Due to popular demand we have extended the celebration of Glasgow Women’s Library’s recent acquisition of Maud Joachim’s hunger strike medal, with a rare opportunity to see two other special medals in this exhibition of militant suffrage memorabilia.
Zines are DIY, small-circulation publications, with images and text, that are self-published by the makers. Our archive is full of incredible zines donated to us over the years by their makers and fanz. Health and heartaches, music and menstruation, our zines are full of knowledge and made with a heady mix of love and fury. […]
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 issues.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 […]
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour! We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care. We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online.Book this […]
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour! We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care. We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online. Book […]
Across the road from GWL is a new temporary orchard for people to acknowledge grief and imagine peaceful futures. Three artists respond to the themes of trees, hope and healing across this arbour and within the library space.
These vibrant and thoughtful monthly Open Book creative writing sessions are led by Kathrine Sowerby, a poet and writer based in Glasgow.
Each session 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.
Join us for a conversation, tea and games while we practise English and Scottish words and phrases and learn about each other’s lives and cultures.
This early morning gathering with be the first opportunity to see HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery they have developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour.
Join us this Summer for a range of GWL’s bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, collage art, basket weaving, and much more.
HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery they have developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour.
This hilly walk, based in one of Glasgow’s most fascinating Victorian garden cemeteries, looks at the stories of both the notorious and the forgotten women who are buried in these atmospheric and ethereal surroundings, with fantastic views over the city. Large print versions of the tour guides’ scripts are available on the day. Accessibility: The […]
HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery they have developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour.
Rediscover the joy of being read to, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around.
This Pride Month, we’ll be selling issues of BUST, DIVA and Spare Rib at our duplicate journal sale. With issues dating from the 1970s to the present day, this sale will give you the opportunity to get your hands on some iconic feminist and LGBTQ+ history. Accessibility Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts […]
Join us for a conversation, tea and games while we practise English and Scottish words and phrases and learn about each other’s lives and cultures.
Beginning this year, the annual Maud Sulter Lecture aims to celebrate the legacy of artist Maud Sulter (1960-2008), her roots in Scotland, and the internationalism of her practice as an artist, photographer, writer, poet, curator, and organiser.
Join us this Summer for a range of GWL’s bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, collage art, basket weaving, and much more.
Join a discussion of feminist killjoys, who they are and why we need them, with Sara Ahmed. A chance to share our resources, to tell killjoy stories and express killjoy solidarity.
HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour for Glasgow International Festival 2024.
Our guided walk will take you on a time travelling journey, from the Napoleonic Wars to modern day New Gorbals, highlighting the Suffragettes, Jewish and Asian immigrants, hawkers, and weavers who have inhabited the area over the centuries.
HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour for Glasgow International Festival 2024.
HAKOTO performed by Reiko Goto Collins in the fruit tree nursery developed as part of the exhibition Peace Arbour for Glasgow International Festival 2024.
The Reading Group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on women’s issues.
Rediscover the joy of being read to, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around.
