Tote Bag

Made from natural cotton with long sturdy handles, the bags are perfect for carrying your library loans home with you, or filling up with treats and gifts from one of our Fairs.

The beautiful image of the library, nestled within the Morrab Gardens, was designed by our very own Library Assistant, Harriet-Jade Harrow.

Bags cost £10 each, and proceeds will go to the care and maintenance of your library and its important and special collections.

The Morrab Matchbox Miniature

The Morrab Matchbox Miniature hides a special treat inside, opening to reveal a 3D illustration of our library.

The matchbox itself is a treasure, depicting an image of Abbey Basin and Morrab Gardens. Each matchbox is individually crafted by local maker Tracey Harris. Tracey is retired and lives in Penzance, where she is inspired by the town’s architecture and rich history. With help from her husband, she creates wooden models of local buildings, which she hand paints.

You can purchase these library mementoes for £10 from the Reception desk or we can post them to you (+postage). proceeds from sales will go towards the care of our library

Working Lives Book

Our Photo Archive volunteers have selected a range of 26 beautiful and extraordinary images from our collections to create a book depicting the working lives of local people and families. The first in a series. 

£8.

Gift Vouchers

Share your love of Morrab Library with friends or family. Gift vouchers are available – just contact library staff. 

£40 for Individual Membership, £50 for Household Membership (or £20 for students). 

Find out more about membership here. 

Morrab Library pens

We have Morrab Library branded pens.They come in a variety of colours and write in black ink.

£2.50

Hilda Quick Notecards and Postcards

The library is fortunate to hold an archive of works by Hilda Quick (1895-1978), a remarkable Cornish artist, illustrator, wood-engraver and ornithologist. We are delighted to share some of this legacy with you through two new sets of cards, available exclusively from the Morrab Library.

The “Happy Housewife” Notecards – A witty and ironic series of five prints showing the housewife hard at work: clearing cobwebs, fetching milk, bringing in the washing, repairing iced-up pipes and carrying coal. Printed on high-quality matt finish card. £2.50 each or £10 for the full set of five.

The Hilda Quick Postcards – Five designs showcasing the range and beauty of Hilda’s art — from gulls and seaweed to dandelions, farm scenes and dancing farmers. £1 each or £4.50 for a set of five.

Find out more here.

Second hand books

Browse our second hand book shelves for presents for friends and family.  There are two locations to look for second hand books in the Library, each offering something slightly different.

John Trigg prints

Choose a high quality print from one of twelve beautiful images, taken from the collections of drawing books donated to the library by the artist John Trigg.  

Take a look at the prints here or pop in to view them in the cabinet at Reception.

£65

Morrab Medicament 

The essence of Morrab Library captured in a bottle.

The Morrab Medicament – a little capsule for well-being. We all wish we could take a bit of our beautiful library home with us. Now you can! Each bottle contains one of four orignal prints of a library scene by local artist Sue Lewington, and one of four original poems, as well as a magical library charm, written by author Steph Haxton.

£10

Penzance map 

A high quality reproduction of the 1841 map of the Borough of Penzance.  (19 inches width x 16.5 inches height).

£20