The Feminist Library

General information

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.