Older Posts: 2012

Crossing the loch

I love the evocation too of the other worldliness of nature on a moon filled night and the amazing stillness and soundlessness of the loch-side

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Bee season

This book is deeply engaging and charts a dysfunctional family unit and the pitfalls and consequences of poor or distorted communication.

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A short history of tractors in Ukrainian

This beautifully enjoyable novel helped me to think differently and more positively about ageing, the loss of independence that accompanies it, and the impact this has on the individual.

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Five Years, Ten Events

In my five years at the library there have been so many fantastic events, this is my attempt to select my top ten.

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Annual Report 2011-12

Our annual report for 2011-12 is now available to download

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Give a Damn about Glasgow Women’s Library

Next year GWL will finally relocate into permanent premises when we will move to the beautiful Bridgeton Library building. We urgently need your support to help us raise the money needed for the internal refurbishment and to help us to sustain our work in the longer term.

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UK Disability History Month 2012

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Guerilla Authors – Girls on a Mission!

TOP SECRET – BURN THIS POST AFTER READING As part of this week’s Book Week Scotland celebrations I parachuted in to Bridgeton in the east end of Glasgow with fellow […]

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Memories

When Sue Lyons read my initial ‘Remember me’ post, she was moved to share the poem below with me. Another very moving poem, but although it’s on the same theme of remembering it’s tackling it in a completely different way.

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Book Week Scotland With GWL!

Yep! The first ever Book Week Scotland has launched and it includes some amazing events with Glasgow Women’s Library – all free too! First up we have our Guerilla Writing […]

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