Glasgow Life Libraries

10/06/2026

🎵Read To The Beat! Song Writing Workshop🎵

Join us for a fun, family-friendly song writing workshop to celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge 2026! With help from Soundlab Glasgow, you'll learn song writing basics and create your own song together. 🎤✨

📅 Saturday 20 June at 11:00am at The Mitchell Library
🎟️ FREE but booking is required - get your tickets at https://ow.ly/r25E50Z85kE

And don't forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and enjoy a summer full of reading and music! 🎶

10/06/2026

Community matters to us. Glasgow Life community centres and community programmes create positive spaces and places to bring people together. From learning to literacy, movement to money management, we'll support you to develop skills, connections and more. We are a charity that is SeriouslySocial about Community https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/communities

09/06/2026

📚 Celebrate Pride Month at your local library! 📚

Here are just some of our Pride Month book displays at Partick, Drumchapel and Woodside libraries.

The collections spotlight stories that celebrate LGBTQ+ voices, experiences, history, and joy. From powerful memoirs and thought-provoking non-fiction to heart warming romances and inspiring fiction, there's something for every reader to discover!

Libraries are spaces for learning, belonging, and connection. Explore these collections to discover diverse voices, broaden perspectives, and find your next great read! 📚 🏳️‍🌈✨

09/06/2026

✍️ Calling Gaelic writers and aspiring writers!

Join acclaimed author Niall O'Gallagher at The Mitchell Library for a creative writing workshop exploring storytelling, language and the craft of writing in Gaelic.

Suitable for Gaelic speakers with an interest in developing their creative writing skills.

📅 Friday 19th June 2026
⏰ 11:00am
🎟️ Free event

Find out more: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/4/gaelic-creative-writing-workshop-with-niall-ogallagher

09/06/2026

Glasgow Life cares about your health and wellbeing. You can find free information and support by popping into your local Glasgow Life library. Our friendly staff can help you find out more about events, activities and clubs to join. Our health and wellbeing partners offer emotional, practical and financial support and information. Helping people to live healthier, happier and more creative lives. Find out more https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/health-and-wellbeing

08/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Shettleston Library for the launch of NHS Restart Art Group Exhibition.

This year’s theme, Connection, explores the people, places and experiences that support recovery journeys through drawings, paintings and 3D artwork. The exhibition is running until 10th June.

The exhibition highlights hope, identity and the power of peer support for people living with severe and enduring mental health conditions.

More info https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/connection-exhibition

08/06/2026

Toddlers, Tech and Talk Family Roadshow 📱

What is it like to grow up in our digital world? How do we feel about toddlers and tech and what choices do parents have?

Join researchers from University of Strathclyde sharing new insights into play and chat through a unique performance event made for an audience of babies, toddlers, and their adults.

📍 The Mitchell Library – Monday 15 June at 10:30am
📍 Possilpark Library – Tuesday 16 June at 10:30am
📍 Hillhead Library – Wednesday 17 June at 10:00am and 11:00am
📍 Library at The Bridge – Friday 19 June at 10:30am
📍 Dennistoun Library – Wednesday 24 June at 10:30am

Book your free places now at: https://ow.ly/ITVi50Z734K

08/06/2026

Looking for infant feeding support? Join a free Infant Feeding Support Group at Glasgow Life Libraries and community venues across the city.

Get advice, support and the chance to connect with other local families in a friendly, welcoming space.

📍 Sessions across Glasgow
🎟️ Free, drop-in – no booking required

Find out more:

Come along to get feeding support for you and your baby

08/06/2026

At Glasgow Life we put people at the heart of everything we do. From our libraries to our community spaces, we exist to support, connect and inspire the people of Glasgow. Every pound we invest goes back into our services, creating opportunities, tackling inequality, and helping our communities thrive and improve people’s lives for the better.