Our regular Book Picnic note taker and blogger Jenna was away this summer, so I took notes which our volunteer Aileen has kindly typed up. So, better late than never, here are our reading recommendations from the summer of 2023.
Category: Placements and Volunteers Blog
November Book Picnic Recommendations
On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic: There are More Things by Yara Rodrigues Fowler […]
Volunteer Story-Anabel
Inspired by the “Volunteer Profiles” which featured in the GWL newsletters published in the 1990’s and 2000’s, we’re introducing some of our current volunteers, to highlight how they support our work […]
Inspiration and Conversation at A Beacon of Hope: Libraries for the Future event
Our volunteer Fi reflects on our Libraries of the Future event, which included presentations from inspirational library friends, Book Bunk in Nairobi and Oodi Library in Helsinki, and a workshop […]
Ella’s Student Placement; Edinburgh Women’s Liberation and the Battle of Equality for Women in Work
This blog on the Edinburgh Women’s Centre Archive will explore a couple of the women’s groups that were involved in supporting women in work. Again, such sentiments were intrinsic to […]
Ella’s Student Placement; Edinburgh Women’s Liberation and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
We carry on our blogs on the Edinburgh Women’s Centre Archive by delving into the contentious issue of reproductive rights. As one of its founding demands passed at the 1971 […]
Story Cafe Round-up: Harlem Renaissance
What have we been reading and chatting about at Story Cafe? Pauline shares her thoughts.. Special thanks to Fi for all her wonderful research – it was such a memorable […]
Unveiling Feminist History; Ella’s Student Placement Exploring the Edinburgh Women’s Centre Archive
Hello, my name’s Ella Lyttle, and I am a history student at Glasgow University. I am coming to the end of a short but sweet placement here at Glasgow Women’s […]
Story Cafe Round up: Libraries Week!
Pauline reflects on our love of all things libraries… Story Cafe 28th September Wendy introduced our theme by saying that Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the […]
Women in Profile: From Glasgow to Nuremberg
As part of her placement at GWL, Catherine spent time in the archive researching the library’s international connections to queer and feminist groups and institutions. She also had the pleasure of speaking with Adele Patrick about her memories of Women in Profile’s early links to international groups.