Do your bit to make the Forest for Cornwall grow! Penzance is one of the areas with the lowest tree canopy cover in the county. With not much space in and around Penzance town Cornwall Council are offering residents a chance to plant a free tree in their front or back garden to make a […]
We are sorry to say this event has been cancelled. Tickets for this event are now available directly from Morrab Library - please contact us to book. Entry is now free but donations are welcomed to help support the library (suggested £5). A live spoken word event, where Mor poets will share poetry from their new book, Mordardh. This all-women […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity will […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
Our next talk at the Library will be from Guy English who will be giving an insight into the life of Hugh Seymour Tremenheere and our ‘Tremenheere Collection’ in our archive at the Morrab Library. The talk will take place in the Reading Room at 2pm on Wednesday 15th November. Guy describes Hugh Seymour Tremenheere as […]
Our Christmas Craft Fair on the 18th November will be a bumper affair featuring a record number of stalls from West Cornwall's local makers - a perfect opportunity to start Christmas shopping AND support your library at the same time. As always, there'll be second hand books and historic photographs for sale, and our wonderful […]
Vicks Harrison started the Embroidered Bees Project in 2019 to raise awareness of the loss of biodiversity. The project will create a huge art quilt to help people develop their embroidery skills and learn more about the nearly 300 kinds of bees we have in this country. It is a long term project and it […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
Vicks Harrison started the Embroidered Bees Project in 2019 to raise awareness of the loss of biodiversity. The project will create a huge art quilt to help people develop their embroidery skills and learn more about the nearly 300 kinds of bees we have in this country and. It is a long term project and […]
CREATIVE SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, JOY AND CONNECTION FOUND THROUGH MAKING TOGETHER. All materials are included for these 1.5 hour sessions with guidance by artist in residence Faye Dobinson. There will be structured exercises or you may want to bring something you are already working on and work alongside others. No activity […]
The next talk at Morrab Library will be taking place on Wednesday 29th November at 2pm. Before writing his novel, ‘The SAD Detective’, Colin Stringer sought advice from the Open University and the internet. He has compiled a top ten of the suggestions that he discovered, which is almost as funny as the book he ended up writing. His talk will […]
The Morrab Library holds a vast array of rare, historic and important books in its collections. The most special of all are locked away, available to view by appointment, but rarely seen. On Thursday 30th November, the library will host an Open Day, where some of the finest examples of published works from our collections will be on display. Included will […]
We're delighted that our next talk at the library will be given by Paul Phillips, one of the Trustees at Morrab Library. On Wednesday 6th December at 2pm in the Reading Room, Paul will be talking about the life of the remarkable John Passmore Edwards. Passmore Edwards was born at Blackwater, near Redruth in 1823, the son of a carpenter. Through his good […]
Join us on Saturday 9th December from 1pm for some festive fun at the Morrab Library Christmas party! There will be a free drink on arrival, a cash bar by donation, seasonal nibbles and a raffle too. And back by popular demand, the Mousehole Male Voice Choir will once again be performing some wonderful seasonal songs. We look forward to seeing […]
NEW DATE ADDED: Tuesday 12th December, 10-12 This is a project to create a huge art quilt. The project aims to raise awareness of the loss of biodiversity, explore the nearly 300 kinds of bees we have in this country and help people develop their embroidery skills. It is a long term project and it […]
You are warmly invited to a ‘drop-in’ session to meet our new Artists in Residence. It will be held in the Reading Room on the 15th December from 10 - 12. Pop in to see their work and chat to them more about their creative practice. Here is a blog post where you can read […]
One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth Percy the park keeper always feeds the animals in the park where he lives. But one cold winter's night Percy discovers that his little friends need more than food and he must find a way to help them. Join us at Morrab Library for a snowtastic ‘Super Winter Storytime’. […]
1:30-3:30pm. £10/person. Bring your own notebook. Refreshments provided. Optional £5 starter pack for newbies featuring a notebook, pen, and roll of washi tape This monthly workshop is an opportunity for people to get together and journal in a safe space with plenty of goodies to play with. There is a loose structure, with templates, tips, […]
Ben Barkow will be reading some poems that he has written about his family's experiences during the Holocaust, especially his great aunt Hilde and her siblings, who included his grandfather. He will introduce the poems with a description of the background and how he came to write them. Ben Barkow was born in Berlin but […]