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  • October 2015

  • Fri 30

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

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

  • Fri 6

    CANCELLED: FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    06/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Apologies but today's Library tour has been cancelled.

  • Tue 10

    Volunteers Meeting

    10/11/2015 @ 10:30 - 11:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • Tue 10

    Volunteers Meeting

    10/11/2015 @ 10:30 - 11:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • Wed 11

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

    11/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • Wed 11

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

    11/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • Fri 13

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    13/11/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
  • Sat 14

    Craft Fair

    14/11/2015 @ 10:00 - 14:00
    Morrab Library
  • Fri 27

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

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

  • Sat 12

    Christmas Party

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

    Christmas Closing

    23/12/2015
    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

    LIBRARY CLOSED

    25/12/2015
    Morrab Library

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

  • January 2016

  • Tue 5

    LIBRARY RE-OPENS

    05/01/2016
    Morrab Library

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

  • Fri 8

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    08/01/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Join Linda for a free tour of the library

    Free
  • Wed 13

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: John Potter Film

    13/01/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • February 2016

  • Wed 10

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

    10/02/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

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

  • March 2016

  • Mon 7

    AGM

    07/03/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    The Queens Hotel The Promenade, Penzance

    2pm at The Queens Hotel, Penzance

  • Wed 9

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

    09/03/2016 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    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

    Book & Bric-a-Brac Sale

    12/03/2016 @ 10:30 - 12:30
    Morrab Library

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

    Free
  • Sat 26

    CLOSED- EASTER WEEKEND

    26/03/2016

    The Library will close for the Easter weekend at 4pm on Thursday 24 March and re-open at 10am on Tuesday 29 March

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The Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA
01736 364474
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Last month, Liz Woods, author of ‘Cornish Feasts a Last month, Liz Woods, author of ‘Cornish Feasts and Festivals’ joined us to deliver a presentation about Mary Delany, notable english artist and letter writer.

You can find the talk recording link in our bio

#Library #lecture #librarytalk
#books #dartmoor
There are still a few spaces available for tomorro There are still a few spaces available for tomorrow's 'Super Spring Storytime' with Jak Stringer, 10:30 til 12.

Email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk to book a space.

#Library #storytelling #penzance #childrenevent #Cornwall #boats
Did you know that you can request digital copies o Did you know that you can request digital copies of the photos from our photo archive? 

A piece of history to take home with you. 

Get in touch with the photo archive directly on our website.

Browse the collection, or pop in and see them on a Thursday morning, 10am to 1pm.

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #cornwall #oldphotos
The Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th April The Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th April to Friday 1st May for a filming project.

We will reopen on Saturday 2nd May from 10am.

We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your continued support.

Image: Filming 'Yellow Sands' at Sennen Cove, 1936.

Photo Archive Identifier: ENT 11PF 024

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #filming #movieset
The Morrab Gardens are looking as pretty as a pict The Morrab Gardens are looking as pretty as a picture today (albeit a bit blowy!)

Speaking of pictures, we hold various images of the gardens throughout their lifetime in our archive, but have you dropped in and checked the travel and geography section of our Jenner Room?

Here, a beautiful collection of Penzance picture postcards can be found in Cyril Orchard's book.

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #garden #CornishGardens
The sun appears to be playing hide and seek, so he The sun appears to be playing hide and seek, so here's another garden, this time in Penzance!

This month’s Photo Fridays are taking a peek behind the greenery at the gardens of Cornwall.

This is a 1964 aerial view of Morrab Gardens with the coast, Newlyn and Penlee Point in the background. 

Photo Archive Identifier: PARK 20OF 052

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #garden #CornishGardens
Our Theology room is a treasure trove of religious Our Theology room is a treasure trove of religious tomes. This fascinating collection houses an important collection of historical and more contemporary theological texts, many donated by the library’s former President, Prebendary Philip Hedgeland (1825-1911).

@educationgovuk @go_all_in_2026 

#GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026 
#theologicaltexts #theology #theologycollections
Will you be joining us on Friday for our free tour Will you be joining us on Friday for our free tour? 

Just drop in to the library to join our free guided tour, where you’ll learn more about our collections and the history of our beautiful building. 

#Library #librarytour #Loveyourlibrary #LovePenzance
Have you seen our lovely tote bags out in the wild Have you seen our lovely tote bags out in the wild? The beautiful image of the library on our bags was designed by our very own library assistant, Harriet-Jade Harrow. @harrietjadeharrow 

Bags cost £10 each, and proceeds go to the care and maintenance of our library and its important and special collections. 

#gift #cornwall #library #totebag #librarybag #originaldesign
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