About The Feminist Library
Founded in 1975, the Feminist Library is a growing archive of materials relating to feminism, led by a collective of volunteers. The Library is also an intersectional community space, which is trans-inclusive and welcomes visitors of all genders.
The Feminist Library Description
Founded in 1975, the Feminist Library is a growing archive of materials relating to feminism, led by a collective of volunteers. We support research, activism and community projects.
Our non-fiction collection consists of about 5, 000 books dating from 1900 to the present day. The collection is very strong in the areas of the arts, politics and the Women’s Liberation Movement, women’s history, and mental and physical health. We also have about 2, 500 works of fiction from all around the world, the majority of which are in English and some in various European and Latin American languages.
Our poetry collection of some 500 publications represents a significant number of little-known and /or self-published woman poets, as well as poetry by more well-known and commercially published women.
An estimated 1, 500 periodicals titles are represented. They date from the late 1960’s to the present day and they occupy about 85 metres of library shelving. We also hold a growing collection of self-published zines.
The Feminist Library Bookshop is open at the Library every Saturday selling new and used books and periodicals, zines, contemporary magazines, badges, totes and other merchandise. Our stalls appear at a wide range of events in London and elsewhere.
Keep an eye on our website and Facebook events for our exciting programme.
Opening hours:
Tuesday 7-9pm
Wednesday 2-6pm
Thursday 7-9pm
Friday 11-5pm
Saturday 12-5pm
or contact us to make an appointment! admin@feminsitlibrary. co. uk
We are always seeking volunteers - email volunteer@feministlibrary. co. uk to find out more.
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Did you listen to Woman's Hour this morning? We were on talking to Jane Garvey about our move campaign and collections! 😊😍 If you have missed the live broadcast, worry not, you can still catch up on the programme online! 😃
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-black-f eminist-bookshop-p…
Take a look at the Black Feminist Bookshop Crowdfunder! We are sending our solidarity and crossing our fingers for another great feminist space to open in London!
Today we were super busy starting the long process of sorting and packing up our collections for the move to our new home, and look what we found: some - still delicious - feminist ginger breads and some real fab gems in our collections! 😍 Looking forward to unearthing more treasures when we continue the process tomorrow, Sun and through Jan! 😍 Do get in touch with Katie, our volunteer coordinator, if you'd like to help out! volunteer@feministlibrary.co.uk #feministlibrary #feministlibrarynewhome #feminist #library #archiving #herstory
Brilliant to also see our story in the Guardian today! 😍 😍
https://amp.theguardian.com/…/feminist- library-saved-from-c…
Thank you to our friends at The Bookseller magazine for this wonderful article on the Library’s move campaign and the plans for the next few months! 😘😘
https://www.thebookseller.com/…/feminis t-library-plans-open…
Yay!!! We have done it! £35,000 reached today! 😍🤩🍾💪😘🥳🤩🍾
You can still donate and help the Library complete its move project by this Spring! Have a look for more details here:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-library-bui…
We're now only £5 away from reaching £35,000 on our new home crowdfunder!!! Why not support today and help the Library create a beautiful home for generations of feminists to come!?
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-library-bui…
Happy Holidays to all of you from the Feminist Library! Here's our December bulletin. https://mailchi.mp/feministlibrary/dec201 8ebulletin-1421745…
Feeling festive & generous? Why not give to the Feminist Library move campaign and contribute to the making of our gorgeous new home this Xmas? 💪😊😘 We still have to raise some £13,000 to meet all the costs of our move!
Read more in our latest Crowdfunder update here:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-li…/…/82605…
THE LAST DAY OF THE FEMINIST LIBRARY BEING OPEN IN ITS HOME OF 32 YEARS IS TODAY! Pop in for a visit & the last peak at the collections before Xmas break & packing time early in the new year, in preparation for our big move to Peckham!
We will miss you, home sweet home!
Don't forget - you can still donate to help support the making of our new home in Peckham!
