely collection of review copies in the library. If you would like to review a book for our newsletter, and see your name in print (!)…
GWL Recommends
As part of the National Year of Reading, we’re encouraging women to share their love of reading with each other. We hope to inspire each other to try new authors and collectively expand our horizons.
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