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: […]
GWL Origins: Graphic Design at GWL Exhibition, Saturday 29th July 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023From our inception GWL have designed our own promotional materials to communicate a message of welcome. As part of our 30th anniversary programme this exhibition explores our feminist design ethics and documents the evolution of our graphic design aesthetics including […]
This art installation created from medical correspondence and leaflets seeks to encourage discussion around Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and reframe its numerous – yet often unspoken – narratives.
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.
This book celebrates the pioneers who helped create neo-natal and midwifery services in Aberdeen and contains a wealth of memories and tales from personal experience. From a local “howdie” (midwife) accused of witchcraft in 1597 to Maggie Myles who create the definitive textbook for midwifery, Lesley Dunbar, Alison MCCall and Fiona Rennie will share their journey in researching and discovering the history of maternity services and share some of those precious stories.
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.
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
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.
Women’s Activism in Poetry, Story and Biography
From campaigning for decent housing to taking on governments, this Story Café celebrates the women who have led lives of activism for the sake of their communities and for their own rights.
We’ll celebrate the life of Scottish artist Georgina Smith through an exhibition of her lino prints. Inspired by her environment and the people close to her, her artwork often incorporates elements from her own life, including her anti-nuclear activism, for which she was imprisoned many times.
This small, interactive exhibition draws on a new open-access digital archive at GWL to reveal ‘transoceanic’ networks that stretched across the Atlantic and Pacific in the 1980s and 90s, linking Greenham women and Indigenous communities.
Our first Herland in years and what better way to mark its return than with a celebration of all the big and little ways we live our lives in protest. Back by popular demand, our legendary accessible salon night will have at its centre Jackie Kay's incredible poem 'A Life in Protest'.
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
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!
IN PERSON: Led by our volunteer History Detectives, this guided walk will focus on some of the achievements and struggles of the industrious and resourceful women of Glasgow's East End, and the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them.
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
Travel the world, one tale at a time, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around. From awe-inspiring adventures 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 become part of […]
The Library will close early on Friday, 13th October at 4pm - we apologise for any inconvenience.
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
Come along to this open archive, aimed at researchers but open to all, giving you a chance to speak with our collections team about your area of research or be inspired by materials on your first step towards your project or dissertation.
In this storytelling cabaret, Vanessa Pini and Rebecca Mordan from Scary Little Girls will stimulate your senses while celebrating the relationship between cocoa-nibs and forbidden literature! Expect chocolate treats and scandalous tales from the writing of Radclyffe Hall, Joanne Harris and some of GWL’s Open the Door Festival’s celebrated historic writers.BookingThe event is free and […]
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
Over the last few years, Donna has joined us at Story Café to talk about the long road from PhD to publication as she writes a trilogy of historical crime fiction novellas. After lots of editing, several title changes and many sleepless nights, she wants to celebrate the launch of her new novel, The Unpicking, […]
Artist Ailie Rutherford has been working with us to visualise the complex nature of work and care for many women. This exhibition will display prints and other outcomes from the Mapping Women’s Work workshop series at GWL.
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
Did you know that Wikipedia doesn’t accurately reflect women’s histories? Wikipedia is the 7th most visited website in the world but currently only 1 in 5 of Wikipedia’s biographies are about women.Join us as we work as Knowledge Activists to help make Wikipedia better. In this fun, friendly, and informative workshop you’ll learn to add, […]
second sights and infrared sprites is a tapestry of short films that delves into spirituality, energy, and belief. Revealing connections between realms, present moments and the ethereal unknown. All films foreground an element of research, ritual or rhythm, be that submerged, unseen, felt or subconsciously known.
Twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail.
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
Who are the women in Dennistoun’s past? Maybe you know a Dennistoun woman whose story deserves to be remembered? In this exciting new project, we’ll discover these hidden histories and then help to develop a new women’s heritage trail and booklet. You can meet new people, take part in creative arts and crafts sessions inspired by Dennistoun stories and learn new skills in how to discover local history.
