Glasgow Women's Library

Glasgow Women’s Library

is the only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s lives, histories and achievements, with a lending library, archive collections and innovative programmes of public events & learning opportunities.

Joan Eardley: A Centenary of Lives and Landscapes
From 28th October, to celebrate the centenary of Joan Eardley’s birth we’re thrilled to exhibit five striking artworks on loan from the University of Edinburgh Art Collection.
Women on the Wall
To mark our 30th birthday, we are pleased to launch a new fundraising initiative, Women on the Wall, to help us in our ongoing work towards building a sustainable, green future.
Autumn Programme at a Glance
This Autumn, we have stunning exhibitions and a host of in person and online events for you to get involved with, including creative writing workshops, artist talks, reading groups and more!
Updated Opening Hours
Our phased reopening is now underway, and from 29th May our opening hours will extend to include Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons
Be Our Friend!
As a Friend, and from as little as £2 per month, you can ensure that our work continues now and for future generations, and develops in new directions.
Consciously Rising
An exhibition of new print works created collaboratively and individually by a group of women who met regularly online during lockdown, from 20th November until 5th February

The GWL Young Critics group gives women aged 16-25 a chance to explore cultural and arts events across Glasgow and share their opinions

Get involved with GWL

Join the Library

Joining the library is easy and completely free! As a Library member, you can borrow books from our lending library, get monthly updates about what's on, and book onto events easily through the website.

Volunteer at GWL

Lend your skills to GWL, or learn new skills working alongside the GWL Team

Come to one of our many events!

You can find out what's coming up in our events calendar, or explore our projects to find out more about all our work.

Glasgow Women's Library at 23 Landressy Street, Bridgeton. Photo credit: Credit: Keith Hunter Photography

Support our work

Make a donation

Glasgow Women’s Library houses an amazing collection of materials by, for and about women. We have no budget for materials and our collections have grown over the past 25 years through the sheer generosity of our users, members and supporters. This makes the Library and its collection unique, special and diverse.

Find out more about donating material to our collections.

Donate now and help us to keep running and providing our unique service for women in Scotland.

Become a Friend

Knowing that you can change someone’s life for the better is a powerful thing. As a Friend, and from as little as £2 per month, you can ensure that our work continues now and for future generations, and develops in new directions.

Become a Friend

Other News from the Library

We have a temporary phone number
Due to ongoing phone issues in the GWL building we have a temporary phone number! You can now reach us on 0141 739 9840. Alternatively you can get in touch with us by emailing info@womenslibrary.org.uk or by visiting us during our opening hours. Our current opening hours are: Tuesday: 11am-4pmWednesday: 11am-4pmThursday: 11am – 4pmFriday: 11am-4pmClosed: Saturday, […]
National Lottery funding awarded for digital volunteering
Glasgow Women’s Library has been awarded £19,424 of National Lottery funding to launch a digital volunteering initiative and break down barriers to contributing to and accessing heritage.

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Heritage Walks

Women's Heritage Walks

Join our tour guides to explore the hidden histories of women across Glasgow, pick up one of our Women's Heritage Walk maps, or download one of our 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.

Venue Hire

We pride ourselves on our warm welcome and this extends to all of the events that take place within our building. Find out more here about holding your event at GWL.

Reading Ideas

Looking for a good book? Whether you're looking for the latest arrivals, or something to inspire you, staff and library users have lots of recommendations to get you started.

Be Inspired!

GWL offers bespoke workshops, training, events and learning programmes, delivered by Glasgow Women’s Library’s expert learning and collections teams, for groups and organisations across Scotland.

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Heritage Walks

Help with reading, writing and numbers

Venue Hire

Reading Ideas

Be Inspired!

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