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Rue Cases Nègres: Film Screening and Discussion | Glasgow Women's Library A special screening of Euzhan Palcy’s landmark film Rue Cases Nègres (1983) – a defining work of Pan-African cinema and the first feature directed by a Black woman in French cinema history.

Exhibition: Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive (1pm–5pm)

Film Screening & Discussion: Rue Cases Nègres (5.30pm–8pm)
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Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive | Glasgow Women's Library Explore a curated display created by the JGPACA Fellows, featuring rare archival materials, ephemera, and personal reflections that respond to the themes of the film Rue Cases Nègres.

This Thursday:
Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive

Join us for a powerful day celebrating Euzhan Palcy’s landmark film Rue Cases Nègres (1983) – a defining work of Pan-African cinema & the first feature directed by a Black woman in French cinema history.

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Shop | Glasgow Women's Library

We've got some lovely new items for sale in the @womenslibrary.bsky.social shop. Online, or pop in. womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/

Map locus of St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge Edinburgh West from Waverley Train Station turn into Howe Street heading northwards as the street curves left St Stephen's is on that curve.

Image of Ms Jane Haining's Stolperstein stone (Brass Ground Plaque). At St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, where a service was held for her in June 1932 before she travelled to Budapest to work as a matron. She was later murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz on 17 July 1944 having tried to save her young charges.

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A #Stolperstein 'stone' an inset Brass Ground Plaque has been laid outside St Stephen's Church in #Stockbridge, where a service was held for Jane Haining in June 1932.

She was later murdered by the #Nazis in #Auschwitz on 17 July 1944

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A promotional poster titled “Feminist Gift Guide – Gifts under £25” from Glasgow Women’s Library. It displays various gift items in a neat grid with product names and prices: GWL notebook (£10), GWL pencils (£1.50), GWL patches (£8), GWL candles (£6/£12), a logo cap (£25), a jigsaw puzzle (£18), two different T-shirts (£25 each), and a sketchbook (£25). Images of each item appear in separate boxes. The bottom of the poster lists the website: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop.

Looking for meaningful gifts under £25?

Support Glasgow Women’s Library and uplift feminist futures with notebooks, tees, candles, patches, and more. Perfect for friends, family, and fellow changemakers!

Shop the collection in store & online: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop.

#UnwrapArt #SupportGWL

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.

Dear @orkneylibrary.bsky.social saw this, thought of you ❤️ 🤶

Text reads: the Archive and Museum Collections are closed to researchers from 1st December- 19th January to allow us to carry out essential work

Please note that our Archive and Museum Collections are closed to researchers throughout December, until 19th January.

GWL Festive Fayre Raffle Ticket | Glasgow Women's Library We are holding a bumper raffle as part of our Feminist Festive Fayre fundraising event. The draw will take place at the Fayre on Saturday 29th November at Glasgow Women’s Library, and prizes can be…

THANK YOU to everyone who has bought raffle tickets for our upcoming fundraiser. We really appreciate your support. The prizes are amazing! It will be drawn at our Festive Fayre - this Saturday, 29th November. Please buy a ticket if you can: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/gwl-fes...

Meet the History Detectives | Glasgow Women's Library Hear three short talks from Anabel Marsh, Anna Forrest and Beverly McFarlane, long-standing members of our History Detectives – the volunteers who research and present our heritage walks.

Hear from Anabel Marsh, Anna Forrest, & Beverly McFarlane, 3 of our History Detectives. Discover Jessie Stephen’s radical early activism, Rebecca Strong’s trailblazing nursing reforms, & the stark history of Glasgow’s Lock Hospitals for “Unfortunate Females.”
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GWL Festive Fayre Raffle Ticket | Glasgow Women's Library We are holding a bumper raffle as part of our Feminist Festive Fayre fundraising event. The draw will take place at the Fayre on Saturday 29th November at Glasgow Women’s Library, and prizes can be…

THANK YOU to everyone who has bought raffle tickets for the @womenslibrary.bsky.social fundraiser. We really appreciate your support. The prizes are amazing! It will be drawn at our Festive Fayre - next Saturday, 29th November. Please buy a ticket if you can: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/gwl-fes...

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.”

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...

