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.
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.
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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!
4 events,
4 events,
Making Her Mark Exhibition: Westerhailes Library
Making Her Mark Exhibition: Westerhailes Library, Friday 6th July to Tuesday 1st August, Westerhailes Library, 1 Westside Plaza, Edinburgh EH14 2ST Image: Ruth, MHM exhibition.Image Credit: Melissa Mitchell photography From residents of nineteenth century poorhouses to women who were writers and artists, this vibrant interactive exhibition reveals some of the stories uncovered by women from […]
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
5 events,
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Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are not the Problem, Session 5 (Rescheduled)
Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are not the Problem, Session 5 (Rescheduled)
Olivia Plender: Our Bodies are Not the Problem, Fifth Session Saturday the 8th of July, 1pm to 3.30pm, GWL, Free Image detail from Olivia Plender's installation The Problem is Not Our Bodies, The Problem is Power, 2021 courtesy of the artist Following her redesign of our community room, inspired by the book Our Bodies, Ourselves, Olivia Plender […]
Free
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Growing Roots: Collecting with a sense of place
Growing Roots: Collecting with a sense of place
How does a sense of place shape museums and collections? This event considers what it means to be a local or national museum and library. Growing Roots: Collecting with a sense of place, Thursday 13th July, 5:30pm to 6:30pm, GWL, Free Image: River Eden, under blue skies and white clouds. Image Credit: Roxani Krystalli What […]
Free
6 events,
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!
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Pride Placard-Making Sesssion
Pride Placard-Making Sesssion
A drop-in session for everyone in the GWL community to come together and make their placards for Pride Glasgow, which is taking place on Saturday the 15th of July. Pride Placard-Making Session, Friday the 14th of July, 1pm to 4pm, GWL, Free, Drop-In Image: GWL at Pride. Image Credit: GWL Archive Come along, make friends, […]
6 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.
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West End Women’s Heritage Walk
West End Women’s Heritage Walk
This guided Heritage Walk, the last of the season*, shares the stories of many remarkable women unearthed by our Women’s History Detectives.
You’ll walk in the footsteps of suffragettes, rent strikers, and the first female students of the University of Glasgow, and learn about Rachel Hamilton, a pipe-smoking labourer and special constable, and other “wild women” who built this part of Glasgow, and whose contributions can still be felt today.
£6.00 – £10.00
5 events,
Story Café
Story Café
From fantastical flights of the imagination to gentle journeys amongst nature, our Story Café is sure to spark your curiosity and reinvigorate your lunchtime. Book your spot, pull up a chair and join in the conversation.
Free
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
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!
5 events,
Telling It Like It Is: Women Crime Writers Photographic Exhibition
This is an exhibition of black and white photographic portraits of twelve UK and international female crime writers, photographed primarily in library settings by Donna-Lisa Healy. Its centrepiece is a portrait of Glasgow writer Denise Mina. Telling It Like It Is: Women Crime Writers Photographic Exhibition, Saturday 29th July to Saturday 30th September 2023 Images: […]
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
5 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
4 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!
4 events,
3 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
4 events,
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Horties at Forty: Herstories of Campaigning for Peace
Horties at Forty: Herstories of Campaigning for Peace
This event celebrates 40 years of the Gareloch Horts, a women’s non-violent direct action peace group who have been campaigning and acting for the abolition of nuclear weapons in the UK . Horties at Forty: Herstories of Campaigning for Peace, Saturday 5th August 2023, 12pm to 4pm, GWL, Free We will be sharing herstories, displaying […]
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Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk
Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk
From the bustle of Sauchiehall Street to quiet and leafy back streets, this bohemian enclave is full of surprises and has been home to many remarkable women who have made Garnethill one of the most exciting cultural and multicultural hotspots in Glasgow.
£6.00 – £10.00