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TRANS edited by Dr Az Hakeem Non Fiction A guide to exploring Gender Identity and Gender Dysphoria This book, the first of its kind, presents an easy-to-read, jargon-free guide to help anyone...
View ArticleYA Recommendations
This week, a volunteer recommends her favourite Young Adult books and series that the library has to offer. The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson A beautiful coming-of-age Young Adult novel, The...
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Peluda by Melissa Lozada-Oliva Poetry In her stunning debut, Melissa Lozada-Oliva writes about what it means to a coloured woman in America. She explores the relationship between femininity and body...
View ArticleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
A Review I’m one of those people who say “You should always read the book before seeing the TV adaptation.” In my opinion, if you see it on TV before you read the book, your mind already has an idea of...
View ArticleList of Books by Theme for Young Women
The library has an amazing selection of books to choose from. Here, I’ve curated a list of some of the choices available, perfect for young women. Poetry Let Me Tell You This by Nadine Aisha Jassat She...
View ArticleBlether
It’s Book Week Scotland, and this year’s theme is Blether. A very Scottish word isn’t it? And it means to ‘talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.’ I can certainly say I know a lot of...
View ArticleBook Bunk Picnic
Working in a library can be hard. We’re surrounded by books, from poetry to plays, from fantasy fiction to feminist classics, from memoirs to murder mysteries. Where to start? What to read next? And...
View ArticleA Year in Six Books
This December I’m celebrating an anniversary – I’ve now been happily working in GWL for a full year, having joined the team as a development worker last December. Looking back on a packed year of...
View Article(Re) Discover the pleasure of being read to
Story Cafe. Credit: GWL Just like many unbeatable dishes some of the most fruitful and enjoyable events consist of a few basic ingredients. A few months ago, I spent most of my Tuesdays, Thursdays and...
View ArticleMy Women in Politics Book Picks
Here are some books from the politics shelf that I discovered, which all seem quite intriguing to me at my first glance. Acts of Union and Disunion- by Linda Colley This book is based on a fifteen part...
View ArticleFebruary’s Book Picnic Recommendations
This month there is a good variety of books being recommended by our volunteers and staff. From novels based on a murder trial in Iceland to an informative approach to climate change by Mary Robinson,...
View ArticleNew Books To Borrow This Month
A History of Women in Medicine: Cunning Women, Physicians, Witches by Sinéad Spearing Historical Non-Fiction In this historical non-fiction, Sinéad Spearing uncovers the untold story of the female...
View ArticleOnline Reading to Keep You Company Through Isolation
We are living through one of the most unsettling and unstable moments in modern history. The Covid-19 virus was declared a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. Since then it has been a downward...
View ArticleMarch by Geraldine Brooks
Anabel recommends: March by Geraldine Brooks March was recently recommended at the Library’s monthly Book Picnic by Elaine, who kindly donated it to stock. I have also read it and loved it, so I...
View ArticleApril’s Book Picnic Recommendations
This month we met for Book Picnic, not in the library, but remotely! Here are the books we’ve been reading: The Lives Before Us by Juliet Conlin. Recommended by Elaine who says she ‘is really enjoying...
View ArticleFrom schoolgirl climate warriors to sea poems
Forest, Boat of Garten GWL’s Women in the Landscape project aims to reveal, to celebrate and to preserve women’s stories, experiences and environmental heritage. We called on women from all backgrounds...
View ArticleRed Dust Road by Jackie Kay
Margaret recommends: Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay Red Dust Road saw me through the first few weeks of lockdown. We have a bike that has been converted to an exercise bike. I found that since I didn’t...
View ArticleMay’s Book Picnic Recommendations
On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic. Like last month, our Book Picnic took place remotely, giving all of us some valuable social...
View ArticleDyslexia-Friendly Books
Two Barrington Stoke Books I am a women with dyslexia and I would describe myself as a very reluctant reader but an extremely avid audiobook listener. Yet I volunteer in Glasgow Women’s Library, the...
View ArticleOur team recommends this month…
One of the many perks of working at GWL is being constantly introduced to new authors and coming across books I would not otherwise seek out. The monthly Book Picnic makes the most of our team’s...
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