Had a lovely afternoon exploring the history of the #Gorbals with lovely ladies from the Glasgow Women's Library - they do a range of women's walks around the city. With @filydo.bsky.social

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/

Our new Autumn / Winter programme is out - an abundance of @womenslibrary.bsky.social joy to behold! Check it out here: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/09/12/a...

A new podcast from @womenslibrary.bsky.social - reflecting on particular aspects of our work over the past 30+ years: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/09/18/g...

Today is #InternationalDayofLiteracy For over 20 years, our Adult Literacy & Numeracy team has supported women across Glasgow with reading, writing & numbers. Hear our learners' stories in Key To My Mind: Learner Voices womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-our...

...as the works continue. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. 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

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,...

At Glasgow Women’s Library we ask visitors to wear a mask on Fridays to help keep our community safe. We provide masks for anyone who needs one, but we don’t currently have the most effective kinds (like N95s& KN95s). If you have any spare masks to donate, we’d be so grateful. Thankyou.

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

Hannah Frank was born #OnThisDay in 1908. Discover her remarkable story and her distinctive Art Nouveau-style monochrome drawings and bronze sculptures 👉 buff.ly/OTX0Ikz © the artist's estate 📸 Glasgow Women's Library

For Open the Door 2025, GWL volunteer Shonagh looks back at some of the musicians who have worked with us over the years... #OpenTheDoor womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/15/o...

New blog post! Vera, a volunteer and English Literature student from Germany, reviews a Classic in Lesbian Literature and writes about why reading older queer novels is still important today. womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/15/b...

Candy Girls: A Feminist Lens on the Music Industry Discussion | In-conversation event with Sonja Eismann Thu, 04.09.2025 1:00 PM-2:30 PM www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

So lovely to finally be joining Bluesky with the happy news that my debut poetry collection Nettles is out now! 🌿 To celebrate its launch, signed copies are available here nazaretranea.com/item/nettles/

New podcast! Both parts of our double episode on women in the UK miners' strike of 1984-5 is out now for everyone. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, like Spotify or Apple podcasts, or go to our website: open.spotify.com/show/3dqQUrB... or workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e108...

Thanks for the T-shirt and the welcome in your wonderful space to the women's library of Glasgow.

So pleased to have seen the wonderful 'Dear Library' exhibition @natlibscot.bsky.social yesterday. A joy to see the familiar faces of some of our @womenslibrary.bsky.social friends, and our own display there too. Happy centenary @aminatshah.bsky.social and the wonderful team!

Read more about how GWL is celebrating women's writing and learning in our #LoveLibraries case study > www.cilips.org.uk/love-librari...

Open to all, this is a unique and special multi-purpose cultural space – a library, museum, archive, gallery and place of learning. GWL offers books and art exhibitions, literacy classes, author talks, creative workshops and reading groups. GWL, as its signs proudly state, is “no ordinary library”.

"Everything here is by and about women." - Gabrielle MacBeth, Volunteer Co-ordinator @womenslibrary.bsky.social 💜 Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).

Guided tours are drop-in, with no need to book in advance. Guided tours are on at: - 14:00pm on Friday 19th September - 15:00pm on Saturday 20th September

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 @gbptrust.bsky.social

See Linder: Danger Came Smiling at Inverleith House: www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/lin... Hear Linder in conversation with Adele Patrick tomorrow: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

If you're off to Edinburgh for festivalling (or even if you're not) there's only one tote bag you need. From @womenslibrary.bsky.social womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/limited... Look cool, and support a brilliant cause too. Every sale helps Glasgow Women's Library's fundraising efforts.

Looking forward to this tomorrow! www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Art Nouveau embroidered textile design (c.1906) by embroidery artist & Glasgow School member Ann Macbeth #womensart

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

🎶 Women musicians! Join us Thurs 21 Aug, 5.30–7.30pm at GWL for a FREE wellbeing workshop with flautist + performance coach Lee Holland. @wearethemu.bsky.social Mindfulness, breathwork + practical tools to support your creative life 💜 #OpenTheDoor2025 #WomenInMusic #FreeWorkshop

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).

