Older Posts: 2012
Remember this?
A couple of weeks ago I posted Remember me, a poem by Alice Walker, with some guidance on how to write your own poem. Well, I’m delighted to say that Nicola Burkhill rose to the challenge and has given me permission to publish her poem here. Plus suggestions on poetry reading – where to start.
21 Revolutions Podcast: Laura Marney: Mango
In the third of our new Glasgow Women’s Library podcasts, Laura Marney reads her new story, Mango, and talks about the inspiration behind the work.
Chantal Akerman at the French Film Festival in Glasgow
Chantal Akerman, one of the most significant women filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries, and one of the monumental figures of feminism film theory and criticism, is coming to […]
Archive Item of the Month: Music and Liberation
November has been the month of music at Glasgow Women’s Library, with the arrival of the eagerly anticipated exhibition Music and Liberation 1970 – 1989. Deciding which item to feature as Archive Item of the Month was extremely difficult with so many fantastic objects within my reach.
Feminist Top 10 Erotic Fiction?
‘Between The Sheets is an erotic fiction campaign designed to push the boundaries of library users and challenge their reading horizons.’ Coming to a library near you…
Aaargh! Have you come across this ‘campaign’ in your local library? And who are these mysterious ‘library users’?
Book Addicts Anonymous – Do you need help?
Recently I was buying some chocolate at Thornton’s on Sauchiehall Street, and the slim young woman assistant plied me with free tasters from a couple of plates on the counter. She obviously knew an addict when she saw one. Of course, I expressed surprise that she could work amongst all that chocolate and not have turned into Two Ton Tessie. ‘Oh,’ she replied, flashing me a filling-free smile, ‘after the first few days you grow sick of it. Then you’re not tempted any more.’
This made me think. Would I get to this point at Glasgow Women’s Library? There are so many books in so many flavours. Is it possible that one day I won’t be tempted any more?
Creating a Buzz around Social Media
I spent the day of Halloween learning about Social Media with fatBuzz and putting my newly found skills to good use on my return to the office wrote this blog about the experience.
Music and Liberation at Glasgow Women’s Library
On Monday 29th October, the eagerly anticipated Music and Liberation exhibition opened at the Library. The exhibition has been curated by Debi Withers, one of the women behind the Women’s Liberation Music Archive. Here she gives an account of the exhibitions journey so far.
Ethical Christmas Gifts from GWL
It’s not too early to start your ethical Christmas shopping and where better to shop than Glasgow Women’s Library. Check out our on-line shop and support a unique charity whilst giving something different this year.