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Library Talk: The Poetry of Daphne du Maurier with Dr. Serena Trowbridge.

July 15 @ 14:00 - 15:00

Morrab Library

A hundred years ago this year, the young Daphne du Maurier set out in verse what she anticipated to be the life of a writer – a life she […]

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We never tire of the view from the Hedgeland Room

We never tire of the view from the Hedgeland Room window!

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A small but mighty collection of graphic novels ca

A small but mighty collection of graphic novels can be found on the Morrab shelves!

If you’d like to read some classics of this genre, they can be found in our Art Room.

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It's the first day of the Penzance Literary Fesitv

It's the first day of the Penzance Literary Fesitval and we are very excited to once again be one of the hosting venues.

Will we be seeing you at once of the many ‘Inspired Starting Points For Your Novel’ workshops at the Library?

Check Penzance Literary Festival's website for all of this years events.

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There will be no Library tour on 10th July as we w

There will be no Library tour on 10th July as we will be hosting LitFest events at the Library. Normal tour scheduling resumes 17th July.

#Library #librarytour #PenzanceLitFest

Ice cream, you scream we all scream for ice cream!

Ice cream, you scream we all scream for ice cream!

July’s Photo Friday theme is sweet and savoury treats!

Pictured on the Penzance Promenade at the bottom of Morrab Road in the 1920s, this hand pulled cart was owned by the Scoble family who were well-known ice cream makers of the era. The sign reads "Scoble's Ices, Guaranteed Pure and Made Fresh Daily"

Photo Archive Identifier: OCC 6.002

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #Icecream #holiday

Our Photo Archive intern Sam is back with his next

Our Photo Archive intern Sam is back with his next blog about our collections. “Penzance Then and Now” explores the town’s history using images from the photo archive and some contemporary images taken for comparison. In this second blog in the series, Sam shows us a range of photos that show the history of the Promenade and west Penzance. Link in our bio.

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‘The stars move still, time runs, the clock will s

‘The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned.’

Join Mary Cahill on the 19th August as she explorers some of the main themes and passages of one of Marlowe’s best known works.

Find out more here using the link in our bio.

#Library #libraryworkshop #DrFaustus #Marlowe #workshop

On the 1st April, Sarah Menage joined us to delive

On the 1st April, Sarah Menage joined us to deliver her presentation, ‘Lewis Carroll: Strange but true’. You can find a link to the recording of the talk in our bio.

If you wish to make a donation after you watch, it would help the Library immensely.

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#books #LewisCaroll

We’re riding in style for this Photo Friday! Here

We’re riding in style for this Photo Friday!
Here we have an image of a Thorneycroft (Fleet No 1299) as it awaits passengers at The Queens Hotel for a trip to Lands End & St Ives summer 1928.

Photo Archive Identifier: TRANS 6.136

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #transport #Cornwall #GWR #holiday

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