Rabiya Choudhry: Illuminated Artwork
As we move out of the darkest days in winter we are collaborating with The Common Guild to host a new artwork by Rabiya Choudhry on the façade of our building.
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GWL Origins: Pre-Internet Community Building
Enter a reimagining of our early library space, an immersive exhibition exploring DIY grassroots feminist organising.
Open the Door: GWL x Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Illustration students at DJCAD, University of Dundee were invited to respond to the lives and work of the three writers highlighted by Glasgow Women’s Library’s Open the Door Festival 2023.
Reading Group for Muslim Women
Reading Group for Muslim Women
The Reading Group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on themes of interest to women.
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Women’s History in Dennistoun: Film and information event
Women’s History in Dennistoun: Film and information event
Come along to find out more about a new women’s heritage project in Dennistoun and see some amazing archive films of Dennistoun’s past.
Free
4 events,
Story Café and Open Archive: Cathy McCormack’s War Without Bullets
Story Café and Open Archive: Cathy McCormack’s War Without Bullets
Celebrate the life of housing activist Cathy McCormack. Cathy was a well-known figure in her Easterhouse community, first drawn to activism when she campaigned against the damp housing conditions in the scheme where she raised her three children.
Free
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Women of the Merchant City Heritage Walk
Women of the Merchant City Heritage Walk
Follow our volunteer tour guides from the former Royal Maternity Hospital on Rottenrow to the medeival-looking Mercat Cross and the Tron clock through the streets of the Merchant City.
£6.00 – £10.00
4 events,
Open Book
Open Book
These vibrant and thoughtful Open Book sessions focus on a different theme each month, such as Home, Grow and Transform, or Garden, and use poetry and short stories as prompts for your own creative writing. Perfect for seasoned writers and beginners alike, get your creative juices flowing and join our warm and supportive writing community.
Free
4 events,
Mapping Women’s Work
Mapping Women’s Work
Photography by Angela Catlin, Artwork by Ailie Rutherford We're really excited to have artist Ailie Rutherford and the FEN Library in our space this Spring and Summer. Ailie is working with us in visualising the complex nature of work for many women* juggling multiple jobs and is inviting participants with experience of this juggling work […]
4 events,
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
In this exciting new project, we’ll discover the hidden stories of local women and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. We’ll also be taking field trips and sharing our own memories.
Free
5 events,
Mapping Women’s Work
Mapping Women’s Work
Photography by Angela Catlin, Artwork by Ailie Rutherford We're really excited to have artist Ailie Rutherford and the FEN Library in our space this Spring and Summer. Ailie is working with us in visualising the complex nature of work for many women* juggling multiple jobs and is inviting participants with experience of this juggling work […]
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Postponed: Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are Not the Problem, Session 5
Postponed: Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are Not the Problem, Session 5
We're sorry this event has been postponed due to illness - look out for a new date on our website Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are Not the Problem, Fifth Session Saturday the 10th of June, 1pm to 3.30pm, GWL, Free Image detail from Olivia Plender's installation The Problem is Not Our Bodies, The Problem is […]
Free
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Quines Cast
Quines Cast
Join us for the recording of season 2 of Quines Cast, an inspiring evening of feminist thinking. With music, theatre, poetry and writing from some of Scotland’s leading feminist artists, it'll be an evening to get the conversation flowing.
£5.00 – £10.00
5 events,
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
In this exciting new project, we’ll discover the hidden stories of local women and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. We’ll also be taking field trips and sharing our own memories.
Free
Women Making It
Women Making It
Join us this Summer for a range of GWL’s bitesize feminist crafting including Henna design art with acrylic paints, felt making, zine making and much more!
4 events,
Misogyny and Other Monsters: GWL DnD Games
Misogyny and Other Monsters: GWL DnD Games
Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy roleplaying game which combines collaborative storytelling and improvisation with the randomness of dice rolls. Misogyny and Other Monsters uses the tools and techniques of a standard DnD game but centres the story around women’s history in Glasgow.
Free
5 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Travel the world, one tale at a time, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around.
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East End Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
East End Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
Glasgow’s East End has plenty of bicycle related history: from the factory which produced the early bicycle, to the velodrome which hosted the Commonwealth Games. Our volunteer guides will lead us at a gentle pace along cycle paths with frequent stops to learn about some of the pioneers of women’s cycling: athletes, Victorian trailblazers and peace campaigners alike.
Free
4 events,
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
In this exciting new project, we’ll discover the hidden stories of local women and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. We’ll also be taking field trips and sharing our own memories.
Free
6 events,
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Necropolis Women’s Heritage Walk
Necropolis Women’s Heritage Walk
Our sell out women’s heritage walks, led by our volunteer tour guides, show Glasgow’s neighbourhoods in a new light, making visible the often hidden and overlooked contributions women have made to the city.
£6.00 – £10.00
Readers of Colour – Glasgow
Readers of Colour – Glasgow
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Nonbinary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Colour.
Welcome to the Glasgow sessions!
We meet the last Saturday of the month, 2pm - 3.15pm at Glasgow Women's Library.
Free
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A History of the Present: Art Night Dundee, Dundee Rep Theatre
A History of the Present: Art Night Dundee, Dundee Rep Theatre
History of the Present is a new experimental opera-film made collaboratively by Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon, featuring new compositions by Annea Lockwood, libretto by Maria Fusco and vocal work by Héloïse Werner. A History of the Present: Art Night Dundee, Saturday 24th June, 7pm - 11:15pm, Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB […]
4 events,
Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Nonbinary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Colour.
Welcome to the Edinburgh sessions!
We meet the last Sunday of the month, 5.15pm - 6.30pm at Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh.
Free
5 events,
Reading Group for Muslim Women
Reading Group for Muslim Women
The Reading Group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on themes of interest to women.
If you are passionate about books and love to share them with others, or you simply want to get into the habit of reading but find it challenging, then this group is for you!
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Open the Door 2023: In conversation with Gabeba Baderoon and Barbara Boswell
Open the Door 2023: In conversation with Gabeba Baderoon and Barbara Boswell
Left to right: Gabeba Baderoon. Photo by Victor DlaminiBarbara Boswell. Photo by Yazeed Kamaldien Join two creative thinkers discussing legacies of black feminism in South Africa. Monday 26th june 1 to 2.30pm GMT, Online As part of our Open the Door writers and activists themed festival we will be hosting a fascinating lunchtime conversation with […]
Free
5 events,
Readers of Colour – Online
Readers of Colour – Online
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Nonbinary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Colour.
Welcome to the online sessions!
We meet the last Thursday of the month, 6pm - 7.15pm online.
Free
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Towards a Green Library
Towards a Green Library
We’re delighted to be launching our Handbook to Net-Zero a practical plan setting out the changes we will make to our building to reach “operational net zero” by 2030. Towards a Green Library, Thursday 29th June, 6pm to 7:30pm, GWL, Free GWL’s Net Zero Handbook Image Credit: GWL Find out what this means, how the […]
Free
5 events,
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
In this exciting new project, we’ll discover the hidden stories of local women and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. We’ll also be taking field trips and sharing our own memories.
Free
Women Making It
Women Making It
Join us this Summer for a range of GWL’s bitesize feminist crafting including Henna design art with acrylic paints, felt making, zine making and much more!