International Women’s Day Events at Glasgow Women’s Library
Follow the Thread – Monday 2nd March, 7:00pm
The first of 3 storytelling workshops being held at Glasgow Women’s Library to help celebrate International Women’s Day. Join storytellers Lesley and Mags in this workshop which will also involve your creative skills.
The Spirit of the Story – Monday 9th March, 10:30am
The second of 3 storytelling workshops being held at Glasgow Women’s Library to help celebrate International Women’s Day. Join storytellers Wendy and Jean in this workshop which will also involve your creative skills to make your own book.
Once Upon a Dancing Tale – Friday 20th March, 6:00pm
The final storytelling workshop running in partnership with the Village Storytelling centre being held at Glasgow Women’s Library to help celebrate International Women’s Day. Join storyteller Jean and dancer Rosina in this workshop which will inspire you to put on those dancing shoes.
Women of the Merchant City History Walk: Launch Event – Sunday 8th March, 2:00pm – Tickets £6.50
Uncover the Merchant City ’s hidden history during this walk around Glasgow ’s cosmopolitan hub. Join Glasgow Women’s Library tour guides to discover the female stars that stud the fabric of this famous quarter. Scandal, vice, radicalism, regeneration and revival are topics highlighted by this original tour.
Glasgow’s Women and the Abolition Movement Walk – Sunday 15th March, 10:00am. Tickets £6.50
Learn about the contributions of local women and families in the abolition movement and find out the history behind some of Glasgow ’s familiar buildings on this walking tour as part of the Women Make History Spring Walks and Talks programme.
West End Women’s Heritage Walk – Sunday 22nd March, 2:00pm. Tickets £6.50
This popular tour returns to reveal a hidden history of the marvellous women of the West End of Glasgow. Part of the Women Make History Spring Walks and Talks programme.
Glasgow’s Women and the Necropolis – Sunday 29 March 2009, 2pm. FREE
The first trial run of a walk based in the Glasgow Necropolis, this walk is free and we would really appreciate any feedback you can give us for developing this walk further.
Women Writers Unite: Women and Animals – Thursday 12th March 2009, 7pm to 9pm
To mark International Women’s Day we’re holding the first in a series of writer’s evenings. Creativity will be unleashed as Zoë Strachan and Elizabeth Reeder introduce writers to give readings of their work on the theme of Women and Animals. Including readings from published author Mandy Haggith as well as new writers from the postgraduate creative writing programme at Glasgow University. So come along and be inspired by the wonderful work of these women writers.
http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk/2009/02/spring-2009-programme/
