£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 prompts for your pens. You don’t need to be an experienced author or poet, merely ready to let this remarkable library be the start of […]
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 books and artifacts that document the lives and works of women in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Its strengths are in 19th and 20th […]
We are delighted to welcome Patrick Gale to the Morrab Library on his book launch tour for new book Take Nothing With You - a chance to meet the author and hear about his latest novel. The event will be chaired by Tim Hubbard, writer and broadcaster. Edge of the World Bookshop will also be at […]
Andrew Graham's talk on his father's Poldark novels. Booking essential - Free for members / £5 non-members
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.
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.
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
Keith Pearce is the author of The Jews in Cornwall: A History Free, all welcome
A display of quilts made by library members and local quilters will be on display throughout the library. Free, all welcome
Sara Price 'The Quilt Lady' on the history of quilting. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - please contact the library to reserve your place. Free, all welcome
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 […]
Local makers and artists gather at the library for our annual craft fair - all your Christmas shopping needs catered for
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 mezzo soprano Charlotte Collier performing Mahler's orchestral song cycle Rückert-Lieder. The concert will be held at Penwith College Auditorium Tickets £10, available from Penzance Orchestral […]
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 devoted to the 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 thought- provoking study, their influence has often been profound. Taking examples from the eighteenth century to the Second World War, she uncovers a hidden dimension […]
Morrab Library's Christmas party, with carols performed by the Buccas Four. There will also be a presentation of the Library Commemorative Book by Sue Lexington and Steph Haxton. As well as plenty of Christmas cheer!
The Music Box (Penzance family run musical instrument and accessory shop), will host a day of ukulele demos and tutorials at the Library. No experience necessary - just drop-in!