Events

You are invited to join us on Saturday 4th December from 1pm for some festive frivolity at the Morrab Library Christmas party!  There will be a free drink on arrival, a cash […]

As many know, the talk programme we offer has become incredibly popular with our members, and we are aware that many others miss out on the chance to attend using […]

Enter the ballot for a celebration of Rabbie Burns. On Wednesday 26th January 2022 we will be celebrating the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, with Scotsman Des Hannigan, through stories and verses and a […]

On Wednesday 16th February local author Susan Soyinka will be giving a talk about the the evacuation of Jews’ Free School, London, to Mousehole in Cornwall during WWII. In June […]

We are delighted that local artist Claire Lucas is back in the library to offer a Spring Art Day on Saturday 12th March.  Using the wonderful plants of Morrab Gardens, […]

Local artist Gillian Cooper returns to the library with her brilliant classes. When the weather is fine, the class even ventures into Morrab Gardens! If you're interested in attending or want […]

On Wednesday 16th March, we welcome back the brilliant Mark Cottle, who will give a talk on the building of Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Buckfast Abbey is a unique example […]

Super Storytime is back! Join us on Tuesday 12th April at 10.30 for a reading of When Will It Snow? by Kathryn White and Alison Edgson. When Little Bear's mother […]

(Image by library volunteer Evie Moxham, aged 12) Create and write your own story in your very own zigzag book in the magnificent Morrab Library! Our creative writing event is open […]

Formerly philosophy was the preserve of PhDs and the intellectually precocious, until now. In this half-day course we will disinter a little of philosophy’s hermetic meaning as we tackle that […]

Merci Ditch Present....Tales From The Reading Room. Join us on Saturday 23rd April from 2.00pm, when new company Merci Ditch launch themselves on the collective unconscious with some short stories […]

On Wednesday 4th May at 2pm, Dr Lynne Jones will give a talk in the Reading Room discussing the migrant experience, documented in her book The Migrant Diaries, which is available to borrow from the library. Her book […]

Join us for our next talk on Wednesday 18th May with Maggi Livingstone and Melisa Morse, who will introduce us to four remarkable women: Violetta Thurstan - 1879 -1978 WWI heroine, linguist, […]

Join Major Hugo White for a talk in the Morrab Library Reading Room about the Normandy landings. Hugo White was born into a military family and grew up in India. […]

In the Coronation Year 1953 and into 1954, the Queen, accompanied by the Duke, set off on a round-the-world trip that took in the Commonwealth. As the Royal yacht Britannia […]

Local artist Karen Lorenz is the Morrab Library's artist-in-residence during the Penzance Festival of Art, running throughout June. As part of her tenure, Karen is offering a workshop to create a small […]