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September 2018
Talk: Andrew Graham – Poldark
Andrew Graham's talk on his father's Poldark novels. Booking essential - Free for members / £5 non-members
Find out more »Cornwall Association of Local Historians Visit
Cornwall Association of Local Historians Members Day Out - A day organised by Local Historians and will be based at the Library with talks in the morning, lunch in the Jenner Room and a choice of visits in the afternoon.
Find out more »October 2018
Pop-up Shop
Following the success of the Easter Pop-up Shop in Penzance, we will be back on Market Jew Street from Monday 1st to Saturday 6th October selling books, photographs and membership. There will also be an exhibition of entries to the Photo Archive Photographic Competition.
Find out more »Talk: Peter Sjöstedt-H – An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
Peter will also be giving a TEDx Talk in Truro on 26th October on 'Understanding Consciousness through Psychedelics.' For more information you can visit Peter's website www.philosopher.eu or https://www.facebook.com/ontologistics/ , https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH , https://exeter.academia.edu/PeterSjostedtH Peter's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noumenautics-Metaphysics-Psychedelics-Peter-Sjostedt-H/dp/0992808855
Find out more »Talk: Keith Pearce – The Jewish Community in Penzance
Keith Pearce is the author of The Jews in Cornwall: A History Free, all welcome
Find out more »Quilting Exhibition
A display of quilts made by library members and local quilters will be on display throughout the library. Free, all welcome
Find out more »Talk: Sara Price – The Quilt Lady
Sara Price 'The Quilt Lady' on the history of quilting. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - please contact the library to reserve your place. Free, all welcome
Find out more »Talk: Lithium Mining
Lucy Crane, an exploration geologist with Cornish Lithium, will be talking about how Cornish Lithium are exploring for lithium contained within hot springs which occur naturally at depth within the granites. Lucy will talk about why the demand for lithium has risen recently, why it's set to continue and why Cornwall is so prospective for lithium, but also other technology metals such as cobalt and tin - which will be needed to drive the 'battery revolution'.
Find out more »November 2018
Christmas Craft Fair
Local makers and artists gather at the library for our annual craft fair - all your Christmas shopping needs catered for
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