by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Morrab Library
With the commemoration of one hundred years since the start of the First World War here are just a few suggestions of books relating to WW1 in the Morrab’s catalogue:
‘Mr Britling Sees It Through’ by H.G. Wells
‘Testament of Youth’ by Vera Brittain
‘Regeneration’ by Pat Barker
‘The Daughters of Mars’ by Thomas Keneally
We have many more titles – both fiction and non-fiction – relating to the First World War. Do pop in to the library to browse…
Major Bob Harrison has kindly donated to the library the work he has carried out on compiling the Penzance Borough Book of Remembrance – an extensive record of those from the Penzance area who gave their lives from the Second Boer War to the present day. This information is available as reference at the library (and will soon be available on our website) and a copy of the book is also held at the Penzance Town Council Clerk’s Office.
There will be an exhibition to commemorate the Centenary at the library later in the year. Watch this space for more details.
by admin | Dec 19, 2013 | Acquisitions
We’ve added some exciting new fiction titles this December!
For a more complete list of our recent fiction acquisitions, click here. And for nonfiction, click here.
by admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Morrab was chock full of happy library members last weekend as we celebrated with our 2013 Christmas party. The wine flowed and the table was overflowing with plates of delicious treats.
Members also wandered around our new extension making suitably admiring sounds and looking at some of the images on display in the Photo Archive room.
by admin | Dec 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Please join the Penzance Ladies’ Book Club for a morning of poetry, wine, nibbles and seasonal good cheer on Saturday 14th December from 10:30am until 12:30pm at the Library.
Your £2 entry fee will go to help support the Library. There will also be books and poetry magazines for sale.
All are welcome. And please bring a favourite poem if you’d like to join in!
by admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Events
The Morrab Library will host our annual book and postcard fair in St. John’s Hall, Penzance on Saturday 21st September 2013 from 10am until 4pm.
This well-established and popular event will again see many booksellers and dealers from throughout the South West manning their stalls of new, second-hand and antiquarian books.
This year the Morrab Library will have an additional table entirely devoted to books about Cornwall.
It is a wonderful opportunity for people to rummage and browse through thousands of books, pamphlets and postcards and met friends. This is the place to find new interests and possibly that wonderful book, which you read so many years ago, and then forgot the title and the author!
Light refreshments will be available throughout the day and, as usual, there will be a raffle.
If you love books then this is the place to be, and to be seen, on Saturday 21st of September.
PLEASE NOTE: As a result of the fair the Library will be closed on Saturday 21st September. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Hope to see you at St John’s Hall!
