Volunteers

Film-maker Interview #3: Una McBurney

Interview conducted by Camilla Nordgren, an MA student of Contemporary Arts who is on placement at GWL until May 2016. Camilla: What drew you into the Library? Una: I first got […]

Film-maker Interview #2: Louisina Currie

Meet Louisina, one of our volunteers, who joined the Ripples on the Pond filming group with no prior experience of interviewing, filming, or editing, but who is always looking for something new to learn and discover.

Film-maker Interview #1: Morgan Fraser

Extracts from a conversation between Camilla, a student in Modern and Contemporary Art MSc on placement with us, and Morgan, the volunteer who led on the production of the short film about Helen de Main’s work for 21 Revolutions.

Sarah Ann

Sarah volunteered with us for a few months on the Spring and Summer 2015 before moving to London to study. She helped to develop our collection of fiction for young women and to document the stories of women from Clydebank and Dumbarton.

Volunteer Photo Project: Mel

Meet another of our amazing volunteers, Mel!

Volunteering with GWL’s archives

Volunteering with GWL was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
I was on the reception, I was taught how to use the various systems used to issue books, I was taught how to shelve books properly and given my own project in the archive to sort and put into order.

Volunteer Photo Project: Caitlin

Meet Caitlin who works on reception and is part of the material matters project!

Volunteer Photo Project : Carly

One of our volunteer tour guides tell us a bit about her…

Volunteer Photo Project: Joanna

Meet Joanna, one of our fabulous PaperGirls!

From feminism to marigolds – volunteer Philippa reports on the Harpies, Fechters and Quines festival

I got in touch with the GWL earlier this year. I’d heard about its work, and as a literature graduate, it combines two of my favourite things – feminism and […]