Rose Frain Survey Works
See selected works and new works by artist Rose Frain in this exhibition which is installed throughout the library.
See selected works and new works by artist Rose Frain in this exhibition which is installed throughout the library.
Join Glasgow Women's Library for this fantastic creative writing workshop exploring the legacies of women who have passed through Edinburgh's historic Riddles' Court from the 1500s to present day, and using our words to bring their voices back into the 21st century.
Our popular Fearties Workshops are back for a fun and fear-free Bold Types special.
Celebrate National Poetry Day at Story Café as we explore the wonderful world of Urdu poetry with GWL volunteer Saadia Pirzada
A drinks reception to mark the launch of Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s Virtual Reality & Interactive Exhibition which showcases stories from around the world told using the latest technology and innovative techniques.
At this Reading Group for Muslim Women we'll be gathering at Scotland Street Museum to watch a film screening together, followed by discussion.
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!
Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s Virtual Reality and Interactive Exhibition showcases stories from around the world told using the latest technology and innovative techniques.
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!
Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s Virtual Reality and Interactive Exhibition showcases stories from around the world told using the latest technology and innovative techniques.
Join Glasgow Women’s Library for this fantastic creative writing workshop exploring the legacies of women who have passed through Edinburgh’s historic Riddles’ Court from the 1500s to present day, and using our words to bring their voices back into the 21st century.
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!
It’s time for Lights! Action! Tea! once again in our regular No-Acting-Required Drama Queens sessions. Come along and join us!
With support from Creative Scotland's Create Inclusion Fund, Lubna, actor-comedian, has been working on material towards a new play, partly autobiographical, reflecting on her journey into the arts as an older Scottish Pakistani woman. Her proposal outlines an inclusive and open approach to development of her work and she is very keen to present it at to an audience of peers and professionals as well as Black and Minority Ethnic audiences, some of whom who took part in her research workshops.
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
Catch our last women’s heritage walk before we go into hibernation! Meet the Glasgow Girls of Garnethill. Remarkable women who’ve shaped this bohemian enclave in the heart of our city
Our Editing Mistress-Class will help you polish your Bold Types writing gem until it shines.
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!
Find out more about the incredible women gardeners, poets, painters and campaigners associated with Edinburgh’s historic Riddle’s Court merchant's house.
The Reading group focuses on books written by Muslim women or with topics of particular relevance to Muslim women today, and we also watch films together. If you are passionate about books and love to share them with others, or you simply want to get into the habit of reading, this group is for you!
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
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.
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!