Readers of Colour
Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
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Africa in Motion Present: A Woman’s Eye 180°
Africa in Motion Present: A Woman’s Eye 180°
Evodie Ngueyeli, a young curator based in Cameroon has brought together ‘A Woman’s Eye 180°’, a selection of short films showing society through the eyes of African women who live in Tunisia, Senegal, Burundi, Rwanda and Mali.
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Story Café Special: Plants and Books
Story Café Special: Plants and Books
We've been planting a GWL garden around the Library - come and celebrate it with us and hear some of our favourite women and gardening stories, at this Story cafe. We'll be planting winter pansies after the event so feel free to join us in the garden!
Free – £2.00
4 events,
A Spoon is the Safest Vessel
In this exhibition, a new collaboration between emerging artists Juliane Foronda, Kirsty Russell and Tako Taal explores the barely visible gestures and behind the scenes work that make up a hosting practice.
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A Spoon is the Safest Vessel: Exhibition Launch
A Spoon is the Safest Vessel: Exhibition Launch
What is feminist hospitality and how can we map its traces? Join us at the exhibition launch of a body of new work by artists Juliane Foronda, Kirsty Russell and Tako Taal.
Free
Women Making It
Women Making It
Keep cosy this Autumn with our bitesize learning sessions where we'll be scrapbooking, badge making, watching films together and much more. Warm and relaxed drop-in sessions, these are perfect if you enjoy craft activities or you're looking to make new friends!
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Seeing Things- A Spoon is the Safest Vessel Exhibition Launch
Seeing Things- A Spoon is the Safest Vessel Exhibition Launch
Seeing Things is a group that meet up to see art, performances and cultural events put on by women across Glasgow and beyond.
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Sea Creatures, Sisters and Shadows
Sea Creatures, Sisters and Shadows
Dive into a world of whales and leafy seadragons with Emily Ilett at the book launch of her award-winning debut children’s book this Saturday afternoon!
Free
Warm Welcome
Warm Welcome
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month. If you are new to GWL this is a friendly relaxed way to find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programme and collections. We’d love to welcome you here!
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Collect:if
Collect:if
Collect: if is a network run by and for creative women of colour. Join us at our welcoming, informal gatherings to connect, build the network, and learn more about opportunities to use Collect:if and GWL resources to put your practice into the spotlight.
Free
Story Café
Story Café
Reinvent your lunchtime at Story Café! Stories and poems from around the world, all washed down with tea and friendly chat. Pull up a chair and become part of the story!
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Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
It’s time for Lights! Action! Tea! once again in our regular No-Acting-Required Drama Queens sessions. Come along and join us!
Free – £2.00
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This Is Who We Are
This Is Who We Are
A friendly and informal session for anyone who would like to find out more about GWL: Our history, Core Values, collections, events and projects. This session is hosted by our Librarian, Wendy Kirk, and one of the Senior Managers, Sue John.
Free
3 events,
Library Closed: Saturday 9th November
The library is closed on Saturday 9th November for essential maintenance works. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
3 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Reinvent your lunchtime at Story Café! Stories and poems from around the world, all washed down with tea and friendly chat. Pull up a chair and become part of the story!
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Herland: Intersections
Herland: Intersections
This Herland is a multidisciplinary showcase of artists’ work in progress that will begin an exciting conversation between Brazil and Scotland. This event stems from a series of workshops on the subject of political resistance led by award winning Brazilian Designer and Theatre Practitioner, Aby Cohen, with a group of artists based in Scotland, inspired by the GWL collection.
£3.00 – £5.00
2 events,
Women Making It
Women Making It
Keep cosy this Autumn with our bitesize learning sessions where we'll be scrapbooking, badge making, watching films together and much more. Warm and relaxed drop-in sessions, these are perfect if you enjoy craft activities or you're looking to make new friends!
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Story Café Special: Blether
Story Café Special: Blether
RELOCATED TO CHURCH HOUSE, BRIDGETON. Everyone knows we love nothing more than a good blether at GWL! Pop along to our Book Week Scotland Story Café as we celebrate storytelling and blethering with comedian Lubna Kerr!
Free – £2.00
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Bold Types: Creative Writing Showcase
Bold Types: Creative Writing Showcase
Hear our Bold Types 2019 shortlisted writers read their stories in front of our wonderfully supportive and encouraging panel of judge at our creative writing showcase!
Free – £2.00
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Pioneering Women in Video Art
Pioneering Women in Video Art
This event celebrates the launch of European Women’s Video Art in the 70s and 80s, a book that both recovers and reassesses the seminal contribution of women artists to the form and evolution of video.
Free
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Re-reading Greenham Common
Re-reading Greenham Common
Join artist researcher Yvonne Billimore in a two-day exploration of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp collection from our archive where we'll be drawing out the personal narratives, experiences, speculations, knowledge and gossip we find. No prior knowledge of Greenham Common necessary!
£3.00 – £5.00
2 events,
Readers of Colour
Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
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Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands
The timely and important screening of our new short film Shifting Sands, which charts a journey of survival and hope, and is part of 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence.
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Story Café
Story Café
CANCELLED: Reinvent your lunchtime at Story Café! Stories and poems from around the world, all washed down with tea and friendly chat. Pull up a chair and become part of the story!
4 events,
Temporary Library Closure
Due to ongoing work to replace our boiler, and decreasing temperatures, we have made the decision to temporarily decrease our opening hours throughout November and December.
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Women Making It
Women Making It
CANCELLED: Keep cosy this Autumn with our bitesize learning sessions where we'll be scrapbooking, badge making, watching films together and much more. Warm and relaxed drop-in sessions, these are perfect if you enjoy craft activities or you're looking to make new friends!
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Time and Time Again
Time and Time Again
See a unique screening of moving image works by Women & the Law Collective from the archive of feminist film distributor Cinenova.
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Dunfermline’s Women
Dunfermline’s Women
This friendly and informal learning and discussion event at Dunfermline Libraries will give you an introduction to how women are celebrated across Scotland and help you generate ideas on how to discover and celebrate your own local heroines.