Gabrielle

Volunteer Story- Pauline

My involvement with GWL started almost 10 years ago when, encouraged by my daughter who is a friend of Wendy, I first visited the library. It quickly became part of my life, especially the Story Cafe which I help Wendy with and for which I now write a regular blog.

Lesbians in Peer Support- Blog 3

This is the third and last of my blog posts about Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS), the youth group that GWL ran from 2000 to 2006. 2003 marked a new […]

Photo of the words "dykes are here" written on a sandy beach

Lesbians in Peer Support- Blog 2

This blog is the second in a series of three blogs by Catherine who is doing a six month placement at GWL as part of her PhD. Over the past three months she has been exploring the Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS) collection which is part of GWL’s organisational archive.

Work experience at GWL

Read about 17 year old Anna’s week of work experience at GWL.

Poster for the LiPS project which reads "LiPS, LEsbians in peer Support" in red and black letters with a large red lipstick lip marks across the poster

“A Guiding Hand” – Founding Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS)

This blog is the first in a series of three blogs by Catherine who is doing a six month placement at GWL as part of her PhD. Over the past three months she has been exploring the Lesbians in Peer Support (LIPS) collection which is part of GWL’s organisational archive.

Glasgow Women's Library name badges on a green felt background. Names include Katie, Sue, Yvonne, Freya, Ren and Naomi amongst others.

Volunteer Story- Shalini

Inspired by the “Volunteer Profiles” which featured in the GWL newsletters published in the 1990’s and 2000’s, we’re introducing some of our current volunteers, to highlight how they support our work and why they do it. This is Shalini’s story….

Yvonne reading from Mixing the Colours book

Mixing the Colours- Origin Story

Mixing The Colours (2013-2015) was a GWL project which sought to address how intra-Christian sectarianism affects women in diverse communities. Our volunteer Miranda finds out more about the origins and impact of this revolutionary project

Two white women are holding a 5 foot tall tree as it is being planted. There are flats in the background.

A tree for life

On Wednesday 26th October 2022 we planted a rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) near Glasgow Women’s Library, on a little mound of ground near our garden.

The word Peace is written in blue on a background of bright orange marks.

The Power of Kindness

“Kindness was demonstrated in many different ways as we studied the space and the people who use it. “

From Small Acorns…

We are proud to launch a truly special range of new merchandise coming to GWL in time to meet your Christmas giving (or receiving!) dreams, made from wood from the […]