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Feminist Librarianship: Principles, Practices and Provocations
Women constitute 75% of library and information workers and yet their achievements and contributions to the LIS sector are often unspoken, overlooked and undervalued in every sense.
This agenda setting book - the first of its kind in the UK - combines case studies from libraries of all sectors to illuminate the feminism-infused principles and practices that shape the profession. With powerful, thought-provoking contributions from more than twenty feminist thought leaders and librarians, the book articulates the strong link between libraries and female empowerment, evidencing the case that investment in libraries is an investment in women.
Chapters include:
- how libraries can catalyse women’s creativity
- menstrual literacy in bloody brilliant libraries
- intentionally inclusive practices in a feminist library partnership
- attachment theory, feminist practice and giving girls what they need to thrive
- eco-feminism and sustainable libraries.
At once a reappraisal of the centrality of women within libraries and a call to arms for their acknowledgement, this is an urgent, inspiring and essential book for all LIS professionals.
This agenda setting book - the first of its kind in the UK - combines case studies from libraries of all sectors to illuminate the feminism-infused principles and practices that shape the profession. With powerful, thought-provoking contributions from more than twenty feminist thought leaders and librarians, the book articulates the strong link between libraries and female empowerment, evidencing the case that investment in libraries is an investment in women.
Chapters include:
- how libraries can catalyse women’s creativity
- menstrual literacy in bloody brilliant libraries
- intentionally inclusive practices in a feminist library partnership
- attachment theory, feminist practice and giving girls what they need to thrive
- eco-feminism and sustainable libraries.
At once a reappraisal of the centrality of women within libraries and a call to arms for their acknowledgement, this is an urgent, inspiring and essential book for all LIS professionals.
- GenresNonfiction
272 pages, Paperback
Published September 7, 2026
About the author
Kirsten MacQuarrie
4 books9 followersKirsten MacQuarrie's first novel 'Remember the Rowan' was published by Ringwood in September 2024, with a new edition by Red Squirrel Press coming later in 2025.
Kirsten's work has also appeared in New Writing Scotland, Gutter Magazine, the Scottish Poetry Library, Glasgow Women's Library, Edinburgh Literary Salon, Scottish PEN, the Federation of Writers Scotland, Postbox Magazine, Speculative Books, Stand Magazine, the Young Women's Movement, South Lanarkshire Libraries, DREICH, the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, Tipping the Scales, Skirting Around, BlueHouse Journal, Coin-Operated Press, -algia and others.
Kirsten's work has also appeared in New Writing Scotland, Gutter Magazine, the Scottish Poetry Library, Glasgow Women's Library, Edinburgh Literary Salon, Scottish PEN, the Federation of Writers Scotland, Postbox Magazine, Speculative Books, Stand Magazine, the Young Women's Movement, South Lanarkshire Libraries, DREICH, the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, Tipping the Scales, Skirting Around, BlueHouse Journal, Coin-Operated Press, -algia and others.
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March 28, 2026
A mixed bag as essay collections often are. As I'm an academic I much preferred the more academic, less personal chapters.
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