Check out the Penzance Lit Fest website for festival events hosted at the Library. Advance tickets can be bought online, by phone (01726 879500) or in person, with ticketing facilities provided by Cornish Riviera Box Office. Please see the Penzance Literary Festival website for full details and further information.
An invitation to join author Michael Bird at Morrab Library on Saturday 3rd February, from 10.30am, talking about his new book 'Vincent's Starry Night and Other Stories'. This is a free event - families, children & adults are all welcome
At The Acorn Theatre, Penzance. A film by the award winning Cornish film-maker Timothy Neat addressing worldwide cultural and political issues in a time of crisis, through drawings, painting and other images. Scripted by Tim Neat and the late John Berger and commissioned for venues in London, France, Italy and Scotland, the film's Penzance screening […]
Lizzie Neville of Pz Conservation: Talk - Conservation Collaborations: How conservators support librarians, archivists and owners with collection care issues Ranging from intricate book conservation through to controlling mould outbreaks and moving whole archives, conservators contribute to protecting our tangible history. Local book conservator, Lizzie Neville ACR will explain what conservators can do and what […]
Writer in Residence: Steph Haxton Historian, author and illustrator. Steph's particular interests lie with 16th & 17th century social history. Cornwall during the Civil War is an ongoing research area. Author of the Pendennis Trilogy: Exposed to All Villainies, A Cord of Three Strands & To Untie a Sealed Knot. Steph will be working in the library […]
We are now taking bookings for the Bicentenary Celebration Lunch at the Union Hotel on Sun 13th May. This will be a wonderful opportunity to gather faces from the past and present of the Morrab's story, and we are delighted to welcome A.N. Wilson as our special guest. The celebration will be held in the historic Trafalgar […]