Glasgow Women’s Library is a multi-award-winning organisation, earning recognition for its innovative work at local and national levels.
2013
Awarded the Arts & Business Scotland ‘Enterprising Museum of the Year’ Award (sponsored by Museums Galleries Scotland) for the 21 Revolutions project
2014
- Highly Commended by the UK Women’s History Network Community Prize for the Badges of Honour: How Badge-Wearing Women Changed the World project.
- Highly Commended by the UK Collections Trust in the ‘Enterprise in Museums’ Award category for the Badges of Honour: How Badge-Wearing Women Changed the World project.
- GWL wins the Jobs and Business Glasgow ‘Social Enterprise of the Year’ Award.
2016
- Winner of the Icon Diversity Awards ‘Venue of the Year’ Award 2016.
- GWL Co-founder and Creative Development Manager, Dr Adele Patrick, awarded the Scotswoman of the Year Award.
- Adele Patrick receives the 2016 Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Education (in assocation with ‘engage in the visual arts’).
- GWL wins the Inspiring City ‘Arts and Culture’ Award 2016 (The Herald and Chamber of Commerce in association with People Make Glasgow, award sponsored by AHR).
- GWL wins the UK national Women’s History Network Community Prize for its partnership project, Women Making History in West Dunbartonshire.
- GWL is Highly Commended for its March of Women project in the UK national Women’s History Network Community Prize.
2016 also saw our beautiful building in Landressy Street, renovated by Collective Architecture, win multiple awards
- Winner of The Judges Award, Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2016 (in association with Burness Paull).
- GWL awarded the RIAS (Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland) / Scottish Government ‘Scotland’s Client of the Year’ Award 2016, with Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, stating ‘Glasgow Women’s Library has delivered a facility that is inclusive and greatly valued by the local community as well as visitors from all over the world.’
- Winner of the Glasgow Institute of Architects Award, Art and Leisure Category 2016
- Awarded the sole ‘Highly Commended’ in the Civic Trust ‘My Place’ Awards.
- ‘Commended’ in the Scottish Design Awards, Regeneration Category.
- Shortlisted for the RICS ‘Community Benefit’ Award.
- Shortlisted for the RIAS Awards, Regeneration Category.
- Finalist in the Scottish Property Awards, ‘Community Development Project of the Year’ category.
- Finalist in the UK national Architects’ Journal ‘Retrofit Awards’, Cultural Buildings Award: Visitor Centres, Libraries and Museums.
2017
- Winner of the Herald Society ‘Legacy’ Award 2017, sponsored by Legacy 2014.
- Winner of the Community Award in the inaugural Scottish Women’s Awards 2017.
- Finalist in the pan-UK CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) ‘Libraries Change Lives’ Award 2017.
2018
GWL is one of five UK-wide Finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year, the largest and most prestigious museum prize in the world, attracting TV, radio, newspaper, journal, magazine and online coverage, and winning unprecedented public support. We documented the nomination process in our Museum of the Year 2018 Dossier.
2019
GWL wins the UK national Women’s History Network Community Prize for its Vote 100: The Moving Story animation project
2023
Adele Patrick is awarded the Saltire Society ‘Fletcher of Saltoun’ Award, which recognises and celebrates the innovators and entrepreneurs who shape the cultural landscape of Scotland in the fields of Science, Arts & Humanities and Public Life.