Pull up at chair at this very special Story Café, & enjoy the words & music of our three historic writers from our Open the Door Festival: Leela Soma, Beatrice Colin, & musician, singer & poet, Belinda Odenyo Onassis. Tomorrow 1pm - 2.30pm womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...

Be bold & submit your short stories & poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following #BookWeekScotland’s theme – FRIENDSHIP. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way you like. We can’t wait to be enthralled by your entries! Find out more: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...

Donated a (new) copy of @mkhardywrites.com's 'The Needfire' to the collection at the brilliant Glasgow Women's Library this afternoon. ❤

Our Summer 2025 Programme is out now & you can pick up your copy of the printed brochure at GWL, take a look at our online events calendar, listen to our audio version, or download a pdf programme to find out all about events and projects happening this season. womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/06/13/s...

Join poet Julie McNeill & historians Fiona Skillen & Karen Fraser as they uncover the powerful, little-known history of women’s football in Scotland — a story of passion, resistance & perseverance, spanning hundreds of years. ➡️ Book your free spot: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...

🏆 Massive congratulations to the England Women’s team on their epic Euros win! ⚽️👏 If the tournament has sparked your love of the beautiful game, don’t miss our upcoming Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game. 📅 Thursday 28th August 🕐 1:00–2:30pm 📚 ⚽️ Poetry, storytelling & herstory — all in one

Our new exhibition @womenslibrary.bsky.social Small but perfectly formed - Madhubani Paintings womenslibrary.org.uk/event/madhub...

📣 The political space is becoming increasingly hostile, with marginalised women & groups facing widespread sexism & abuse. Our new report highlights the barriers & abuse women face as political candidates 🧵⬇

Family Friendly Conversation Café Join us this summer for relaxed, creative sessions for families looking to improve their conversational English. 16/7 Work together on fun set tasks – perfect for curious minds of all ages! 30/7 Explore with a nature scavenger hunt & enjoy time in our wee garden

Glasgow Women's Library is cool. That's obvious. But it is literally a cool building to escape the scorching heat today, and we have this brilliant event on too - 'Women's Records' - showcasing various archive materials relating to women and music @womenslibrary.bsky.social

A Blog from earlier this year, just to revisit... womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/02/14/v...

Such a privilege to be able to deliver a paper about my PhD research at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference being held at the extraordinary @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social Absolutely brilliant selection of papers #SHSConf2025

Really looking forward to this... and to presenting my rather niche paper, 'Smashing Women? Depictions, Demonisation and Discourse Around Militant Suffrage Activists in Early 20th Century Postcards'.

🌱 Join Lucy Neville, our Manager for Climate and Nature and guest speakers from Glencoe Folk Museum, Glasgow Women’s Library, and Historic Environment Scotland for a practical Knowledge Exchange on climate-conscious planning. 🔗 Sign-up: buff.ly/vcYjGED

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. womenslibrary.org.uk/event/worksh...

Delighted to be included in Visit Scotland's 10 Amazing attractions in Glasgow www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go...

Many thanks to @museumsassociation.org for highlighting our Library of Sanctuary status www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Today is the 25-year anniversary of the repeal of #Section28 in Scotland. I decided to mark the day with two releases: ‘Dìlse (featuring Kathleen MacInnes)’ youtu.be/9uhvvlTq_6Q rosswhyte.ffm.to/dilse …and ‘Songs From the Back of the Bus’ tinyurl.com/mppfrfh4

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28/2A in Scotland. I'm proud to have played a part, as Chair of the West of Scotland Scrap the Section group, in that campaign for repeal. This is a brilliant record - well done @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social and Ross Whyte. Have a listen...

🌻Our June edition of Connect has just gone out to mailing list subscribers! This month's top stories include: - New Chair of the Recognition Committee appointed - Glasgow Women's Library becomes Scotland's first Library of Sanctuary - LGBTQ+ inclusion in museums View the newsletter: buff.ly/TDOvFwh