Category: Blog

Staff, volunteers and student placements share updates from projects and events at Glasgow Women’s Library

The Office

Great team work once more as we rearranged the office today to accommodate our new staff members. It looks even better and we are all so excited about our new […]

Knitting for Peace

Just found out about this rather remarkable ‘knitting action’, organised by the American organisation CODEPINK. For Mother’s Day (the American one, 10th May), they went to the White House with […]

My books are here!!

My Open University, Openings, course has taken a big leap forward- my books arrived last night! Our neighbours handed in a parcel that the postman had no hope in getting […]

Welcome to the Open University

This was the first line I read of the letter that came in the mail yesterday. ‘Welcome to the Open University’ – I felt a wee shudder of excitement, anxiety […]

A life in books

Sometimes I think my job can’t get any better – and then it does. On Sunday, Sue and I were lucky enough to be invited to look through Hannah Frank’s […]

New eyes on old knitting patterns

Hi! My name is Vanessa and I’m finishing up my work placement experience here at the Glasgow Women’s Library. I’m from the History of Art Department at the University of Glasgow and I’ve spent my time cataloging knitting patterns (along with another fearless female from my Department, Hanne) and developing an exhibition plan based upon the patterns donated to the Glasgow Women’s Library.