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Glasgow Women's Library is a public library, registered company and charity based in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow, Scotland. It provides information relevant to women's history, culture and achievements, and tries to operate on feminist principles. It supplies or encourages training and education, skill-sharing via volunteers and/or staff.

History
The Women's Library was established in 1991. 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. By 2016 the number of paid staff had reached 22, along with 100 volunteers.

In 2010 the library moved to the Mitchell Library in the West End, with a decision taken in 2012 to move to more suitable premises in Landressy Street in Bridgeton. This move was completed in November 2015, after two years of renovation work. The new library was officially opened on 7 November 2015 by Nicola Sturgeon.

Co-founder Adele Patrick won the Scottish Woman of the Year award in 2015, and a Woman of the Year in 2016.

Collection and projects
The library is the UK's only accredited museum concerned with women's history, and was awarded Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland status in 2015. The collection includes Suffragette memorabilia, dress making patterns from the 1930s, and Scottish Women's Liberation newsletters from the 1970s.

In 2011, and in celebration of their 21st birthday in 2012, the library launched the 21 Revolutions project, commissioning a group of 21 artists and 21 writers, including Janice Galloway and Denise Mina, to make work inspired by their collection. The work was published in a book of the same name.

In 2015 the library nominated The Suffragette Oak, a tree in Kelvingrove Park, for the Woodland Trust Scottish Tree of the Year award. The oak tree went on to win the award and was then a nominee in the 2016 European Tree of the Year awards.

Services
Glasgow Women's Library provides clubs, events, courses and workshops. This includes an adult literacy and Numeracy project, a Black and Minority Ethnic Women’s Project and a lending library. The archives include historical and contemporary artefacts relating to women’s lives and achievements. The group provide guided walks around Glasgow through the "Women Make History" project highlighting local women like Big Rachel.

Scotland's Virtual reference scheme, Ask Scotland has allowed questions to be posed online and referred to the Glasgow Women's Library since 2011.