Activist month continues with the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller. Gloria Steinem once said that if our country were fairer this woman would have been President of the United States. Wilma was one of the native peoples who reclaimed and occupied Alcatraz Island for 19 months. Learn about this inspirational and […]
Gal’s Guide is pleased to welcome Speed City Sisters in Crime for a book signing of their newest book Trick or Treats. Meet the Sisters (and Misters)! Dive into 16 frightfully good tales by Indiana authors. Get your signed copy! Saturday October 23, 2021 2pm – 4pm Gal’s Guide Library 107 S. 8th Street Noblesville […]
The Gal’s Guide Library is a resource of books and materials to help men and women in the workplace. Whether seeking a more equitable workspace or fighting back against sexism in the workplace we strive to be of equal help and support. We’re all in this together! The overall lesson researchers have found is that […]
To wrap up Photographer Gal month, the Gal Pals talk about the favorite photos that they have taken, we learn that no one likes a reverse centaur and that Gerda Taro is amazing. Gerda was the first woman photographer to die on the front lines. Papa Hemingway was a fan of her work. Learn all […]
Gal’s Guide is pleased to welcome Hamilton Country Historian, David Heighway for a book signing of his newest book, Hidden History of Hamilton County. Meet David! Learn about our city’s weird and wonderful history! Get your signed copy! Saturday September 4, 2021 2pm Gal’s Guide Library 107 S. 8th Street Noblesville Second Floor of the […]
Gal’s Guide is hosting it’s first ever author signing in the library! Come meet Hannah & Robert Williamson, a father-daughter author team! Based right here in Noblesville, IN this fantastic duo has two young adult fantasy novels with a strong female lead. Meet Hannah & Robert! Get a signed copy of the Palidonaya Chronicles: Raulin’s […]
The Gal Pals find Olympic games where they can sit or lie down, meanwhile Katie tells us about Lottie Dod, who never sat still. Voted the best versatile female athlete by Guinness World Records, Lottie played a ton of sports, including winning Silver in Archery and being the youngest ever female singles champion at Wimbledon! […]
It’s the start of Olympic Gal month, and Bonnie is giving us “What For!” Well, actually, she’s telling about an Olympic swimmer who swam the English Channel, who might have coined the phrase “What For!” Gertrude Ederle learned to swim in a New York river with a rope around her waist. She’s the “Grease Smeared […]
Every month we have a research theme. We gather the books we have in the collection and the Gal’s Pals research for the Gal’s Guide Podcast. Sometimes we have holes in the collection where we could use more materials have better diversity in the theme. This is where YOU come in! We’ll post a short […]
We’ve covered outer space explorers, Rocky Mountain explorers, and deep ocean explorers; now it’s time for an inner-space explorer. Leah is still obsessed with Tibet and talks about the First Buddhist in France, who was also the first Western woman to reach Lhasa. Learn about the wild explorer whose books and travels inspired the Beat […]
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