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 will be notified before the 30th September 2024 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 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.
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The Morrab Library Poetry Group
Did you know, we have a poetry group at the Library that meets at The Morrab Library fortnightly? The Poetry Group is now entering its seventh consecutive year and there are a limited number of places for new members starting in September. The group meets on alternate...
My Family and Other Animals – Meet our new artists-in-residence
September will see us welcome artists Philip Riley and Nadia Peters to the library, where they will explore the library’s relationship with nature, taking inspiration from our historic book collection. Philip and Nadia work collaboratively with mixed media, inspired...
Welcoming Madeleine…
Welcoming Madeleine… The library recently welcomed Edinburgh University student Madeleine Wren for a week of work experience, where she hoped to learn about the work we do here, as well as offer her skills and assistance to us. Madeleine spent time with our various...
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.