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- Between the Pages: Meeting Aaliyah
Today, on World Book Night (23rd April 2026), feels like the perfect moment to celebrate readers like Aaliyah — those who quietly, consistently keep the […]
- Charting Britain’s Art Machine: WASL’s Newsletters and Journals (1985-1990)
The Women Artists’ Slide Library (WASL) began in late 1970s London as an artists’ initiative aimed at establishing a reference library that collected 35mm […]
- What’s New on the Shelf
Volunteer Eli D. highlights some new books on the GWL shelves!
- Book Review: My pen is the wing of a bird. New fiction by Afghan women
In this post, I review the book "My pen is the wing of a bird", an anthology of short stories written by Afghan women - an amazing publication in which we can […]
- Book Review: Thin Places by Kerri ní Dochartaigh
I rarely choose a book by its cover, but I must admit that I probably wouldn’t have spotted Thin places if it wasn’t for the fragile, shimmering wing on […]
- A Month of Reflection and Creativity: Ramadan with the Sakinah Group
My first day with the Sakinah Group at Al-Meezan House was a blur of joyful chaos. Papers scattered, pens misplaced, and one elusive star and moon stencil […]
- Queer Love Letters from History
In anticipation of the Library’s upcoming event “Queer Speculative Love Letters” with Istanbul-based writer Secil Epik on the 23rd of April, I give a […]
- Story Cafe round up: LGBT+ History Month & travelling by night train…
Pauline beautifully distills the essence of two fascinating Story Cafes… Story Cafe on 12 February: Celebrating LGBT+ culture and struggle Wendy welcomed […]
- The Saltire Series: Workshops
What does Scotland's flag mean to you? How might you see yourself in it and the fabric of Scottish Life?
- Spring 2026 Programme Out Now!
Welcome to Glasgow Women’s Library’s first events programme of 2026.
- Spring Programme 2026: Events at a Glance
Our Spring 2025 Programme is now available and you can pick up your copy of the beautiful printed brochure at GWL or take a look on our online events […]
- Maud Sulter Annual Lecture with Pratibha Parmar – Recording Now Available
Glasgow Women’s Library, in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art and Street Level Photoworks, is delighted to share the recording of the Maud Sulter […]
- December Book Picnic
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently: The Escape Artist by […]
- Temperature monitoring update
As a part of our Net Zero project, we've been gathering data on the temperature fluctuations in our building for nearly two years now. Our volunteer Kirsty has […]
- Story Cafe round up: storytelling with Gauri Raje
This event was made possible by the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple Initiative and organised by Traditional Arts and […]
- A ‘decade of new feminist print culture’: An Introduction to Some Second-Wave Feminist Magazines
An introduction to the Second-Wave Feminist publications from the 1970-2000s that we have in our archive collection and for sale at the Feminist Fair.
- Quiet Politics and Militant Futures : Feminism at the Third Eye Centre (1981-1991)
It is too easily forgotten nowadays, when small galleries proliferate, just how crucial this enterprise was, and how sharp the disappointment when the tenancy […]
- Give a damn – and support Glasgow Women’s Library
Next year, we will celebrate our 35th birthday. Our story is one of surviving and thriving against the odds, and before we embark on some major fundraising in […]
- Story Cafe round up: Victorian female detectives crack the case!
Pauline enjoys delving into the murky world of Victorian detectives… Wendy welcomed us all to this Story Cafe Special and said she was pleased to see so […]
- Listening Notes – GWL Opens the Door
As part of this year’s Open the Door, we put together a radio show for Clydebuilt Radio using records from the Glasgow Women’s Library collection. Part of […]
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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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- Introducing Vanishing Culture: A New Book on the Loss of Our Digital Memory
From disappearing news articles to lost films, music, and websites, a new book from the Internet Archive reveals how our shared digital record is eroding, and […]
- Gone but Not Forgotten: Recovering the Dead Web
A Pew Research Center study found that 38% of webpages from a decade ago, and about 25% of pages sampled across the decade, are now inaccessible; our analysis […]
- U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs: The Arguments That Shaped America, Now Freely Available
Most people are familiar with the U.S. Supreme Court opinions as public documents. But the opinions are only part of the story. Behind every landmark ruling […]
- King of Jazz and the Construction of Names
Where do public monikers come from and what do they say about culture? One of the more eclectic titles to enter the public domain in 2026 was Universal’s […]
- DLARC Adds New Radio Resources to Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day
Internet Archive’s Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a library devoted to ham radio, shortwave, and related topics, announces a number […]
- Digital Preservationists at the After Violence Project and HMML Lend Their Voices to the Our Future Memory Campaign
Few organizations understand the moral imperative of digital preservation better than the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) and the After Violence […]
- Introducing the DWeb Camp 2026 Venue: Alte Hölle
As our group of DWeb Camp organizers arrived at Wiesenburg station, frazzled by countless train delays in Berlin, a light rain and a blossoming gray winter sky […]
- How DWeb Camp is Being Built in Berlin
At the legendary c-base, technologists, activists, and artists gathered to shape the next chapter of the decentralized web. On a gray February morning in […]
- Brewster Kahle to Receive Computer History Museum’s Fellow Award on April 25
Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, has been named a 2026 Fellow by the Computer History Museum. The annual Fellow Award, to […]
- Join Internet Archive and Partners for the National Summit on Local News Preservation
Join Internet Archive, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), and the Poynter Institute for the National Summit on Local News Preservation. This event will […]
