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Glasgow Women's Library
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The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history, with a lending library and innovative programmes of public events and learning opportunities
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A row of round roadside bollards in North Ormesby Market Place are covered with handmade festive yarn toppers. Closest to the camera is a knitted reindeer bollard cover with a bright red nose. Behind it is a red Santa-themed cover with a white beard and bobble hat. Further along are several dark brown Christmas pudding covers with white “icing” and holly decorations. The photos show the decorated bollards lined up across the paved square at night, with a lit Christmas tree and a building in the background.
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Please note that our Archive and Museum Collections are closed to researchers throughout December, until 19th January.
Text reads: the Archive and Museum Collections are closed to researchers from 1st December- 19th January to allow us to carry out essential work
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Meet the History Detectives 🕵️‍♀️

Hear short talks from Anabel Marsh, Anna Forrest & Beverly McFarlane, long-standing members of our History Detectives team. Topics include: Jessie Stephen, Rebecca Strong and Glasgow’s Lock Hospitals.

Book here: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/meet-t...
A promotional poster for Glasgow Women’s Library titled “Meet the History Detectives.” The top section has the Glasgow Women’s Library logo and bold white text on a purple background. Below, three older women sit at a table smiling and discussing historical documents, books, and photographs. Behind them are monochrome illustrations of women from history. The lower section of the poster reads: “Thursday 27 November, 5.30pm – 7.00pm, Free, All Welcome.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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We’re turning 35 next year! 🎉 As we gear up for major fundraising in 2026, our Feminist Festive Fayre Raffle is back & bigger than ever. £5 tickets available at Glasgow Women’s Library, with incredible prizes to be won. Draw on Sat 29 Nov at the Fayre.
More info: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/11/05/g...
A colourful poster with a textured blue background promoting Glasgow Women’s Library’s Feminist Festive Fayre Raffle. Large pastel rainbow text reads: “Feminist Festive Fayre Raffle. £5 a ticket. Available to buy now from GWL!” Smaller text lists some prizes, including artworks by Ciara Phillips, Karla Black and Sam Ainsley, a meal for two from Outlier, a tour and tasting for two at the Clydeside Distillery, a collection of signed books and more. A banner at the bottom states: “Raffle will be called on Saturday 29th November at the Feminist Festive Fayre!”
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Herland 2025: A Celebration of Women in Music
Fri 24 Oct, 7–10.30pm
Glasgow Women’s Library

Featuring R.Aggs, Katrina Lee, and more, plus film, spoken word, food and friendship - a bold, joyful night celebrating women’s musical expression.

Book now: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/herlan...
All welcome
colourful illustrated poster for Herland: A Celebration of Women in Music, presented by Glasgow Women’s Library. It includes hand-drawn figures dancing and a record player illustration. Text details: Friday 24 October 2025, 7–10:30pm, £15/20, hosted by Diljeet Kaur Bhachu, with live music from R.Aggs and Katrina Lee. Venue: 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, G40 1BP.
October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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GWL is commissioning new works for our #WeMakeMuseums project to be exhibited at Glasgow International 2026.

We’re seeking women artists with socially engaged, intersectional practices informed by environmental, class-aware, & anti-racist approaches.
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A colourful jigsaw puzzle background with words like “Creativity,” “Women,” “Neurodivergent Voices,” “Learning and Healing,” and “Quilting” on the pieces. Overlaid in the centre is a bold green box with large white text that reads: “ARTIST OPEN CALL.” At the bottom are the logos of Glasgow Women’s Library and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Then and Now: Re-membering Scottish BME Works and Lives //

An exhibition celebrating the culture, heritage, and contributions of BME communities in Scotland - reclaiming narratives and shining a light on stories that shape our society.

