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- Anti-Suffrage Postcards: Domestic Chaos and the Challenges of Keeping PhD Writing in Order
Every so often, I like to write a short blog post on my PhD research on suffrage-related postcards. The latest chapter I have written is titled Domestic Chaos: […]
- Book review- Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston
Review by our volunteer Helen. This is a novel that shouldn’t work. It is written by over thirty-six different writers, all successful with various levels of […]
- Book Picnic May 2026
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently: Miss Pettigrew Lives for […]
- Summer 2026 Programme Out Now!
Come in and pick up a copy! You can download a PDF copy of the new programme here. If you would like to read our large print version, click here.
- Book review: The Lost Apothecary-A Novel By Sarah Penner
Review by our volunteer Helen. The Lost Apothecary begins as we enter a dark empty Victorian shop in a backstreet in London. Nothing on its shelves or counter, […]
- First Phase of Net Zero Plan Completed!
GWL volunteer Carolyn interviewed Facilities Management Officer Annika to find out more about the recent insulation works and GWL's Net Zero ambitions
- Glasgow Climate Week Reading List
To mark Earth Day and Glasgow’s Climate Week (12-16 May), staff and volunteers at GWL have chosen some of their favourite books relating to nature, […]
- Book Review- Moving Mountains: Writing Nature through Illness and Disability, Edited by Louise Kenward
Review by our volunteer Helen. Moving Mountains is an anthology of poems and writings, written by people with chronic physical illnesses and disabilities. It […]
- Book Picnic- April 2026
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 Years by Annie […]
- Job Vacancy: Finance Worker (Parental Leave Cover)
Since its inception in 1991, Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) has grown from an unfunded, grassroots group totally reliant on volunteers into a renowned, unique […]
- What’s New on the Shelf
Volunteer Eli D. highlights some new books on the GWL shelves!
- An Introduction to Intersectional Feminism: People, Places and Projects
As part of the GWL Archive and Museum collection, we have a selection of Handling Boxes. These boxes comprise of duplicate archive material and are designed to […]
- 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 […]
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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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- Keep the News in the Wayback Machine
For nearly 30 years, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has helped preserve the public record. It has captured more than 1 trillion web pages, documented […]
- Two Libraries, Two Sets of Superpowers: The Internet Archive and the NOAA Library
This is the story of two libraries supporting one another to ensure physical preservation and broad access to great research collections. The first is the […]
- Brewster Kahle Receives 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow Award
Brewster Kahle was honored as a 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow in a gala event on April 25, 2026. Watch a video about Brewster’s achievements: Watch a […]
- A Thank You to Journalists Supporting the Wayback Machine
As publishers block the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine for unfounded concerns over AI scraping, hundreds of journalists have signed a public letter […]
- Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’
Before feeds, before algorithms, there was the Class of 1996: websites & organizations founded (or expanded) in 1996, like the Internet Archive. On the […]
- Internet Archive Switzerland: Expanding a Global Mission to Preserve Knowledge
Thirty years ago, Brewster Kahle founded the Internet Archive with an ambitious goal: Universal Access to All Knowledge. Today, that mission continues to grow […]
- Wayback Machine Director: We Are ‘Collateral Damage’ in the Fight Between AI Companies and Publishers
In the latest episode of the Future Knowledge podcast, “Preserving the Web in the Age of AI,” Wayback Machine director Mark Graham, tech policy expert Mike […]
- On World Press Freedom Day, a Call to Keep the News Preserved
For nearly 30 years, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has worked alongside journalists, researchers, and the public to ensure that the web—and the […]
- Public Libraries Jump On Board the Our Future Memory Movement
The Our Future Memory movement was already building momentum with flagship library organizations like IFLA, ALA, and SPARC. But now, local and regional library […]
- Information Stewardship Forum 2026: Creating Community and Purpose Around US Government Information
As soon as people started walking in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. After months of careful (some might say obsessive) planning, we were kicking off […]
