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  • October 2015

  • Fri 16
    16/10/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library
  • Fri 30
    30/10/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library
  • November 2015

  • Fri 6
    06/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    CANCELLED: FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library

    Apologies but today's Library tour has been cancelled.

  • Tue 10
    10/11/2015 @ 10:30 - 11:30

    Volunteers Meeting

    Morrab Library

    Morrab Library volunteers are invited to join Mary Ellery for coffee and biscuits as a small thank you.

  • Tue 10
    10/11/2015 @ 10:30 - 11:30

    Volunteers Meeting

    Morrab Library

    Morrab Library volunteers are invited to join Mary Ellery for coffee and biscuits as a small thank you.

  • Wed 11
    11/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:30

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Stuart Emmett ‘The Tudor Tin Mine’

    Morrab Library

    Free admission - donations gratefully received. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.

  • Wed 11
    11/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:30

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Stuart Emmett ‘The Tudor Tin Mine’

    Morrab Library

    Free admission - donations gratefully received. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.

  • Fri 13
    13/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library
  • Sat 14
    14/11/2015 @ 10:00 - 14:00

    Craft Fair

    Morrab Library
  • Fri 27
    27/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library
  • December 2015

  • Sat 12
    12/12/2015 @ 10:00 - 13:00

    Christmas Party

    Morrab Library

    Members are invited to celebrate the festive season at the Morrab with a glass of something warming and some tasty festive fare

  • Wed 23
    23/12/2015

    Christmas Closing

    Morrab Library

    The Library will close for the Christmas period today at 4pm and re-open on Tuesday 5th January 2016 at 10am. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

  • Fri 25
    25/12/2015

    LIBRARY CLOSED

    Morrab Library

    Library closed for the festive period, re-opening Tuesday 5th January

  • January 2016

  • Tue 5
    05/01/2016

    LIBRARY RE-OPENS

    Morrab Library

    Happy new year! The Library will be open again as usual from 10am today.

  • Fri 8
    08/01/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    Morrab Library

    Join Linda for a free tour of the library

    Free
  • Wed 13
    13/01/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: John Potter Film

    Morrab Library

    Free admission - donations gratefully received. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.

  • February 2016

  • Wed 10
    10/02/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Professor Brown – Lindisfarne, Kells, Bodmin. The Great Gospels of Medieval Britain

    Morrab Library

    Free admission - donations gratefully received. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.

  • March 2016

  • Mon 7
    07/03/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:00

    AGM

    The Queens Hotel The Promenade, Penzance

    2pm at The Queens Hotel, Penzance

  • Wed 9
    09/03/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30

    Update – WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Professor John Dancy, The Normandy Campaign and the Legion D’Honneur

    Morrab Library

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES UPDATE - The scheduled talk from Dan Garside on Africa & Books has been cancelled. Alternatively, Professor John Dancy will be giving a talk on The Normandy Campaign and the Legion D'Honneur. Free admission - donations gratefully received. Refreshments will be available after the lecture.

  • Sat 12
    12/03/2016 @ 10:30 - 12:30

    Book & Bric-a-Brac Sale

    Morrab Library

    Join us for our books and bric-a-brac sale and find a bargain!

    Free
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The Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA
01736 364474
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The Library closes on 20th December, at 4pm for Ch The Library closes on 20th December, at 4pm for Christmas, and re-opens on 2nd January.

Be sure to head down before then for your Christmas reading and last minute gifts!

“Christmas Greetings Card sent by Crosbie Garstin from Montana where he had been working as a cowpuncher/broncho buster.” 

Morrab Library Photographic Archive

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #CrosbieGarstin
We were delighted to welcome freelance lecturer an We were delighted to welcome freelance lecturer and author Sarah Latham-Phillips back to the library for her talk on Mrs Dalloway this afternoon. Sarah kindly donates her time and efforts to the library to help us raise vital income, and we are very grateful. You'll find her on Instagram at @sarahlathamphillips

#LibraryTalks #MrsDalloway #LibraryLecture
Due to very strong winds, and the risk of falling Due to very strong winds, and the risk of falling trees in the Morrab Gardens, the library will be closed today - 9th December.

We will be open again tomorrow, Wednesday from 10.00am.

Apologies for any inconvenience, please stay safe.
Here's just a small selection of festive and wintr Here's just a small selection of festive and wintry reads available to borrow from the library. 

Drop in over the next couple of weeks to explore our collections - fact or fiction, art or poetry, there's something for everyone!

#FestiveReads #WinterReads #ChristmasReads #SupportYourLibrary #LoveYourLibrary
We had a lovely afternoon welcoming members to cel We had a lovely afternoon welcoming members to celebrate the library, and the year, at our Christmas Party. Our Chairman spoke of the Morrab past and future, then we were joined by the magnificent Mousehole Male Voice Choir to entertain all.

A big thanks to all of our members for their brilliant support and enthusiasm throughout the year.

#ChristmasParty #Choir #MaleVoiceChoir  #Mousehole #LoveYourLibrary
It's that time of year when the Christmas cards st It's that time of year when the Christmas cards start arriving! Today's Photo Friday features Minack Chronicles authors Derek and Jeannie Tangye decorating their cottage with cards in 1984.

Don't forget you can buy Christmas cards from the library in the run up to Christmas too. Link in bio.

#ChristmasCards #ChristmasPost #Tangye #MinackChronicles #PhotoFriday #ExploreYourArchive
The secret is out! The Sunday Times newspaper has The secret is out! The Sunday Times newspaper has named The Morrab Library as one of the most enchanting libraries in the UK.

Of course, we all know this, but now a lot more people do too! 

Read the article in the link in bio. We share the title with some illustrious libraries.

*photo by Ian Kingsnorth

@indielibraries @pzcouncil @lovepenzance #LoveYourLibrary #SupportLocal #BeautifulLibraries #Enchanting
If you've been in our Jenner Room of late, where a If you've been in our Jenner Room of late, where all of the Cornish treasures are housed, you may have noticed how lovely and tidy it's all looking. 

That's down to our brilliant volunteer Linda, who has spent many weeks diligently sorting, reshelving and sprucing up the collections. It's a heroic effort, as she thought it would only take a couple of days! Thank you Linda.

#Volunteers #LibraryVolunteers #ShelfTidy #CornishCollections #LoveYourLibrary
You may have heard that the Cornish language – Ker You may have heard that the Cornish language – Kernewek – is getting the highest level of protection under a European treaty. It will now have Part Three status, the same as Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic. This means Kernewek will be officially recognised and safeguarded for the future.

A reminder that you can borrow books in the Cornish language, and about how to learn Kernewek, from the library.

#SpeakCornish #Kernewek #LoveCornwall #CornishLanguage
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