Katie Reid
Women’s Heritage Walks & Bike Rides are back for Spring
See the city in a new light with our Women’s Heritage Walks which are back for Spring!
We hear you! We’re now opening on Saturdays, 12pm to 4pm.
We asked ‘Which time of day or week is best for you to visit?’ and we listened as an overwhelming 30% of you said weekends or Saturdays. We’re open on Saturdays from 12pm to 4pm.
International Women’s Day Week at GWL
International Women’s Day is a busy time for us every year. This year, we have a range of activity including our East End Women’s Heritage Walk, Trailblazer event with author and singer Rachel Dawick, exhibitions of new wall hangings in Material Matters, and an In Conversation event with author of A Petrol Scented Spring Ajay Close and GWL’s Donna Moore.
Outstanding Women of Scotland Award Nominations 2016
Nominations for the Outstanding Women of Scotland 2016 awards are invited until 11th March 2016.
Vote for the Suffragette Oak to be European Tree of the Year 2016
We were all bursting with pride that the Suffragette Oak won Scottish Tree of the Year last October, and we’re now setting our sights even higher – on the European Tree of the Year trophy!
GWL Spring Programme 2016 Out Now!
This Spring we have a vibrant programme of events, activities and learning programmes, many of which are free to attend. Download a copy of the programme here or see our calendar for upcoming events.
Outstanding Women of Scotland Awards 2016
The Outstanding Women of Scotland Awards honour 10 living women each year who have made truly outstanding contributions to Scottish life and culture. The 2016 award nominations are open until March 2016.
Bold Types Creative Writing Showcase
What a wealth of talented women writers we have living in Scotland. Find out the poet and writer who will win this year’s Bold Types competition on Tuesday 24th November in the library.
Our Love Is… Film Season Prize Draw
Special fortnightly prize draw as part of our BFI LOVE season film screenings where we take love from the page to the screen and celebrate films to fall in love with and films to break your heart.
We’re hiring!
Glasgow Women’s Library is seeking to appoint an experienced Archivist to work on a new partnership project with Scottish Women’s Aid, Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse.