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  • Talk: Andrew Symons – Q

    Morrab Library

    Andrew is a writer and lecturer who lives in Penzance. He has published extensively on different aspects of Cornish literature and has been specialising on the influence of the background […]

    Free

  • Writing Workshop with Steph Haxton

    Morrab Library

    £10 for members & £12 for non-members - On this day-long workshop Steph Haxton will guide your search on the spines, mining the lines and seeking along the Morrab’s shelves for […]

  • Elizabeth Treffry Collection: Formal handover by Hypatia Trust

    Morrab Library

    Elizabeth Treffry Collection: Official handover by Hypatia Trust, followed by cream tea, and Hypatia book launch of Ann Batten Crystal - Poetical Sketches The Elizabeth Treffry Collection (ETC) contains over 3000 […]

    Free

  • Talk: Andrew Graham – Poldark

    Morrab Library

    Andrew Graham's talk on his father's Poldark novels. Booking essential - Free for members / £5 non-members

    £5

  • Cornwall Association of Local Historians Visit

    Morrab Library

    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 […]

  • Pop-up Shop

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    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. […]

  • SOLD OUT! Talk: Peter Sjöstedt-H – An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

    Morrab Library

    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 […]

    £4

  • Quilting Exhibition

    Morrab Library

    A display of quilts made by library members and local quilters will be on display throughout the library. Free, all welcome

    Free

  • Talk: Sara Price – The Quilt Lady

    Morrab Library

    Sara Price 'The Quilt Lady' on the history of quilting. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - please contact the library to reserve your place. Free, all welcome

    Free

  • Talk: Lucy Crane on Lithium Mining in Cornwall

    Morrab Library

    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 […]

  • Christmas Craft Fair

    Morrab Library

    Local makers and artists gather at the library for our annual craft fair - all your Christmas shopping needs catered for

    Free

  • Penzance Orchestral Society’s Autumn Concert

    Penzance Orchestral Society's Autumn Concert, themed to celebrate the Library's Bicentenary. Featuring Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Schubert's Symphony No 6 (which dates from the year of the library's foundation) and […]

    £10

  • Thank you event for our volunteers

    Morrab Library

    An invitation to all our wonderful volunteers to gather together for drinks and nibbles as our Chairman, Committee and staff give grateful thanks for all the hard work and time […]

  • Deadlier Than The Male: Wives of the Generals, 1677-1937

    Morrab Library

    How much influence did notable wives have on the leading commanders in British military history? These women tend to be disregarded but, as Trina Beckett demonstrates in this revealing and […]

    Free