Part of @blackhistorymonth.org.uk
Poster with a dark brown background featuring a stylised line drawing of a woman in a sari with a red bindi on her forehead. Large green and cream text at the top reads: Then & Now. Below, cream text states: An exhibition re-membering the lives and work of Scottish Black and Minority Ethnic communities. At the bottom, gold text reads: Glasgow Women’s Library · Welcome Wall · Black History Month · 01 to 31 October 2025 · Opening hours for Glasgow Women’s Library. Logos of Scottish Museum of Empire, Slavery, Colonialism and Migration, Glasgow Women’s Library, Decolonising the Archive, and University of Strathclyde are displayed along the bottom edge.
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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This October at Glasgow Women’s Library: Sara Ahmed book launch, Herland, two new exhibitions, plus the Maud Sulter Annual Lecture with Pratibha Parmar. And much more! womenslibrary.org.uk/events/
Poster with a collage background of colourful feminist and activist badges, presented as a jigsaw puzzle. Text reads: October at Glasgow Women’s Library. Events listed: 01–31 October: Then & Now; Re-membering Scottish BME Works and Lives Thursday 02: Story Café Thursday 02: Tell Her Story: Giving Voice to Silence: Uncovering the Realities of Honour-Based Abuse Tuesday 07: Open Book Wednesday 08: Conversation Café Thursday 09: Sara Ahmed Book Launch: No is Not a Lonely Utterance Thursday 09: Readers of Colour (In-person) Glasgow Women’s Library logo at the bottom, with contact details for booking. Poster with the same collage of colourful feminist and activist badges, shown as a jigsaw puzzle. Text reads: October at Glasgow Women’s Library. Events listed: Friday 10: Women Making It Saturday 11: Readers of Colour (Online) Wednesday 22: Conversation Café Thursday 23: Story Café Special: The mysterious case of the Victorian female detective with Sara Lodge Friday 24: Women Making It Friday 24: Herland: A Celebration of Women in Music Monday 27: Reading Group for Muslim Women Thursday 30: Preview – To Build a Home: Martha Orbach Friday 31: The Maud Sulter Annual Lecture with Pratibha Parmar Glasgow Women’s Library logo at the bottom, with contact details for booking.
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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We are closed today for essential building works. We’ll reopen as normal at 10am tomorrow.

These improvements are all part of our journey towards a more sustainable, welcoming space – and we promise it will be worth it!

#NetZero #SustainableFuture #GlasgowWomensLibrary
White text: Glasgow Women’s Library will be closed on Tuesday 9th September for essential building works
September 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Glasgow Women’s Library will be closed on Tuesday 9th September for essential building works. We’ll reopen as normal at 10am on Wednesday 10th September.

Please note that throughout September there may be some minor disruptions, including noises and the smell of paint or varnish,...
White text reads: Glasgow Women's Library will be closed on Tuesday 9th September for essential building works
September 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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We’re hiring: Freelance, sessional Production Support Worker

Job description, person specification, & application forms: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/26/j...
White text on a textured background reads: WE ARE HIRING Black text on white background reads:Glasgow Women’s Library is looking for a Freelance, sessional Production Support Worker to join our We Make Museums project. This is a fixed-term role until 31 August 2026 (with the possibility of an extension). You’ll be working closely with our team to support events, workshops, and an exhibition for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2026. 14 hours/week (increasing during exhibition delivery) £28,084 PRO RATA Based in Glasgow Application deadline: Monday 15th September at 12noon Interviews: Thursday 2nd October
August 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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We're excited to be taking part in #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival 2025 this September!
Come and celebrate a milestone in our journey towards operational net zero! Find out more here:
www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/glas...

#GDODF25
#GlasgowDoorsOpenDays
#TheVisionaryCity
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Pink background with white text: We're Taking Part! 18 - 21 September Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Free Event!
August 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Join flautist & coach Lee Holland for a supportive wellbeing workshop exploring stress, recovery & thriving in music. Part of #OpenTheDoor2025 With @wearethemu.bsky.social
At Glasgow Women’s Library
Free
🎟 womenslibrary.org.uk/event/wellbe...

#MusiciansWellbeing #MentalHealthInMusic
A poster for the Wellbeing workshop for Musicians at Glasgow Women’s Library on 21st August from 5.30pm
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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We know that Covid-19 hasn’t gone away — & we want everyone, including immunocompromised visitors, to feel safe and welcome at GWL.

