Glasgow Women's Library

Coordinates: 55°51′22″N 4°14′49″W / 55.856°N 4.247°W / 55.856; -4.247

Glasgow Women's Library is a public library, registered company and charity based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a provider of information by and about women.

Its key aims are:

• To provide an information resource, run on feminist principles, relevant to all areas of women's lives, history, culture and achievements for use by women and groups from all areas of the community.
• To provide and promote lifelong learning, training, education, skill-sharing, volunteering, and employment opportunities for women.

History

The Women's Library was established in 1991.^[1] It evolved from the 'Women in Profile' project, whose aim was to ensure the visibility of women in the programming of Glasgow, European City of Culture year. The library employs five members of staff, including Adele Patrick (one of the founders), as Lifelong Learning Coordinator. Glasgow Women's Library also works with sessional workers for the classes it runs, as well as more than twenty volunteers.

In 2010 the library relocated to the Mitchell Library in Glasgow's West End.

Services

Glasgow Women's Library provides many clubs and services and dedicated projects for its users, including:

• A Lifelong Learning Programme, with a range of events, courses and workshops.
• An Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project - support with reading, writing and numbers.
• A Black and Minority Ethnic Women’s Project, providing learning opportunities in a safe environment.
• A large collection of materials comprising a lending library, archives, historical and contemporary artefacts relating to women’s lives, history and achievements.
• Guided walks around Glasgow through the Women Make History project

The library is involved in Scotland's Virtual reference scheme, Ask Scotland, where users can 'Ask an Expert' online. Reference questions posed via the Ask Scotland website can be referred to a member of staff at the Glasgow Women's Library. This service has been available since 2011.

References

External links

• Glasgow Women's Library Glasgow Women's Library website
• Ask Scotland website