Upcoming events at Glasgow Zine Library
We run a programme of free and Pay-What-You-Can events at the Library and online.
See what events we have coming up below:
Gathered Thoughts: Bookbinding Workshop
Learn 2 simple bookbinding methods to transform found materials into curated, unique booklets
Revolting Now & Then: Anti-Capitalist Writing Workshops (Part 1: Past)
In this workshop series, we will engage with readings, discussions, and prompts to write alternatives to the capitalist hellscape and find possibilities in its decay.
In the first session in this series we will consider social movements for liberation across history and their lessons.
Making Meaning: Zine Making for Mental Health
This workshop invites you to try zine making as a method of exploring and communicating lived experiences of mental and emotional distress
Revolting Now & Then: Anti-Capitalist Writing Workshops (Part 2: Present)
In this workshop series, we will engage with readings, discussions, and prompts to write alternatives to the capitalist hellscape and find possibilities in its decay.
In the second session in this series we will channel our rage about the current moment into propaganda and memoir.
Revolting Now & Then: Anti-Capitalist Writing Workshops (Part 3: Future)
In this workshop series, we will engage with readings, discussions, and prompts to write alternatives to the capitalist hellscape and find possibilities in its decay.
In the final session in this series we will consider speculative fiction as a vehicle for visioning beyond societal collapse.
Bookmark Etching with Pasta Maker
Tired of the festive season blues and endless shopping lists? Step away from consumer madness and into the quirky world of sustainable making! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll be turning the humble pasta maker into your new favourite printmaking tool. Using recycled tetrapak cartons, you’ll design and etch your very own bookmark.
Poetry Open Mic
Come share your talents at this Poetry Open Mic night at Glasgow Zine Library - it's your time to shine!
Last Call at the Local: Zine Launch
Join us for the launch of Last Call at the Local, a zine by Cheryl McGregor. Featuring live poetry and pub snacks.
Watchdog and the Art of Consumerism - with Jared Schiller and guests Siân Pattenden, Joshua Knowles and Josh Moir
ONLINE
I'm Not Buying It – the world's only Watchdog fanzine – is a collaborative zine edited by Jared Schiller, exploring consumer culture through art and writing. For this hour Jared will discuss the making of the zine and be joined by three of its contributors: the journalist, artist and musician Siân Pattenden and artists Joshua Knowles and Josh Moir.
The Sketchbook Sessions
Want to get back into drawing, work on your portfolio or just meet new people? Come along to The Sketchbook Sessions, a designated space and time where we can relax and draw together, taking a break from the busyness of life.
Sex Positive Reading Group
A night of chatting and myth busting for anyone interested in sex education, sexual health, how we relate to the people around us.
Queer Read-in Club
Not your usual book club, this is a social space for LGBTQ+ people to come together and do one of our favourite things, read.
Zine Scavenging
Ever made a zine from an old polaroid camera? How about from a plastic bag? In this hands-on workshop focused on recycling and reusing, you'll learn to see the possibility of how the things you might throw away can be turned into an unusual zine!
Rot Your Brain: A Television Reading Group
A group to discuss theories and themes in contemporary and past television series. This month’s show: Twin Peaks
Drop-In Zine Making
Join us for our monthly afternoons of zine-making at the library. This is open to makers of all experience, whether you’re brand new, or in the middle of working on a zine already.
To Filth: A transfeminist reading group
To Filth is a group for trans women and trans feminine people to gather to discuss transfeminist texts.
Trying Together: A Peer Group for Works in Progress
A peer support group that gives creatives space to reflect on the highs and lows of their month.
Un/Nature: a queer ecologies reading group
Un/Nature is a queer ecologies reading group, plucking texts from zines, philosophy, critical theory and poetry.
Book Launch: An Intersectional Guide for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and their Allies
Join Jeremy Sachs, a psychotherapist, lecturer, and author, as he delves into the creation of his new book, 'An Intersectional Guide for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and their Allies: Masculinity Reconnected'. This essential resource is designed for male survivors of sexual abuse, as well as healthcare professionals, therapists, and loved ones of survivors.
Poetry Open Mic
Come share your talents at this Poetry Open Mic night at Glasgow Zine Library - it's your time to shine!
Dissent Rover / composing a poetics of dissent
What is dissent? What are poetics?
In this pilot workshop, Dissent Rover invites attendees to rove these questions. We will shape something like a poetics of a dissent, something where we write a poem and reflect on it.
Trans // Coded - An introduction to coding for trans people (4 week course)
These workshops will cover the basics of coding, providing all the necessary knowledge and support to start writing your own code for your own projects, portfolios or for the fun of it!
This is a 4 week course
Histories Under Construction: using comics to reassemble history
ONLINE
Ever thought about how comics can capture history, memory, and the passage of time? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll experiment with the unique ways comics combine text, image, and space to tell stories — especially historical ones.
Sex Positive Reading Group
A night of chatting and myth busting for anyone interested in sex education, sexual health, how we relate to the people around us.
Queer Read-in Club
Not your usual book club, this is a social space for LGBTQ+ people to come together and do one of our favourite things, read.
Un/Nature: a queer ecologies reading group
Un/Nature is a queer ecologies reading group, plucking texts from zines, philosophy, critical theory and poetry.
To Filth: A transfeminist reading group
To Filth is a group for trans women and trans feminine people to gather to discuss transfeminist texts.
Trying Together: A Peer Group for Works in Progress
A peer support group that gives creatives space to reflect on the highs and lows of their month.
Questions for my Ancestors: a poetry and storytelling show
Fresh from a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Meron McCardle presents Questions for my Ancestors. Seamlessly weaving together poetry and storytelling, Meron shares their experience of moving to Scotland from Aotearoa New Zealand, as they question what it means to be living in a place where they have ancestral connections to the land for the first time.
Rot Your Brain: A Television Reading Group
A group to discuss theories and themes in contemporary and past television series. This month’s show: Murder Mini-Series (Mare of Easttown, Sharp Objects, Top of the Lake)
Drop-In Zine Making
Join us for our monthly afternoons of zine-making at the library. This is open to makers of all experience, whether you’re brand new, or in the middle of working on a zine already.
Poetry Open Mic
Come share your talents at this Poetry Open Mic night at Glasgow Zine Library - it's your time to shine!
The Art of Japanese Brush Calligraphy
Bring the whole family to discover the beauty of Japanese calligraphy in this hands-on workshop led by Glasgow-based artist and designer, Kanae Park. Originally from Japan and practicing calligraphy since childhood, Kanae loves sharing this traditional art in a way that’s fun, creative, and welcoming for everyone.
Sex Positive Reading Group
A night of chatting and myth busting for anyone interested in sex education, sexual health, how we relate to the people around us.
Queer Read-in Club
Not your usual book club, this is a social space for LGBTQ+ people to come together and do one of our favourite things, read.