We now have over 500 books in our library catalogue…
Category: Blog
Staff, volunteers and student placements share updates from projects and events at Glasgow Women’s Library
Women’s Work in the Highlands
Library staff and volunteers went on a road trip to Inverness just before Christmas to participate in the Women’s Work in the Highlands conference. This day event, organised in partnership […]
Re-wired and de-humidified
We’re still trying to get back to normal after last week’s flood, but we’re getting there…
Flooded, but not flustered
A very frustrating day for all of us at the Library, after water started streaming into the office from the floors above. Although the library’s main collection was not affected, we had to work quickly to move GWL’s own archive materials, as well as work files and all our computer equipment, out of the office.
Cataloguing the collection
After the hectic festive season, it is actually quite nice to return to work and get back to the massive task of cataloguing GWL’s library collection! We have thousands of books which need to be catalogued…
16 Days
In 1991, the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership called for an international campaign entitled 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (also known as 16 Days of Action For The […]
Masks at AYW
The Aspiring Young Women (AYW) group have been considering times when they have worn a mask to cover up their true emotions. We discussed how situations make us feel and […]
Naomi Mitchison Memorial Lecture
The Naomi Mitchison Memorial Lecture is organised annually by Scottish PEN in association with the Edwin Morgan Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. This year, award-winning writer […]
Last Day of 2-week Cataloguing Placement
Friday last was the final day of my 2-week placement at GWL, cataloguing the ENACT for Women Collection. What a wonderful environment with a wonderful team and such a rich experience! […]
Back to Cataloguing
Hi. After a brief illness, I’m back on my feet, resuming cataloguing of the Education, Networking, Action, Culture and Training (ENACT) Collection. ENACT for Women was a volunteer-led, grass roots […]