The Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry 2024 has now CLOSED for entries
A huge thank you to everyone who has entered our poetry competition this year! Shortlisted poets have now been notified and invited to hybrid digital and in person awards ceremony which will take place in West Cornwall in October 2024. We regret that we are not able to contact everyone who enters the competition to notify them of the results but please do keep an eye on our social media and website where we will share the shortlist soon, and the full results before 31st October 2024.
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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.
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Vale Martin Crosfill
The library recently lost another good friend in Martin Crosfill. Martin passed away on 9th September at the age of 94. He joined the library back in 1978, and during that time was a loyal volunteer, supporter and friend. Martin served as a Library Trustee,...
Rebecca Harvey and Lucy Sparrow – new installations for their Artist Residency at The Morrab Library
Throughout 2024, ceramicist Rebecca Harvey and poet Lucy Sparrow have been working on a collaborative artist residency at The Morrab Library. Their work has responded to the setting and is a dialogue between their respective practices: poetry and porcelain. When...
Shakespeare classes at The Morrab Library
Mary Cahill MA runs a very popular Shakespeare class at The Morrab Library on Wednesday mornings from 10am-12.15. She has a limited number of vacancies in the group and the classes will start on Wednesday 2nd October. Come and enjoy a close read and deep exploration...
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.