September 2022 – February 2023
We’re delighted to be launching our new Autumn programme!
Since its inception in 1991 our library has been collecting and preserving women’s history. We have grown from an unfunded, grassroots group into a renowned heritage resource that supports and unites women locally, nationally and internationally. This season sees the Three Decades of Changing Minds project take its next steps in exploring the GWL origin story and you’re invited! We will be delving further into the archive and sharing the institutional knowledge we’ve captured over the last 4 months, using our archive as a tool for inciting memories and a framework for looking at the present and future; looking back to move forward.
Action from our archive will be accompanied by our usual packed programme of workshops, exhibitions, reading and writing events.
A lot of our events are taking place in person again but we are still running some online. We know that it’s helpful to know what to expect when booking on to online events so we’ve written a blog which you can find here, telling you a bit more about the booking process and how we create a friendly space online.
All our events are listed on our website under upcoming events and you can book online or email info@womenslibrary.org.uk for more information. Below you’ll find all our events listed in date order with a web link to where you can find out more and book a free place. Enjoy exploring what’s on!
Events at a Glance
Exhibitions
Friday 19th of August to Saturday 29th of October: Weemin’s Wark
Friday 26th August to Saturday 1st of October: 21 Revolutions: A Selection of prints
Thursday 15th September to Friday 3rd February: The Caretakers
Wednesday 21st September to Friday 23rd December: GWL Origin Stories Display
Thursday 13th of October to Saturday 4th February: Gathering Stitch
Thursday 17th of November to Saturday 28th of January: Vanessa Baird: New Works
Friday 6th January to Thursday 28th February 2023: Grit and Diamonds Display
September
Friday 9th: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Wednesday 21st: GWL Origin Stories Display Launch, GWL Book Here
Friday 23rd: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Monday 26th: Reading Group for Muslim Women, GWL Book Here
Thursday 29th: Story Café, GWL Book Here
October
Tuesday 4th: Open Book, GWL Book Here
Thursday 6th: Story Café Special: Grey Hen Press, Online Book Here
Friday 7th: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Saturday 8th: West End Women’s Heritage Walk Book Here
Thursday 13th: Gathering Stitch Exhibition Launch, GWL Book Here
Friday 21st: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Friday the 21st: Cusp Diving into the Lesbian Archive, GWL Book Here
Thursday 27th: Story Café, GWL Book Here
Thursday 27th: Open Archive: Three Decades of Changing Minds, GWL Book Here
Sunday 30th: She Settles in the Shields – 10 years on, Intergenerational Story Café, Pollokshields Book Here
Monday 31st: Reading Group for Muslim Women, GWL Book Here
November
Tuesday 1st: Open Book, GWL Book Here
Tuesday 1st: From Land to Lace workshops with Izzy Tinkler, GWL Book Here
Thursday 3rd: From Land to Lace workshops with Izzy Tinkler, GWL Book Here
Thursday 3rd: This Is Who We Are – 30 Years of Transformations, GWL Book Here
Friday 4th: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Tuesday 8th: Training to Teach: Little Known Stories, GWL Book Here
Saturday 12th: Dialogo Con Mi Abuela / Conversation With My Grandmother, GWL Book Here
Thursday 17th: Recovering Lost Women’s Voices: The 17th-century manuscript letters of Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar, Online Book Here
Thursday 17th: Bold Types Creative Writing Showcase, Online Book Here
Friday 18th: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Thursday 24th: Language, Womanhood and Power, GWL Book Here
Thursday 24th: Story Café, GWL Book Here
Saturday 26th: 17th Century Scots Letter Writing, GWL Book Here
Monday 28th: Maud Sulter: Service to Empire, Online Book Here
Monday 28th: Reading Group for Muslim Women, GWL Book Here
December
Thursday 1st: Izzat Aye? Let’s talk about “Honour”, GWL Book Here
Friday 2nd: Women Making It, GWL Book Here
Saturday 3rd: Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are Not the Problem, GWL Book Here
Tuesday 6th: Sensory Materials Workshop, GWL Book Here
Tuesday 6th: Open Book, GWL Book Here
Thursday 8th: Story Café, GWL Book Here
Thursday 8th: She Settles in the Shields – The Story Continues…, Pollokshields Book Here
Saturday 17th: GWL Origin Stories: Making History, GWL Book Here
January
Saturday 14th: Grit and Diamonds Open Archive Session, GWL Book Here
Tuesday 24th: Printmaking together: What alternative future can emerge as a result? Online, Book Here
Thursday 26th: Story Café, GWL Book Here
Monday 30th: Reading Group for Muslim Women, GWL Book Here
February
Thursday 2nd: Women in Profile 1990 Slideshow, GWL Book Here
Thurs 23rd: Story Café, GWL Book Here
