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.
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

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

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

  • Festive Break

    Glasgow Women’s Library will close for the festive break at 4pm on Saturday 18th December. We will reopen at 10am on Wednesday 5th of January. Please note that our final day to post out your orders will be Thursday 16th December so please do place any online orders that you have before then. You can […]

  • 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, […]

Featured Pages

Heritage Walks

East End Women's Heritage Walk

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

Reading can change lives Credit: GWL

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

Community Room event example 2

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

Feminist books

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!

Lifebooks workshop

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.

Contact Us

GWL Staff and Volunteers excited about the move to Bridgeton

Contact Us

Get in touch with your questions and comments through the website, over on Facebook or @womenslibrary on Twitter.

You can also send us an email directly on info@ womenslibrary.org.uk.

Upcoming Events

Fri 31

Joan Eardley: A Centenary of Lives and Landscapes

28th October, 2021 - 12th February, 2022
Fri 31

Consciously Rising Exhibition

20th November, 2021 - 5th February, 2022
Fri 31

Library Closed

19th December, 2021 - 4th January, 2022
Jan 08

Misogyny and Other Monsters: A GWL Dungeons and Dragons Game

8th January, 2022 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Blog

GWL at 30: (Digital) Access

Joan Eardley (1921-1963)

December Book Picnic Recommendations

Decolonising Women’s Rights: Indigenous Perspectives

Violence Against Women