Easter Weekend Closure 

We just wanted to give you a little advanced warning that The Morrab Library will be closed on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th March for the Easter weekend.  We will reopen at 10am, as usual, on Tuesday 2nd April.

Please pop in during the week to borrow any holiday reading and we wish you all a very happy Easter break.

 Spring Fair 

We’re looking forward to the annual  The Morrab Library Spring Fair on Saturday 6th April – find out more here. 

Room bookings will not be available after 1.00pm on Friday 5th, and all day on the 6th April as we prepare and host our Spring Fair. There will also be no library tour on the 5th. Don’t forget we’d be grateful for any donations of plants and/or cakes for our Fair!

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A rich resource for research, or a place to borrow the latest novel.

The Morrab Library is an independent library established in 1818, situated in the beautiful Morrab Gardens in Penzance, Cornwall. We hold over 70,000 books on floor-to-ceiling shelves as well as archives and a rich photographic collection. The library contains a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction books in the rambling rooms of a delightful Victorian building. The Morrab Library is a registered charity and depends on the support and generosity of our library community.

We are open Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm.

01736 364474 | enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

Applications are invited for a 2 day a week (12 hours) Library Assistant to support the Librarian and part-time Librarian at the Morrab Library. Details are available from the Library on request by writing or phoning to the address below. Closing date for applications...

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Photographic Archive now open Tuesday mornings

Great news! From 1st September the Photographic Archive will be open Tuesday mornings , as well as the usual Thursday mornings. Run by a team of volunteers, it is open to the general public, at no charge, every Tuesday & Thursday morning from 10am until 1pm. Come...

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Food for Thought: Cookery Book Sale, Sat 15th August

  Expand your recipe repertoire (and your waist-band!) at our cookery book sale on Saturday 15th August, 10 - 1pm. A fantastic selection of cookery books will be on offer - lots of bargains to be had. Refreshments, kitchen accessories, raffle... Tantalise your...

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If there is an afterlife, I very much hope that those good enough in this one might be rewarded with an exact replica of the Morrab Library – to sit out eternity browsing its shelves, reading in its chairs, and looking out of its high windows.

Philip Marsden

If you like books, if you like history, if you like beautiful houses, if you like hidden treasures, if you like people, if you like peace, you will LOVE Morrab. In fact, if you are alive, you will love it there.

Dawn French

Whether you’re an impassioned bibliophile or just someone who loves a good read, the Morrab is for you: a Cornish treasure house, a meeting place for like-minded souls, and a vibrant forum for contemporary writing.

John le Carré