Category: 25 Years of GWL

As we celebrate 25 years of Glasgow Women’s Library, the GWL team shares their experiences of the Library and favourite items from our museum, archive and library collections.

Helen Crawfurd: Activist in the Archives

Published on 13th December, 2016 by Nicola Maksymuik

This post was published 8 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

In our latest 25th birthday blog, GWL archivist Nicola talks about one of her favourite items from our collections.

Sisterhood is Powerful!

Published on 2nd December, 2016 by Rachel Gray

This post was published 8 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Women were important and purposeful here, “Sisterhood is Powerful” rang in my thoughts. And that same spirit continues today, 25 years since GWL’s inception.

From hockey sticks to Cathy and Claire

Published on 17th November, 2016 by Morag

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I started working at Glasgow Women’s library in 2009 as the national lifelong learning development worker. I’ve always felt GWL is a place where everyone and everything is cherished – […]

Heroines in the bookstacks

Published on 3rd November, 2016 by Wendy Kirk

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I started working at GWL in 2005, as their first ever paid Librarian. As well as being somewhat daunting (yikes! what a responsibility!), it was a dream come true: to […]

Glasgow Women’s Library named Venue of the Year

Published on 25th October, 2016 by Hannah Wright

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Glasgow Women’s Library was this week awarded Venue of the Year at The Icon Awards. The Awards, founded in 2015, highlight some of Scotland’s worthiest individuals, organisations and companies striving for […]

Finding a Language at GWL . . .

Published on 21st October, 2016 by Rebecca Jones

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It was International Women’s Day 2013 when I walked (nervously, I’ll admit) into Glasgow Women’s Library for the first time. I had come to listen to Scottish poet Jackie Kay reading […]

#GWL25 Gets Animated

Published on 11th October, 2016 by Hannah Wright

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Katie Lundie, one of our talented volunteers, made a special animation to celebrate our 25th birthday. Watch the final video in this blog post.

Why I totally love GWL

Published on 7th October, 2016 by Gabrielle

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As GWL turns 25, staff and volunteers will be sharing our memories, favourite items and stories. Gabrielle is our Volunteer Coordinator and wants to share some of the things she loves most about the library.

Solidarity, sisterhood and song – my first two years at GWL

Published on 23rd September, 2016 by Kim

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I was hiding in a toilet in Castlemilk when I got a phone call from GWL’s Adele Partick, telling me I’d got a job. Adele was so nice I assumed I had been unsuccessful – but it seemed I really was going to be paid to host discussions about sex. Such overwhelming kindness, pioneering projects, and bold, unapologetic hilarity have become hallmarks of my time at GWL.