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About Us
Introducing Glasgow Women’s Library: Our values, origins, and people.
- Our Values
- Our History
- Our Team
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- Where to find us
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Explore Our Collections
An accredited museum, lending library and archive, the Library’s collections exemplify the lives of women and chart their historical and contemporary achievements and contributions, all through material donated by users, supporters, members and publishers.
- The Lending Library
- The Archive Collection
- The Archive Catalogue
- The Lesbian Archive
- LGBTQ Collections Online Resource
- Early Lesbian and Gay Publications
- Feminism and Lesbian Politics
- We Recruit!: Campaigns and Organisations
- The Personal is Political: Lesbian Life
- LGBTQ Life in Scotland
- On the Cusp of Change: Lesbian Voices from the 1960s
- The Politics of Urania
- A Decade of Sappho in Lesbian Herstory
- Lavrys
- Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group: Race and Sexuality
- T-shirt and Tote bag Inspired by the LAIC Collection
- The Destruction Caused by Clause 28
- the women placing their hands and the hand that rocks the cradle needlework
- Dial-A-DIVA
- LGBTQ Collections Online Resource: Bibliography
- From the Archive (blog posts)
- The Museum Collection
- The Handling Collection
- How to Access the Collections
- Online Exhibitions
- Donate books, museum or archive material
Discover Our Projects
Glasgow Women’s Library has developed many projects over the span of its lifetime, working with creatives, volunteers and sister organisations on exhibitions, workshops, publications, podcasts and more.
Highlighted Strands connect past and present project pages, blog posts and online exhibitions from across our website.
- 21 Revolutions
- Addressing Inequalities (Strand)
- Artist in Residence for the Women of Glasgow
- Badges of Honour
- Become a PaperGrrl!
- Bold Types
- Bold Types 2020 Finalists
- 2020 Poetry Winner – Helen Ross
- 2020 Short Story Winner – Mel Reeve
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Ann Craig
- Bold Types 2020 finalist – Catherine Stuart
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Jean Gillespie
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Julie McNeill
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Peg McMillan
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Rimika Solloway
- Bold Types 2020 Finalist – Sarah Case
- Bold Types 2020 Finalists
- Caring For Our Environment (Strand)
- Collect:if
- Decoding Inequality
- Equality in Progress
- Feminist Lines of Flight
- Herland
- HOUSE WORK CASTLE MILK WOMAN HOUSE
- Illuminated Letters
- In Her Shoes – Hearing Women’s Experiences of Hate Crime
- Learning at GWL (Strand)
- Lesbian Lives: Revealing Hidden Herstories
- Linder Sterling’s Bower of Bliss
- Making Space
- March of Women
- Mixing The Colours
- Open the Door
- Open the Door 2017
- Open the Door 2018
- Open the Door 2019
- Open the Door 2020
- Open The Door 2020 Calm Slam
- Open the Door 2020 Online Events
- Open the Door 2020: Calm Slam
- Open the Door 2020: Digital Poetry Slam
- Open the Door 2020: Jessie Kesson
- Open the Door 2020: Maria Firmina dos Reis
- Open the Door 2020: Resources
- Open the Door 2020: Wangari Maathai
- Open the Door 2020: Your Birdsong Haikus
- Open The Door 2021
- Open The Door 2023
- Our Work With Artists (Strand)
- Our Work With Performers (Strand)
- Our Work With Writers (Strand)
- Read Aloud! Celebrating Commonwealth Women Writing
- Read, Relax, Recharge
- Readers of Colour
- Reading & Writing (Strand)
- Responders of Colour
- Seeing Things
- Sex in the Women’s Library
- New Writing About Sex in the Women’s Library
- Sex Between the Covers: Exhibited Items
- Sex between the covers: The publication
- Sex Between the Covers: Zine Library
- Sex in the Women’s Library: Credits and Thanks
- Sex in the Women’s Library: Suggested Reading
- Sex in the Women’s Library: The Film
- Sex in the Women’s Library: The Film Season
- Sexology Playlist: The Soundtrack To Our Season
- What is Sexology?
- What Women Talk About When They Talk About Sex
- Women Making a Show of Themselves
- She Settles in the Shields
- Shifting Sands
- small white monkeys
- Speaking Out
- Speaking Volumes
- Stride with Pride: LGBTQ Heritage Trail
- Volunteering (Strand)
- Vote 100: The Moving Story
- Who Makes Museums? We Make Museums
- Women in the Landscape
- Women Make History (Strand)
- Clydeside Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
- Discovering Women’s Heritage in Dennistoun
- East End Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
- East End Women’s Heritage Walk
- Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk
- Glasgow’s Women and the Necropolis
- GWL Walks App
- One Small Step
- Suffragette City East Trail
- Suffragette City West Trail
- West End Women’s Heritage Walk
- Women of the Gorbals Heritage Walk
- Women of the Merchant City
- Women’s Heritage Walks
- Heritage Walk Audio Tours
- Women Make History Group
- Voices from the Belvidere
- Women Making an Exhibition of Themselves
- Women Making History in West Dunbartonshire
- Women’s History Unwrapped with the Travelling Gallery Project
- Young Critics
- Pioneering Podcasts
- The Book Group
- Women of Scotland
Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with Glasgow Women’s Library, from becoming a borrower and attending events to volunteering.
- Join the Library
- Visit the Library
- Get help with reading, writing or numbers
- Volunteer at GWL
- Make a Donation
- Support our work
- Be Our Friend
- Leave a Legacy
- Women on the Shelf
Plan Your Visit
There’s always lots to do, see and explore at Glasgow Women’s Library. Whatever you’re interested in, find out what to expect here.
- Where to find us
- Opening Hours
- First Visit? What to expect at GWL
- Accessibility at GWL
- What can I do at GWL?
- What’s on at GWL today?
- Arrange a Group Visit
- Using the Lending Library
- Accessing the Archive and Museum Collections
- Upcoming Events: The Events Calendar
- Updates about our programmes (blog posts)
- Large Print and Audio versions of our programmes (blog posts)
Work With Us
GWL receives many requests for collaborations and partnerships, as well as requests for speakers and workshops from our widely experienced team. Find out how to contact us about working together here.
- Proposing an event or project
- Workshops and training run by the GWL team
- Venue Hire
- Volunteering with GWL
- Student Placements and Internships
- Job Vacancies
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- From Glasgow Women’s Library
- Manage My Account*
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