August 2019
Story Café Special: Marion F. Morrison and Morag Law
Sgeulachdan Gàidhlig aig Leabharlann nam Ban còmhla ri Marion F. NicIlleMhoire agus Mòrag Law! Come and hear readings by Marion F. Morrison and Morag Law in Gaelic and English this Story Café Special!
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Reading Group for Muslim Women
RESCHEDULED: The Reading group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on women’s issues.
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Legacies of the First World War
These two days form the Women & War Festival which will reflect on history and heritage with a focus on the experiences of women in World War One. Share in some of the exciting projects that have taken place since 2014 and consider how community organisations and academics can continue working together to explore aspects of the past and increase women’s visibility.
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September 2019
Library Closed
Glasgow Women’s Library will be closed for staff development from Monday 2nd September to Friday 6th September. We will reopen as normal on Saturday 7th September at 12.00pm.
Find out more »Women Making It
Join us for a range of GWL’s bitesize learning including scrapbooking, badge making, film screenings and much more. Friendly and relaxed drop-in sessions, perfect if you're new to the Library!
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Rose Frain Survey Works
See selected works and new works by artist Rose Frain in this exhibition which is installed throughout the library.
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Warm Welcome
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!
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Rose Frain Survey Works: Book Launch and Preview
Join us at the Book Launch of Rose Frain: Survey Works this Saturday, and see an exhibition showing selected works and new works from the artist’s extensive practice.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
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Of Other Spaces: Book Launch
Inspired by the legacies of women artists’ collectives from the 1970s and 80s Of Other Spaces: Where Does Gesture Become Event offers urgent alternatives in the face of cultural and political turmoil. Alongside discussion, the event will feature performances from Laura Edbrook & Sarah Forrest and 12: Women Poets’ Collective.
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Connect and Create: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group, on the second Saturday of every month.
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Rose Frain: Artist Talk and Tour
Rose Frain will give a talk and tour of her exhibition; a unique opportunity to gain insight into the works on display directly from the artist.
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West End Women’s Heritage Walk
It’s time to reveal the hidden history of the women of the West End... Join our tour guides and learn all about the remarkable, unsung women who built this part of Glasgow.
Find out more »Doors Open Days at GWL
New to us, or haven’t visited in a while? We’re participating in Glasgow Doors Open Festival again this year with building tours in English and Urdu, as well as behind the scenes peeks into our Archive and Museum Stores!
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Story Café
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!
Find out more »Women Making It
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!
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The Open Archive: Spare Rib
Emerging from the underground press in 1972 and running until 1993 Spare Rib makes up an important part of our collection. Stop by for a look in our Open Archive and be surprised by its continuing relevance and radical outlook.
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East End Women’s Heritage Walk
As part of Doors Open Festival, this free East End Heritage Walk focuses on some of the achievements and struggles of the resourceful and industrious women of Bridgeton and Calton, and explores the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them.
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Create and Connect Showcase
Hear work from new members of our Edinburgh Creative Writing group in a magical evening of poetry, prose, and storytelling!
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Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about new women writers of colour.
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Story Café Special: Open Scroll (開卷) with Ricefield Arts
It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Ricefield Arts to Story Cafe, to celebrate the words of Chinese women writers including Lo Mei Wa and Yan Ge.
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Women Making Choices
See a screening of stories written and told by young British Muslim women following creative writing workshops at GWL, exploring the complexity of personal relationships.
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Reading Group for Muslim Women
At this Reading Group for Muslim Women we'll be gathering at Scotland Street Museum to watch a film screening together, followed by discussion.
Find out more »Disruption is Fertile: How Ecofeminism is Rooting for Change
Explore how feminism shapes environmentalism and consider whether climate chaos calls for radical action and, if so, on whose behalf, in Take One Action's talk and workshop event.
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October 2019
Open Book
Read poems and short stories together as prompts for your own creative writing – perfect for seasoned writers and beginners alike.
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Bold Types: Creative Writing for Fearties
Our popular Fearties Workshops are back for a fun and fear-free Bold Types special.
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Story Café Special: Urdu Poetry
Celebrate National Poetry Day at Story Café as we explore the wonderful world of Urdu poetry with GWL volunteer Saadia Pirzada
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SQIFF 2019 VR & Interactive Exhibition Launch
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.
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Women Making It
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 »SQIFF 2019 VR & Interactive Exhibition
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.
Find out more »Warm Welcome
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!
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SQIFF 2019 VR & Interactive Exhibition
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.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
Find out more »Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
It’s time for Lights! Action! Tea! once again in our regular No-Acting-Required Drama Queens sessions. Come along and join us!
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Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
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Glasgow Girls of Garnethill
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
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Bold Types: Editing Mistress-Class
Our Editing Mistress-Class will help you polish your Bold Types writing gem until it shines.
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Women Making It
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!
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The Women of Riddle’s Court
Find out more about the incredible women gardeners, poets, painters and campaigners associated with Edinburgh’s historic Riddle’s Court merchant's house.
