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April 28 - May 1

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Tomorrow is May Horns! Celebrated on the first Su

Tomorrow is May Horns!

Celebrated on the first Sunday in May every year, it represents the coming of summer and the end of winter.

Will you be out to greet Old Ned? The crow, will ‘die’ three times en route from Newlyn to Penzance, overcome by ‘the devil of winter’. Reviving him means blowing your horns and whistles as loud as possible until he leaps back to life.

Have you managed to join in any festivities to celebrate May Day or the beginning of May in Cornwall?

#Library #Penzance #traditions #mayday #Cornwall #folktradition

For our Photo Friday theme in May, we are taking a

For our Photo Friday theme in May, we are taking a peek beneath the waves!

The first is of the wreck of a British Submarine L1 from World War I.

This image also relates to another item in our collection - the newspaper archive. You can read a summary of the coverage in the Cornishmen from April 1930 by searching on our Photo Archive using identifier: M.2520

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #submarine #Cornwall #nautical

Today is Global Pay It Forward Day - a chance to c

Today is Global Pay It Forward Day - a chance to celebrate the power of kindness and generosity.

Do you know someone who might like a subscription to the Library?

We offer gift vouchers for membership which can be redeemed for individual or household subscriptions.

Get in touch via email to order one or pop in when we re-open.

#Library #payitforwardday #GlobalPayItForwardDay
#gift #giftvoucher #payitforward

Our Librarian Lisa attended the annual meeting of

Our Librarian Lisa attended the annual meeting of the Independent Libraries Association, of which the Morrab is a proud member, last Friday at the wonderful Portico Library in Manchester.

Our Trustee Bertie Herrtage also joined the meeting to talk about fundraising through crowdfunding.

The ILA links independent libraries across the UK, providing an important means of supporting each other.

@indielibraries #independentlibrary #libraryfundraising #networking

Our final Photo Friday for April sees us peeking o

Our final Photo Friday for April sees us peeking over the fence at Rosehill House Gardens and grounds in Heamor.

Photo Archive Identifier: M.1570

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #garden #Heamor #RosehillGardens #CornishGardens

A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tu

A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th April to Friday 1st May for a filming project.

We will re-open on Saturday 2nd May from 10am.

We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your continued support.

Photo Archive Identifier: ENT 11HG 001

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #filming #movieset

C.S. Lewis once said - “You can never get a cup of

C.S. Lewis once said - “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

It’s National Tea Day today, and we couldn't let the occasion pass without a nod to the elixir that fuels the Morrab Library! We can’t begin to guess at the quantity of tea our staff, volunteers and members enjoy each year.

The three Cornish women, believed to be members of the Perry family of Helston, look to be putting the world to rights over a good strong cuppa. They could be library members!

#NationalTeaDay #ExploreYourArchive #Tea #CSLewis

A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tu

A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th April to Friday 1st May for a filming project.

We will reopen on Saturday 2nd May from 10am.

We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your continued support.

Image: Filming 'Yellow Sands' Sennen Cove

Photo Archive Identifier: ENT 11PF 027

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #filming #movieset

Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often wrote

Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often wrote under the pseudonym ‘Q’, was a Cornish novelist and a literary critic. His anthology, the Oxford Book of English Verse, was the cornerstone of English poetry for more than half a century.

A dedicated website was created by members of the library, where you will find an important and large collection of online resources relating to Q, his family and his work.

Check out the link in bio to find out more, and visit the library to borrow Q’s works.

#Q #QuillerCouch #CornishWriters #LiteraryCriticism #CornishResearch #LocalHistory #CornishHistory

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