That’s why every Friday we kindly ask all visitors to wear a mask & observe social distancing. Our staff & volunteers do the same (unless exempt).
Red and green text reads: On Fridays we wear a mask Black text reads: We know that Covid-19 hasn’t gone away — & we want everyone, including immunocompromised visitors, to feel safe and welcome at GWL. That’s why every Friday we kindly ask all visitors to wear a mask & observe social distancing. Our staff & volunteers do the same (unless exempt). Forgot your mask? Don’t worry — we’ll have some available at the door
July 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Readers of Colour 📚
Join us for the first session of this new monthly reading group at GWL!

Together we’ll explore articles, blogs, books & more, chosen by group members, with a focus on race, class, gender, ability, culture & intersectionality.

🗓 Thurs 7 Aug
🕕 6–7:30pm
📍 Glasgow Women’s Library
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July 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Family Friendly Conversation Café

Join us this summer for relaxed, creative sessions for families looking to improve their conversational English.

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Work together on fun set tasks – perfect for curious minds of all ages!

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Explore with a nature scavenger hunt & enjoy time in our wee garden
Poster for forthcoming Conversation Café Sessions
July 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🎶This Friday at 3.30pm! 🎶

We’re thrilled to welcome the Presbyterian Ladies’ College Melbourne Pipe Band to GWL for a special outdoor performance. These amazing young women are breaking barriers in the piping world — come cheer them on!

📍 GWL Garden
✅ Free & all welcome

#LiveMusic #WomenInMusic
a pipe and drum band march through a wet street wearing traditional scottish atire
July 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Following the brilliant launch of her book What if Women Designed the City? we’re excited to welcome May East back to GWL for a hands-on workshop exploring how Bridgeton – & neighbourhoods like it – could be greener, wilder, more inclusive & easier to live in.
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Colourful poster for the Workshop with May East on the 3rd of July
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Join us this Friday for a very special Women Making It for Scottish Refugee Festival with artist Saffa Khan.

Together, we will celebrate the threads that bind us—past, present, and future.

Find out more & register here:
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/women-...
Women Making It Special: Stitching our Stories with Saffa Khan
June 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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⏰️Deadline this Friday

We’re on the lookout for a part-time Production Coordinator to help bring our programmes to life at GWL!

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of our creative & inclusive feminist space

🔅 10 hrs/week
🔅 £27533 pro rata (actual £7,867)
🔅 Fixed-term until 1 May 2026
White text reads: JOIN OUR TEAM Information about the role at Glasgow Women’s Library
June 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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📣GWL is hiring a Production
Coordinator (Parental Leave Cover)

10 hrs/week
Fixed term to May 2026
£27.5k pro rata
Glasgow-based

Help us deliver owerful events &
exhibitions in an inclusive feminist space.

Apply by noon, Fri 20 June.

More info: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/06/04/j...
Join our team Black text reads: we are hiring! Are you passionate about feminist culture, event production, and creating accessible, inclusive spaces? In this key role, you’ll help deliver our inspiring programme of exhibitions, events and digital offerings. Application deadline: Friday 20th June at 12 noon Interviews: Wednesday 9th July. Find out more and apply at womenslibrary.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Discover Takuhon, a traditional Japanese printmaking technique that captures the textures of nature with Japanese artist Kanae.

In this workshop, participants use sumi-e ink & calligraphy paper to create delicate leaf prints.
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Two printed oak leaves, text overlaid reads Women Making IT: Takuhon Printmaking Workshop
June 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Walk with us from busy Sauchiehall Street through Garnethill’s quieter backstreets to uncover the extraordinary history of this area & the legacy of women’s contributions to Glasgow’s City Centre community.

Find out more & book your free ticket here: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/garnet...
Text reads: Garnethill Women's Heritage Walk and Workshop Saturday 7th June 12noon - 3pm
May 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Explore archive materials & pictures which document the beginnings of Glasgow Women’s Library, during this session hosted in a temporary project space on Sauchiehall Street.

Find out more & book your free tickets here:
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/open-a...
Text reads: Open Archive: Garnethill Edition. Thursday 5th June 12noon - 3pm
May 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Please be aware that we will be closed to the public on the morning of Wednesday, 28th May, for staff training.

We will reopen from 1pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
text reads: Glasgow Women's Library will be closed for staff training until 1pm on Wednesday 28 May. we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause
May 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM