Older Posts: 2011
She Settles in the Shields: Publication Launch
She Settles in the Shields provides a unique opportunity to meet the women who travelled to Scotland from all over the world, in search of family, love and security.
Wigtown Women’s Heritage Walk podcast
Wigtown Women’s Heritage Walk podcast is now available to download for free. Kriss Nichol from Wigtown women’s walk group tells us a little about how the podcast was made: I’ve […]
Wigtown Book Festival 2011
September 2011 was a busy month out on the road for the National Lifelong Learning project – especially in Wigtown. For the past few months, the volunteers from the women’s […]
Wigtown Book Festival: “Hysterical Women and Graphic Grrrlz” An Illustrated Talk
To complement our exhibition at Wigtown Library, Glasgow based illustrator and zine-maker Heather Middleton will give an illustrated talk on the history of graphic novels and zines by women authors.
Join the GWL Board
Glasgow Women’s Library is recruiting to its team of Non-Executive Directors. If you are innovative, energetic, enterprising and courageous, we would love to hear from you.
Wigtown Book Festival: Women’s History Walk
This fantastic guided walk, created by local women, charts the history and achievements of Wigtown women.
Wigtown Book Festival: Podcast Launch
The Wigtown Women’s History Walk was launched in March 2010 and has been in great demand for 18 months. The group of volunteers who created the walk have now created a downloadable podcast of the walk and this event will celebrate its launch.
My work experience by Carenza
I’m going to say sorry in advance because I have never done a blog before. My name is Carenza Young and I am fifteen years old. Some might ask why […]
Telling lies for fun
I teach creative writing at the GWL and Helen said to me today, “Donna, can you write a blog post for us about what you do?” Oh dear. Basically, what I can teach anyone about creative writing boils down to just one sentence: You can’t teach anyone creative writing. So, I’m here under false pretences and I’ve been trying to keep that quiet. And now the cat’s out of the bag. I guess now I should just slink off home and never darken the Library’s doors again.
Greenham Common in the Archive
This month not only marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Glasgow Women’s Library but also it is 30 years since women arrived at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire in order to oppose the siting of 96 nuclear cruise missiles at the base.
At the library we have some items relating to Greenham Common and other materials from the women’s peace movement including badges, music and leaflets.