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FREE LIBRARY TOUR

27/11/2015 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Date:: 27/11/2015
Time:: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Category:: Tours

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: Morrab Library

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The Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA

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We have recently shared another recording of one o

We have recently shared another recording of one of our #LibraryTalks on the website - Kensa Broadhurst’s talk about the Cornish Language in West Penwith in the 19th Century.

Kensa has also kindly shared a Reading List of books available to borrow from the library for further reading on the subject.

Please find the link in our bio to watch the video and for the Reading List.

#LibraryEvents #ReadingList #TBRPile #CornishLanguage #WestPenwith #Cornish #SpeakCornish

Our #PhotoFriday theme this month is bands & each

Our #PhotoFriday theme this month is bands & each week we'll be sharing a picture from our #PhotoArchive of a local band. Here's The Big Bass Drum of Helston Town Band pictured with the Helston Mayor on Flora Day in 1982. We hope everyone has a very happy #FloraDay next week!

#Helston #FloraDayTraditions #TownBand #HelstonTownBand #ExploreYourArchives #Drums

Yesterday, in conjunction with the inaugural John

Yesterday, in conjunction with the inaugural John le Carré Memorial Lecture presented by @morrablibray at the @acornpenzance, a new portrait of the late author was unveiled at a reception at the Library.

The painting in impasto oils by @garylongartist was commissioned by @taswestcornwall, major sponsor of the biennial lecture and associated events.

A generous grant from the Patricia Fay Memorial Fund, organised by the national Arts Society, allowed the commissioning of the portrait, which will hang in the library.

#JohnLeCarré #JohnLeCarréMemorialLecture #ArtOnInstagram #MorrabLibrary #CrimeNovels #CrimeFiction #MickHerron @theartssociety

We were saddened to learn of the death of British

We were saddened to learn of the death of British author C.J. Sansom at the weekend. Best known for his Matthew Shardlake series, his novels remain very popular with our members. Visit the library or drop us an email if you would like to borrow any of his books.

#CJSansom #HistoricalFiction #CrimeFiction

This photo is titled 'Repairs to Obby Oss' & was t

This photo is titled 'Repairs to Obby Oss' & was taken at Padstow's #MayDay celebrations in 1982. We're having a few problems with our emails today, so please call (01736 364474) if you need to contact the library this afternoon while we fix it. Apologies for any inconvenience!

The Morrab Library will be closing early (at 2pm)

The Morrab Library will be closing early (at 2pm) this Thursday 2nd May for an event. We apologise for any inconvenience and we will be open again, as usual, at 10am on Friday 3rd.

On Saturday 11th May, Penzance-based poet and perf

On Saturday 11th May, Penzance-based poet and performer, Katrina Naomi will be giving a poetry reading at @morrablibrary. She will read from her forthcoming collection, ‘Battery Rocks’, on “nature, risk, swimming and the sea”, as well as from her range of poetry collections.

Tickets are allocated by a ballot system and members and non-members alike are welcome, just email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk to be added to the ballot.

Link in our bio for all the info.

#PoetryReading #PoetryEvent #LoveYourLibrary #LovePenzance

Continuing our Photo Friday theme this month of co

Continuing our Photo Friday theme this month of coastal locations in Penwith, this quarter plate glass negative, c.1900, depicts the The Crowns section and Engine House at Botallack.

#PhotoFriday #Botallack #Penwith #ExploreYourArchive

@makeitbettercic is running a workshop at the libr

@makeitbettercic is running a workshop at the library next Wednesday (1st May) as part of the Active Looking Project. This workshop, led by writer and theatre maker Jennifer Fletcher, explores individual and collaborative creative writing experience based on the theme ‘active looking’. Find out more and book a free ticket via the link in our bio.

Photo credit Steve Tanner.

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