The festive season is fast approaching and we’ve put together a list of the perfect ethical presents that you can buy from your favourite library.
All the items that are sold from our shop, both online and in the library, help to support our life-changing work. Not only do we celebrate women’s lives, histories and achievements through our lending library, museum and archive but we also actively support women from all walks of life across Scotland. Through our many learning programmes, and projects focusing on Adult Literacy and Volunteer Development, we have helped women to stretch themselves, try new things and achieve far more than they ever imagined.
A gift purchased from GWL is also a gift to the many different women who benefit from our projects and services every day.
- Women’s Heritage Walk Gift Vouchers, £10-£50
Give the gift of history with vouchers for our popular Women’s Heritage Walks. Each tour gives a unique and inspiring insight into the hitherto unsung women of Glasgow and the vouchers are valid for a whole year.
- Women on the Shelf, £10-£1,000
Create a tribute to a remarkable woman of your choice with our ‘Women on the Shelf’ initiative. From bookplates to sponsoring a shelf or an entire Library section, putting a woman on the shelf means a permanent celebration of an important woman. Whether it’s an historic figure, a woman making an impact today, a trailblazing pioneer or an extraordinary aunt, let’s recognise and celebrate them all!
- Stocking Fillers, £1.00-£6.50
Looking for something small to add to a stocking or pop in a card? We’ve got a selection of stunning stocking fillers including tote bags, postcards, stickers and badges.
- Friends of GWL, £2.50-
From as little as £2 per month, you can give someone a gift membership to our Friends of GWL scheme. This regular donation helps to ensure that our work continues now and for future generations, and develops in new directions. We show our appreciation by offering Friends free or discounted entry into our events, personal invitation to our exhibition previews and launches and the opportunity to be involved in special events, such as ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours of our collections or a one-to-one reading consultation.
- Prints and Publications: £2-£660
We don’t just like to collect items for our library, museum and archive; here at GWL we’re also passionate about commissioning up-and-coming and established talents. Purchase a print from our 21 Revolutions project with works by Ciara Phillips, Jacki Parry or a unique, limited edition silk scarf from Ruth Barker. Or buy something for your bookshelf with zines, our book of art and new writing, or the untold stories of migrant women in Pollokshields.
Please make sure to get all Christmas orders in before Tuesday 20th December to ensure delivery before Christmas (if you’re ordering from outside the UK, please contact us about delivery times).