I wrote this about fighting Section 28 for National Galleries Scotland, part of the brilliant 'Resistance' exhibition - there are some really interesting blogs on there too:
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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!”

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...

We @womenslibrary.bsky.social are so sad to hear of the death of Elspeth King, writer, activist, curator of the People's Palace who fought so hard to collect & preserve Glasgow's social and working class histories. Her book 'The Hidden History Of Glasgow's Women: The THENEW Factor' is so important.

Artist Open Call | Glasgow Women's Library Glasgow Women’s Library is seeking expressions of interest from artists with intersectional and socially engaged practices.

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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Flyers for "Witchcraft in the Shire of Renfrew" flyer for talk on 28 Oct for East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure

Screenshot from my website with information on upcoming talks: https://archivisthistoryblog.wordpress.com/history-talks/

For anyone in the greater #Glasgow / Renfrewshire area, I have a few talks coming up soon. The next one is Tuesday 28 Oct at 6.30 on #witchcraft in the Shire of Renfrew
Booking info here: www.enjoyeastren.org/events/witch...
#WomensHistory
#crimeandpunishment
#earlymodern
#skyhistory
#skyhistorians

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.

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

The Maud Sulter Annual Lecture with Pratibha Parmar | Glasgow Women's Library Parmar will talk about foundational moments in dialogue with Maud Sulter’s work and their reverberations today.

The Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social’s Maud Sulter Annual Lecture
31 Oct @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social – free

@pratibha.bsky.social will discuss the vibrant Black women’s arts movement of the 1980s in dialogue with Sulter’s work & their reverberations today
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A poster made by Glasgow Women's Library to promote the 'Herland' event to celebrate women in music, to be held on Friday 24th October at 7pm - 'an unforgettable night of culture, creativity and connection'. All welcome.

Buy your tickets now for 'Herland' @womenslibrary.bsky.social - all welcome womenslibrary.org.uk/event/herlan...

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.

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.
womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/09/24/a...

Front cover of the pamphlet for the Women of the Gorbals Heritage Walk. The cover shows a sepia image of three women with their arms linked.

From right side of the Citizens Theatre. Six statues stand on plinths near the top with the Citizens Theatre sign beneath.

Top of an old mill building. The chimney has a sculpture on top that looks like it has smoke billowing from it.

War memorial in the shape of a black rose.

It honestly felt like forever since I’d done the @womenslibrary.bsky.social Gorbals walk?! So it was a joy to get to do it again at the weekend!

Have you picked up a copy of our shiny new programme yet?

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.

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

Clyde Built Radio Clyde Built Radio celebrates Glasgow's musical misfits, amateurs and seasoned DJ's every weekend. The station broadcasts generations of music lovers to like minded listeners around the world from a ti...

This Friday at noon, tune in to Clydebuilt Radio!
From riot grrrl punk to queer club anthems, forgotten blues icons to global pop trailblazers - our music archive tells stories of resistance, community & joy.

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GWL at 30: Challenging Violence against Women | Glasgow Women's Library In this podcast volunteers Amy, Niamh and Joy chat with Co-founder and Co-director Adele Patrick, BME Women’s Project Development Worker Syma Ahmed, and Librarian Wendy Kirk, about our approaches to…

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...

Autumn 2025 Programme Out Now! | Glasgow Women's Library While heading towards colder weather and shorter days, we are committed to creating warmth by opening our doors to a season full of bold ideas, stories, and joyful gatherings.

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...

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.

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/

Handing holding the bottom corner of the leaflet for the Women’s Merchant City Heritage Walk

Looking down over a green space to the buildings of the uni below. The sky is blue with lots of fluffy white clouds.

Standing in between two tall buildings looking up at the blue sky above.

Grey sky and wet ground. There is a tall building with lots of windows to the right, and on the building to the left of it a mural of a figure with pink hair is emerging from above the trees.

Another mixed afternoon weather-wise, but really enjoyed being out for the @womenslibrary.bsky.social Merchant City walk!

White text: Glasgow Women’s Library will be closed on Tuesday 9th September for essential building works

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

Keys To My Mind | Glasgow Women's Library For over twenty years the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Team at GWL has been working with women from all backgrounds and across Glasgow, supporting them with their reading, writing and numbers.

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
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