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Life in Taiwan during the pandemic
A first hand account of what life is like for a young woman living in Taiwan during the pandemic.
Turn your walk into a herstory treasure hunt
Our usual programme of guided Women’s Heritage Walks hasn’t gone ahead, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting to know your area through the lives of women. We’ve got some inspiration and resources to get you started…
Auf Wiedersehen
A post by Selina, a graduate of Information and Documentation from Switzerland who was on placement with us from September to December 2019.
(Re) Discover the pleasure of being read to
Our weekly Story Cafe sessions are so much fun! In this post our volunteer Lily explains what to expect from one of these events and shares why she feels these reading out loud sessions are so valuable and pleasurable.
Recruiting Front of House volunteers
We are looking for five or six new volunteers to join our Front of House team in 2020.
Book Bunk Picnic
During our visit to Nairobi last month, we joined forces with the Book Bunk team for a Book Picnic like no other. Find out what books were recommended by the interns and staff from Book Bunk.
My Time at GWL
Lily spent three months volunteering with us at the start of 2019. In this post she reflects upon that experience.
Rachele Dunn reflects on her Visual Communication residency
Rachele, a graduate from the Glasgow School of Art, joined our team in 2017 and worked on a wide range of projects throughout her residency, from creating an arresting visual identity for the Open the Door festival which launched in May 2017 to designing a gender neutral sign for our toilets.
Visual Communication Residency
We are again looking for a talented, positive and engaged emerging visual communication designer to join us for a residency for 12 months. This is a voluntary position, which we imagine is suitable for recent graduates (within the last year) or someone with equivalent experience.
Kirsty McBride on being our first Visual Communication Resident
Kirsty became our first Visual Communication Resident in 2015 and has continued to work with us ever since. Here she shares some of the projects she worked on and what […]