Posted in Placements and Volunteers

Just to say hello…

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

My name is Susanne and I’m on a 4 weeks placement at the GWL. Im from Germany where I’m studying Cultural Studies in my final year. I applied for this placement not knowing much about the library. After 3 weeks of work I have to say it was a great choice. Everybody is so nice […]

Hello people, I’m here!

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Dear all,
You won’t believe it. It has taken me half a day to login and try writing a post. Wanna know the reason?? well whole this while i was logging in using the admin password *hehe* . Other than that it’s been fun working here. The best part is that you dont have to wear […]

caprese appraisal

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Dear blog readers,
Why should I keep Laine’s luminous morsels to myself, it is, after all the season of goodwill?
Scene 1: Sue and Wendy briefing Laine on her shopping task for our festive potluck…
Ok Laine its a cheese, in a sort of watery bag, it feels nice when you squeeze it, well that doesn’t really matter […]

412 from 109

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Hello,
Even my blogs have an echo now at 109.
412 boxes have been dispached and there is one final uplift scheduled for Friday.
Next Monday the Library will start its new life at 81 Parnie Street. Checked the space today with our new placement Tania and all looked good. Thankfully, the inexplicably huge block of polystyrene has […]

My last week

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

I do not know why I was afraid of that lift, I ended up going up and down in it like nobody’s business. I am going to miss hearing the chimes of the Tron clock echoing through this old building of the GWL where the floorboards creak and the roof leaks. The walls are musty […]

My First Week

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Last week was my first week on a work placement in The Women’s Library. Everyone made me feel really welcome and I found a very warm and comfortable atmosphere. (Although at first I was a bit daunted by the lane and the old fashioned lift.)Before Anne Marie Graham at the Gorbals Adelphi Centre told me […]

Sink or Swim

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Hi Liz here on work placement with the GWL, into my second week all the women here are very friendly and have welcomed me. Last week I was just finding my feet and felt like a duck out of water …quack quack! Done some packing and felt like I should’ve been packed away too I’m […]