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Help us fundraise to acquire Maud Joachim’s medal recognising the first hunger strike in Scotland.

Published on 26th September, 2023 by Naomi Brown

Help us fundraise to acquire this important piece of #herstory

Rabiya Choudhry artwork donated to Glasgow Women’s Library

Published on 18th September, 2023 by Naomi Brown

We are delighted to announce Rabiya Choudhry’s illuminated artwork ‘Give light and people will find the way (Ella Baker)’, commissioned by The Common Guild for ‘anywhere in the universe’ has been gifted to Glasgow Women’s Library by the artist and will remain in place here at the library as a permanent installation.

Summer Programme: Events at a Glance

Published on 25th May, 2021 by Emily Ilett

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We’re delighted to be launching our new Summer programme of exhibitions and events! Whilst some of our exhibitions take place in the Library building and our women’s heritage walks take place across […]

Open the Door 2021: Enter our Calm Slam!

Published on 11th March, 2021 by Emily Ilett

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Calling all unheard poets! Submit your poem to our Open the Door 2021 Calm Slam competition!

Autumn Programme: Events at a Glance

Published on 17th September, 2020 by Emily Ilett

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This Autumn, we have a host of free online events for you to get involved with, including creative writing workshops, reading groups, exhibitions and more!

Give the Gift of GWL Friendship!

Published on 30th November, 2019 by Emily Ilett

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This year, we’re excited to be launching our Glasgow Women’s Library Gift Friendships, a chance to give a lucky person in your life an ethical change-making gift this Christmas!

CENA#3 Intersections: Collaborative Artistic Workshops

Published on 26th July, 2019 by Laura

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OPEN CALL for artists from Visual Arts, Theatre and Performance to be part of a series of collaborative workshops exploring the subject of political resistance with Aby Cohen, Scenographer and art director.

On Revolting Women, Revolting Interns

Published on 14th September, 2018 by Katie Young

This post was published 6 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Hi everyone! I’m Katie, and I’ve been interning at GWL with the Edinburgh International Book Festival project. This blog post will be about our Revolting Women Takeover tent, which took […]

Nominate Your ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ 2018

Published on 30th July, 2018 by Laura

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Nominations are now officially open for the ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ 2018 awards. Celebrating exceptional women from all walks of life and Scotland’s unsung heroines since 2015, the ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ programme is a partnership between the Saltire Society and Glasgow Women’s Library.

Our volunteers and staff recommend…

Published on 20th April, 2018 by GWL Volunteer

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Our most recent Book Picnic took place on Friday 20th and as usual was filled with exciting new recommendations.