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  • December 2025

  • Wed 10

    FULLY BOOKED Library Talks | Mrs Dalloway, The Centenary Year: ‘Art, Modernism & War’

    10/12/2025 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    PLEASE NOTE: This talk is fully booked. Our next Library talk comes from returning speaker, Sarah Latham-Phillips, MA. On Wednesday 10th December (2pm-3pm) she will be speaking about Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway in the centenary year […]

  • February 2026

  • Thu 19

    Super Spring Storytime with Jak Stringer

    February 19 @ 10:30 - 12:00
    Morrab Library

    Spring sunshine is nature’s alarm clock, telling wildlife to wake up after winter. You can see, hear, and smell the signs of newness as the season arrives with a rush […]

  • March 2026

  • Wed 18

    Library Talk: ‘Dartmoor Elements – the ecological poems and play extracts of Mark Beeson’ by Tom Greeves

    March 18 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Mark Beeson (1954-2022) was trained as a classicist and primatologist. From 1989-2022 he was artistic director of Manaton & East Dartmoor Theatre (MED Theatre) which he founded. Mark’s greatest legacy is […]

    £5
  • Sat 21

    The Morrab Library Spring Fair

    March 21 @ 10:00 - 14:00
    morrab gardens

      We hope you can join us for the Morrab Library Spring Fair, taking place on Saturday 21st March from 10am until 2pm. As ever, there will be stalls throughout the Library (inside and out!) […]

  • April 2026

  • Wed 15

    Kernow to the Crystal Palace: Mary Kelynack’s Extraordinary Journey – a talk from Pamela Vass.

    April 15 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

        In August 1851 a curiously dressed, elderly woman was seen trudging along Southampton High Street. Passers by couldn’t fail to notice her, she wore a huge beaver bonnet […]

  • May 2026

  • Wed 27

    The  Biscuit Tin of Memories – writing workshop with Carolyn Savidge

    May 27 @ 10:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

        UPDATE: The afternoon session is now sold out - tickets are still available for the morning. Join artist Carolyn Savidge as we delve into her Biscuit Tin of Memories, using objects to evoke […]

  • Thu 28

    CANCELLED EVENT – Super Storytime with Jan Pearson

    May 28 @ 10:30 - 12:00
    Morrab Library

      CANCELLED EVENT - Join Jan and Lisa at The Morrab Library to hear the story of the rebellious teddy bear, Ruby, written by Maggie Glen. This will take place […]

  • June 2026

  • Sat 20

    The Morrab Library Summer Fair 2026

    June 20 @ 10:00 - 14:00
    Morrab Library

      We hope you can join us for the Morrab Library Summer Fair, taking place on Saturday 20th June from 10am until 2pm.  You'll be able to explore stalls inside and out, featuring local makers […]

  • Thu 25

    Visit our Rare Books Open Day – Thursday 25th June, 10.00-3.00pm.

    June 25 @ 10:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Join us to enjoy a glimpse of just a few of the Morrab Library’s vast array of rare, historic and important books in its collections. These special volumes are usually locked away, […]

  • July 2026

  • Fri 17

    Creative Journaling with Emma Farley

    July 17 @ 13:30 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    Join Emma from 1.00pm - 4.00pm for her Creative Journaling workshop. These sessions are open to absolute beginners and longtime journalers alike. No artistic skill needed — just curiosity. There […]

    £12
  • August 2026

  • Wed 19

    An exploration of Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus with Mary Cahill MA

    August 19 @ 10:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    'The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned.' The day will include: an introduction to Marlowe’s tragically short life, […]

    £40
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We've loved hosting our Photo Archive intern Sam f We've loved hosting our Photo Archive intern Sam for the last few months. And he has presented us with some brilliant blogs comparing Penzance past and present.

His final blog is more personal, focussing on the working lives of people in the Isles of Scilly, and in particular his third great-grandfather, Samuel Jenkins Guy.

Read it via our link in bio.

#PhotoArchive #Intern #IslesofScilly #FamilyHistory #ExploreYourArchive
We welcomed Vyvyen Brendon in June as she explored We welcomed Vyvyen Brendon in June as she explored the Penzance Moyles in 25 images.

You can see the recording via the link in our bio 

If you wish to make a donation after you watch, it would help the Library immensely.
A bittersweet image for this Photo Friday, with Ri A bittersweet image for this Photo Friday, with Richards senior and junior of Bread Street Sweet shop in Penzance making their very last batch of Toffee before closure. c. 1980.

Photo Archive Identifier: M.1557

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #sweetshop #toffee
Volunteers and staff have been cataloguing the Eli Volunteers and staff have been cataloguing the Elizabeth Treffry Room so that books can be borrowed for the first time since they were donated to us by Melissa Hardie-Budden and the Hypatia Trust in 2018.

Books by and about Cornish women, as well as the Brontes, can be found on its shelves.

There are a number of events this weekend celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hypatia Trust - find out more through our link in bio 

@hypatia_trust @thegardenershousepenzance #elizabethtreffryroom #hypatiatrust #librarycollection #librarybooks
The next in our series of talks will explore some The next in our series of talks will explore some of the curious, fascinating, and peculiar imagery held within our Photographic Archive, through the lens of maritime history. This talk will take place in the Reading Room on Wednesday 12th August from 2pm-3pm.

Photo Archive Intern Samuel Hill's talk will address a broad range of photographs from the collection, focusing on images of shipwrecks, fishwives and the maritime communities of Cornwall, as well as shining a light upon some unique finds.

To add your name to the ballot for a ticket please email the library: enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk and find out more via the link in our bio.

#maritimehistory #photoarchive #historicphotos #historiccornwall #photosofcornwall
We have lots of new novels on the 'new fiction' sh We have lots of new novels on the 'new fiction' shelf in reception including these three hardbacks. Don't forget that you'll find Cornish fiction books in the Jenner Room too. 

#newfiction #librarybooks #cornishfiction #novels #holidayreading
Our Photo Archive intern Sam's penultimate blog ab Our Photo Archive intern Sam's penultimate blog about our collections, “Penzance Then and Now” is a beauty, as he explores the Pubs, Inns and Taverns of our town. Sam uses images from the photo archive and some contemporary images taken for comparison.

Read it in our link in bio.

#Penzance #ExploreYourArchive #PhotoArchive #LovePenzance #PenzancePubs
Our friends at the Hypatia Trust are turning 30, a Our friends at the Hypatia Trust are turning 30, and are celebrating with a weekend of events, including some hosted by The Morrab Library. 

The events will also celebrate the life of the late Melissa Hardie - check out the link in bio for more information.

The Hypatia Trust The Gardeners' House Penzance

#Library #hypatiatrust #gardenershousepenzance #events
An acquired taste, we’ll admit, for today’s Photo An acquired taste, we’ll admit, for today’s Photo Friday theme of sweet and savoury treats!

Here we have an image of a man eating limpets! 

The caption on the photo reads "Eat limpets and live. Everything all kiff with Cousin Jack"

Photo Archive Identifier: PEOP 9.001

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #seafood #Cornwall #food
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