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.
Latest news
Poetry to the Power of Three, Saturday 28th February 10.30am – 12.30pm
This Saturday morning at the Morrab Library, three Poets read from their three new pamphlets: Katrina Naomi reads from Hooligans Penelope Shuttle reads from In the Snowy Air Alice Kavounas reads from Thin Ice Katrina Naomi Katrina is a poet, tutor and poetry mentor....
Christmas Opening Hours
The Library will close at 4pm on Tuesday 23rd December and re-open at 10am on Tuesday 6th January 2015. Wishing you all a merry Christmas!
WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Ann Alexander ‘Penned: Writing from Prison’, Wed 12th Nov, 2.15pm
Morrab Library Winter Lecture Series: Join Ann Alexander for 'Penned: Writing from Prison' tomorrow afternoon at 2.15pm. Free admission (donations welcomed), no booking required. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.
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.
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.
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.