... https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-library-bui…
#feministlibrary #feministlibrarynewhome #peckham #herstories
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Our recent interview with Rosie Macleod from the Women's Radio Station is now available on Mixcloud! 😊
Thank you again to Rosie and all of our friends who helped us promote our crowdfunding campaign - you have all helped make it a success! 😘😘 https://www.mixcloud.com/…/rosie-macleo d-makes-the-feminis…/
Today is the day!: 100 years ago today, (some) women won the right to vote. Join Feminist Archive UK in celebrating those still fighting for equality 2day by signing up to their online record of feminist solidarity. It only takes 3 minutes and it would be amazing if we can actually get 100 people up there by the end of the day! #Activism100 #Vote100
Great news!! The Crowdfunder team have just informed us that we can keep running our crowdfunding campaign indefinitely to help fully fund our move! 💪💪💪 It is great news for the Library, as we still have some £14,000 to go before we have covered all of the costs of our move!
So please help us spread the word! Let your friends and colleagues know... 😍😘😘😘
Read more:... https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-li…/updates…
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ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO VISIT THE LIBRARY BEFORE OUR CLOSURE FOR THE MOVE STARTS! AND GUESS WHAT? TOMORROW IS THE LAST BOOKSHOP DAY OF 2019! SO YOU COULD GET ALL YOUR XMAS SHOPPING DONE AT THE LIBRARY - IN FEMINIST STYLE - TOMORROW! 💪💪💪
We have badges, totes, zines, books, stickers, cards, vintage feminist mags, and more!!! Bookshop is open 12-5.
We love to give back to our #sheros when we can! 😊 This season, one lucky Friend gets a copy of this beautiful, signed book by Jenni Murray! Right in time for Xmas! 😍
To find out more about our Friends Scheme and how to be in with a chance to win books, and get special offers from our bookshop, check out Friends Scheme section on ou website.
Thank you so much to publishers Oneworld Publications for this beautiful gift & to Jenni for giving us an interview about the book! 😘😘... the interview can also be checked out on our website.
#feminist #Shero #feministlibrary #sheros #books #bookshop #friends #herstory #herstories
http://feministlibrary.co.uk/support/frie nds-scheme/
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We did it!!! 💪💪💪💪 We have raised enough money to move the Library! But we couldn't have done it without all the fab feminists who've supported us on this incredible journey: our donors, friends who helped promote the campaign on social media and beyond, our fabulous feminist design team, journalists who’ve given us coverage, and all the amazing artists and authors who’ve donated their time and work to make our Crowdfunder a success: Eva Megias, Lucie Russell of Drawing People Together, family of Astra Blaug, Helen Atkinson of York Printmakers, Shannon Bono, Daiane Medeiros, Megan Jordan, Syeda Alishba Amin-ud Din, Ali Smith, Katherine Connelly and Sarah Waters 😍😘😘😘😘
Read on if you'd like to know more about how you could help the Library!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-the-fe minist-li…/…/81813…
great library, material and fab women behind it
When men are busy invading women's spaces; pathetically attempting convince people they can become women and de-platforming women for being women; its time to reeducate the public about men's millennia long global oppression of women. Good Job! Opening one here soon!
Un espacio alternativo para pensar los feminismos y movimientos radicales de las décadas de los 70´s a nuestros días. Hay información de todo y libros tanto de ficción como de teoría. Me gusta que es un espacio alternativo dentro de Londres. La camadería también es muy buena, las chicas son amables con todo tipo de mujeres. Jamás me he sentido discriminada en Feminist Library.
Thank you for this sanctuary in the heart of London...inspiring resources, a welcoming environment and most of all dedicated staff, who I believe are mostly volunteers and put their heart and soul in to something truly meaningful, worthwhile and very relevant especially now more than ever! Long live the Feminist Library, may we see you grow and see others popping up across the UK and beyond.
Such a fabulous resource! Thank you for keeping this available to us it’s so important to remember our Herstory
One of my absolute favourite spots in London! Tons of feminist literature, mainly dating the Second Wave. My favourite room is periodicals - feminist magazines and newsletters from the 60s, 70s and 80s a massive goldmine if you're a feminist!
Great selection and lovely volunteers
Great place - lovely people! I could spend hours there reading through all the zines.
Great collection of material for research and interesting talks and events.
A unique place run by people full of passion.
A fantastic resource for all women who protect and defend womans freedom and happiness. Every woman should support the Feminist Library.
I don't understand how they have such a good rating, they are drunk on the koolaid of the anti male sentiment