Find out more »Reading Group for Muslim Women
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!
Find out more »Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
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Story Café Special: Plants and Books
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!
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Africa in Motion Present: A Woman’s Eye 180°
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.
Find out more »November 2019
A Spoon is the Safest Vessel
In this exhibition, a new collaboration between emerging artists Juliane Foronda, Kirsty Russell and Tako Taal explores the barely visible gestures and behind the scenes work that make up a hosting practice.
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Women Making It
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 »A Spoon is the Safest Vessel: Exhibition Launch
What is feminist hospitality and how can we map its traces? Join us at the exhibition launch of a body of new work by artists Juliane Foronda, Kirsty Russell and Tako Taal.
Find out more »Warm Welcome
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!
Find out more »Sea Creatures, Sisters and Shadows
Dive into a world of whales and leafy seadragons with Emily Ilett as she reads from her award-winning debut children’s book this Saturday afternoon with family friendly activities and cake!
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Open Book
Read poems and short stories together as prompts for your own creative writing – perfect for seasoned writers and beginners alike.
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Story Café
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!
Find out more »Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
It’s time for Lights! Action! Tea! once again in our regular No-Acting-Required Drama Queens sessions. Come along and join us!
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Collect:if
Collect: if is a network run by and for creative women of colour. Join us at our welcoming, informal gatherings to connect, build the network, and learn more about opportunities to use Collect:if and GWL resources to put your practice into the spotlight.
Find out more »This Is Who We Are
A friendly and informal session for anyone who would like to find out more about GWL: Our history, Core Values, collections, events and projects. This session is hosted by our Librarian, Wendy Kirk, and one of the Senior Managers, Sue John.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
Find out more »Herland: Intersections (Desenhos de Cena#)
This Herland is a multidisciplinary showcase of artists’ work in progress that will begin an exciting conversation between Brazil and Scotland as part of the Desenhos de Cena# project. This event stems from a series of workshops on the subject of political resistance led by award winning Brazilian Designer and Theatre Practitioner, Aby Cohen, with a group of artists based in Scotland, inspired by the GWL collection.
Find out more »Women Making It
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 »Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
Find out more »Story Café Special: Blether
Everyone knows we love nothing more than a good blether at GWL! Pop along to our Book Week Scotland Story Café as we celebrate storytelling and blethering with comedian Lubna Kerr!
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Bold Types: Creative Writing Showcase
Hear our Bold Types 2019 shortlisted writers read their stories in front of our wonderfully supportive and encouraging panel of judge at our creative writing showcase!
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Pioneering Women in Video Art
This event celebrates the launch of European Women’s Video Art in the 70s and 80s, a book that both recovers and reassesses the seminal contribution of women artists to the form and evolution of video.
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Re-reading Greenham Common
Join artist researcher Yvonne Billimore in a two-day exploration of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp collection from our archive where we'll be drawing out the personal narratives, experiences, speculations, knowledge and gossip we find. No prior knowledge of Greenham Common necessary!
Find out more »Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
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Shifting Sands
The timely and important screening of our new short film Shifting Sands, which charts a journey of survival and hope, and is part of 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence.
Find out more »Women Making It
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 »Time and Time Again
See a unique screening of moving image works by Women & the Law Collective from the archive of feminist film distributor Cinenova.
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December 2019
Re-reading Greenham Common
Join artist researcher Yvonne Billimore in a two-day exploration of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp collection from our archive where we'll be drawing out the personal narratives, experiences, speculations, knowledge and gossip we find. No prior knowledge of Greenham Common necessary!
Find out more »Open Book
Read poems and short stories together as prompts for your own creative writing – perfect for seasoned writers and beginners alike.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
Find out more »Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
It’s time for Lights! Action! Tea! once again in our regular No-Acting-Required Drama Queens sessions. Come along and join us!
Find out more »Reading Group for Muslim Women
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!
Find out more »Warm Welcome
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!
Find out more »Book Launch | Lis Rhodes: Telling Invents Told
Join Lux Scotland for the launch of Telling Invents Told, the first collection of writings by artist and filmmaker Lis Rhodes.
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The Open Archive: Christmas Yarns
Wool you join us for our Christmas Open Archive? Dip into our collection of knitting patterns from the last hundred years for some purls of wisdom.
Find out more »Story Café
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!
Find out more »Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
Find out more »Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
Find out more »January 2020
Create and Connect: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Join our connect and create writing group immersive programme, taking place one Saturday a month!
Find out more »Readers of Colour
Come along to our Edinburgh reading group to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women writers of colour.
Find out more »February 2020
Warm Welcome
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!
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Spring Programme Launch
It’s our Spring programme launch! Come along for a warm welcome to hear what’s coming up, see the new exhibitions, browse the book sale and meet the team.
Find out more »SAY Artists
SAY Artists: A powerful exhibition of artworks created by young women who are survivors of sexual violence.
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