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- Book Picnic April 2025
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.
- Volunteer story: Mary-Alice
Inspired by the “Volunteer Profiles” which featured in the GWL newsletters published in the 1990’s and 2000’s, we’re introducing some of our current […]
- Story Cafe round up: Love
What have we been reading at Story Cafe? Pauline shares another brilliant round-up… 27 March Wendy again welcomed us to our Thursday lunch-time session, a […]
- The Soundtrack of Stories: Exploring Music through Fiction – A Reading List
Music is one of those amazing things that can bring us joy both through listening and reading about it. Everyone’s connection to music is unique, making it a […]
- Women in Music – Memoirs from GWL’s Lending Library: A Reading List
Music holds deep meaning—it can be a form of self-expression, a momentary escape from the world, or a powerful outlet for emotions. It often becomes an […]
- Frances Power Cobbe: Broadcasting Feminism to the Masses
In my last blog I gave an overview of Frances Power Cobbe and her work. My research has revealed a fascinating and extraordinary woman. As well as establishing […]
- What you can expect at a Women Making It workshop
A couple of weeks’ back our volunteer Claire Bell joined the fortnightly Women Making It crafting session. When your mental health is not great, some days […]
- Story Cafe round up: friendship, birdsong and Spring
Pauline shares what we’ve been reading and chatting about for the last few weeks… Thursday 23 February After welcoming us all Wendy told us today’s theme […]
- Bold Types 2024
A selection of shortlisted poems and short stories from the 2024 Bold Types Creative Writing Competition.
- Being an archive volunteer at GWL
Archive volunteer Jenny writes about the day-to-day activities involved in volunteering with GWL’s archive collections
- Cataloguing the collection of housing activist Cathy McCormack
The collection of Glasgow-based global community anti-poverty activist Cathy McCormack now catalogued and accessible
- Digitising GWL’s audiovisual archive collection
Archive volunteer Jenny blogs about work on digitising GWL’s audiovisual archive collection
- Book Picnic March 2025
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.
- Temperature monitoring at GWL – the highs and lows of a 120-year-old building
An update on our ongoing project Towards a Green Library and steps we're taking to get our building closer to operational net zero.
- Reflection on The Women Who Uncovered the Spycops Scandal screening at GWL
One of our volunteers shares reflections on our recent screening of 'The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives', alongside recommendations for further reading on the […]
- LGBTQ+ History Month Books
Hello, I am Mae, one of the volunteers at The Glasgow Women’s Library and I have been tasked with creating a collection of books for LGBTQ+ History month. […]
- Book Picnic February 2025
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.
- Valentine’s Day: Love and Loathing in Postcards of the Suffrage Age
My PhD research focusses on several themes that emerge in ‘comic’ anti-suffrage / anti-women postcards produced by private companies between 1900 and 1930, […]
- Muna Saeed: Helping to Heal or to Escape
This essay was shared with us by Muna Saeed to include in our current exhibition While We Wait. Muna is Glasgow based refugee writer from Yemen.
- GWL at 30: Anti-racist work
In this podcast volunteers Niamh and Joy chat with Co-founder and Co-director Adele Patrick, BME Women’s Project Development Worker Syma Ahmed, and Outreach […]
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- Summer Reading 2022
Howard County Library Summer Reading Program May 31- July 29 & Celebration August 4 Adventure reading with the Summer Reading Program, this year’s theme […]
- Pride Month Display & Events
Pride Week & Month! Book Display • Books • Resources • Events Come to the MHMS Library Media Center and Check Out Our Book Display & Get ‘Em […]
- Research Made Easy: Our A+ Partnership ROCKS!
Years ago, when I was on the ISTE Board of Directors,* I was honored to tour a few of the Nashville Metro schools & observe their amazing partnership with […]
- Give Thanks
from our friends at the Howard County Public Library: Recommended Reads for Thanksgiving Whether you need a last-minute dessert recipe for your Thanksgiving […]
- Welcome Back to School!
Welcome Back Kiddos, Parents, & Families! This year is going to be challenging. I’m not gonna lie. It’s gonna to be weird at first, a little anxious, […]
- Summer Reading: Tails and Tales
Hey Mountain Lions! Check out our Summer Reading Student Resource Course Canvas Page! OR, if you’re a visitor here from outside our school – Welcome! […]
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Resources
Hey Mountain Lions! Check out our Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Month Resources on our Student Resource Course Canvas Page! OR, if you’re a […]
- Calling all Creatives – Rainbow Vision!
Rainbow Vision Literary Magazine ISO student submissions! “Rainbow Vision is specifically looking for material for our literary magazine that has an LGBTQIA+ […]
- Got Curbside Books?
Our MHMS Curbside Library Media Book Pick Up Program is Going Strong! HOW This Works: Hey Murray Hillers! As I’ve mentioned in my many Canvas messages and […]
- MHTV Student News
Hey Mountain Lions! Enjoy the latest MHTV News Show written, filmed, produced, edited and created by our talented #MHTVNews producers & staff! Closed […]
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- New Digital Collection Preserves Key Books on Drug Use and Policy
For many years, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) maintained a large library of books on drug use and policy at its New York City headquarters. As researchers […]
- Take Action: Defend the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive needs your help. A coalition of major record labels has filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive—demanding $700 million for our work […]
- Community Webs Digitization Grant Reveals Stories of San Francisco’s Immigrant Communities
The following guest post from Christina Moretta, Photo Curator and Acting San Francisco History Center Manager at San Francisco Public Library, is part of a […]
- Aruba’s Digitized Slavery Documents Added to UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Register
The Internet Archive is proud to join in celebrating a major milestone in the preservation of global cultural heritage: documents related to the history of […]
- Brewster Kahle Accepts Project Uil Award from Dutch Wikipedia Community
The Internet Archive was recently honored for its valuable contribution to the Dutch-language Wikipedia community at an event at Leiden University in the […]
- Vanishing Culture: When Preservation Meets Social Media
The following discussion between writer Caralee Adams and book historian Allie Alvis is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting the power and […]
- Defending Libraries in the Digital Age: Lila Bailey Calls for Library Legal Champions at Georgetown Law’s iPIP Clinic Celebration
Libraries, now more than ever, need innovative, dedicated champions to help them meet the needs of the public in the digital age. Internet Archive’s Lila […]
- Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System
The following guest post from digital librarian and founder of the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle, is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting […]
- Vanishing Culture: Cultural Preservation and Queer History
The following guest post from artist and writer Brooke Palmieri is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting the power and importance of […]
- DWeb and Digital Rights: A Report Back from RightsCon in Taipei
In late February, members of the DWeb Core Team and the DWeb community were in Taipei to attend the 13th edition of RightsCon, the largest global summit on […]
