GWL Recommends
Our team recommends this month…
Check out some recommended reads from our staff and volunteers. Fiction and non fiction; newly published and not so recently published; transporting us to Nigeria, the Hebrides, and Ireland; and exploring all sorts of topics including the environment, slavery, and feminism in the 21st century.
May’s Book Picnic Recommendations
On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic. Like last month, our Book Picnic took place remotely, giving all of us some valuable social interaction and providing us with many, many excellent book suggestions…
From schoolgirl climate warriors to sea poems
The Women in the Landscape Resource List GWL’s Women in the Landscape project aims to reveal, to celebrate and to preserve women’s stories, experiences and environmental heritage. We called on women from all backgrounds and intersections of identity throughout Scotland to help us think about how we experienced our surroundings and environments, and women’s historical […]
April’s Book Picnic Recommendations
This month we met for Book Picnic, not in the library, but remotely! Here are the books we’ve been reading:
February’s Book Picnic Recommendations
Here are this month’s Book Picnic suggestions including a young adult novel, some historical fiction books and a climate change book by Mary Robinson.
List of Books by Theme for Young Women
A selection of books from our library young women might like to read.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
One of our volunteers gives a brief review on a book she read recently.
New books you can borrow this month
Looking for something new to read? We’ve got you covered. Check out the new books we have in this month, and pop on by to borrow one. From poetry to graphic novels, I’m sure you will find something that takes your fancy.
YA Recommendations
These books are a must-read for Young Adult fiction lovers. Whether you like being transported to the streets of New York battling mythical creatures, or travelling to far away lands where magic is everywhere, or even just going to high school, befriending an outsider, there is something here for everyone.
Our Volunteers and Staff Recommend: This Month’s Book Picnic
Check out our reading recommendations from this month’s book picnic featuring historical fiction novels, a feminist recipe book, a feminist manifesto, etc.