What struck me about GWL was that I had never encountered such a long-running, impactful and all-encompassing model for a non-profit that was specifically for women, by women.
I began volunteering at Glasgow Women’s Library somewhat apprehensively while I was at university. I wasn’t sure it would be the sort of place for me and I wasn’t entirely confident or comfortable surrounded by strangers.
I started volunteering with GWL to get some library/ information experience, purely to help me get a job in that area. I didn’t know much about the library beforehand, but am so glad I went for it.
A short video in which one of our volunteer tour guides and history detectives Lesley Orr reveals how she got involved and what she loves about volunteering with us.
I was really nervous to begin with, because I’ve never done anything like this before, but it only took a couple of days (and many, many cups of tea!) for me to settle in.
In August 2012 a friend of mine told me about Glasgow Women’s Library and after a phone call from the lovely Gabrielle I joined the volunteer team.
In the first of a series of volunteer testimonials to be released over the next few months, volunteer Jennie Brosnan talks about the Lesbian Archive, the GWL blanket, and why she loves volunteering with us.
We have moved! For the last few days the Glasgow Women’s Library has been settling into it’s new home in Bridgeton. The process of moving has been long but definitely […]
As the Harpies, Fechters and Quines events launch in Edinburgh this month, Theresa Wallace, a volunteer from the Bonnie Fechters group writes about how the Extraordinary Ordinary Women exhibition was […]
Alice started volunteering at the library in 2009 and now, after helping on a number of projects, she works for us as a sessional tutor with the national lifelong learning project. Here Alice talks about her journey with GWL
