Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events at Glasgow Women's Library. New events will be added all the time, so check back soon!
- 14th September, 4:30pm: Women of the Merchant City
To mark the launch of our Merchant City Women’s Heritage map Glasgow Women’s Library are holding our Women of the Merchant City Walking Tour.
- 17th September, 3:41pm: Opportunities for Women Market Place in Argyle
- 17th September, 6:00pm: Auction of Pleasures
What’s Your Pleasure? The Auction of Pleasures will be a memorable, magical evening of good food, good company and entertainment for the best of causes.
- 19th September, 1:00pm: Women of the Necropolis
This event is now fully booked Be one of the first to experience our fantastic new women’s history walking tour that digs the dirt on Victorian society, unearths women’s achievements and exhumes the history of some of the women buried in the Glasgow Necropolis.
- 22nd September, 12:30pm: Researching Women’s History in Clydebank
Would you like to find out more about women in the Blitz; the suffragettes in Clydebank; the Singer factory strikers; and women who worked in the shipyards? Jane Rae, Mary Haldane, Jenny Hyslop – do you know the stories of these women? Or maybe there is another woman from Clydebank’s past you would like to know more about…
- 22nd September, 1:00pm: Steps Towards Social Science and Care
Are you looking for a way back into education but don’t know where to start? Want to study interesting subjects in a friendly, women only environment? Great news! Stow College are returning to Glasgow Women’s Library!
- 28th September, 2:00am: ‘Her-Story’ workshop at Wigtown Book Festival
We held a ‘Her-Story’ workshop at Wigtown Community Festival in July of this year; it was such a success that we are going back down for the famous Book Festival to run it again!
- 2nd October, 5:00pm: Cinema Feminista Taster: Boys Don’t Cry
GWL are screening the film, Boys Don’t Cry as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival with dicussion afterwards. A taste of what’s to come in our Cinema Feminista course.
- 3rd October, 3:00pm: Trashing the Mags
As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, Glasgow Women’s Library are running the first of their ME(dia) sessions at the CCA.
- 6th October, 5:30pm: Cinema Feminista
How are women represented in film, and what happens when they get behind the camera? This 8 week course will give you the opportunity to enjoy thought provoking films that look at issues women face today.
- 9th October, 12:00pm: Feelings are Facts: A Life
In association with Tramway, the legendary Yvonne Rainer will be at the library to
give a reading and sign her book, Feelings are Facts: A Life. Don’t miss out on this
fantastic opportunity to hear the work of one of the most important feminist,
avant-garde artists working today.- 21st October, 5:30pm: Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement
Film screening for Glasgay. A love story of two remarkable women whose commitment to each other is an inspiration to us all. Followed by an introduction by GWL Archivist to some of the rare and fascinating gems from the national lesbian archive.
- 28th October, 5:30pm: Orlando’s Sisters
Discover more about the real life inspirations for Woolf’s remarkable figure ‘Orlando’ revealed within the collections at Glasgow Women’s Library.
- 26th November, 11:00am: Follow the Thread
Follow the threads of Vasilla the Wise’s story as she travels from childhood to womanhood, using creative writing and intuitive play to uncover hidden themes and inner meanings that may help you on your own journey.
- 27th November, 11:00am: The Write Way to the Wild Woman
A fantastic opportunity to experience storytelling, creative writing, fiddle, guitar, song, tea and sandwiches; soul food to inspire the wild woman within.
- 3rd December, 11:00am: Spinning Wheels, Wishes and Wonderment
Gather together with a group of wise women to uncover the dreams of Sleeping Beauty and spin a tale of your own.
- 9th December, 11:00am: A Way with Words
A two-day Storytelling, Creative Writing and Visual Art workshops. Share in the wisdom of women’s ancient folktales, exploring themes of freedom and control, hopes, dreams and new beginnings.
