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  • December 2016

  • Thu 22

    Closing at 4pm for Christmas

    22/12/2016 @ 16:00
    Morrab Library
  • January 2017

  • Wed 11

    Mike Sagar-Fenton: Penzance

    11/01/2017 @ 14:00
    Morrab Library

    Part of our free winter lecture series. Open to all.

    Free
  • Sat 28

    The Witty Vagabond – Book Launch

    28/01/2017 @ 10:30 - 12:00
    Morrab Library

    The writer, editor and leading Cornish art historian David Tovey will introduce his latest book -a biography of the extraordinary life of Crosbie Garstin. Tovey spent many long afternoons at the Morrab combing through the Garstin family archive so it feels appropriate to celebrate the launch here. Copies of the book will be available & […]

    Free
  • February 2017

  • Wed 8

    Mike Sagar-Fenton: Penzance

    08/02/2017 @ 14:00
    Morrab Library

    Part of our free winter lecture series. Open to all.    

    Free
  • March 2017

  • Sat 4

    Books, Cakes, China & Glassware Sale

    04/03/2017 @ 10:30 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
  • Sat 4

    Books, Cakes, China & Glassware Sale

    04/03/2017 @ 10:30 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
  • Mon 6

    Annual General Meeting

    06/03/2017 @ 14:00 - 16:00
    The Lugger Hotel Marine Terrace, Penzance, United Kingdom

    This year's AGM will held at the Lugger Hotel, Penzance Promenade at 2pm.

  • Mon 6

    Annual General Meeting

    06/03/2017 @ 14:00 - 16:00
    The Lugger Hotel Marine Terrace, Penzance, United Kingdom

    This year's AGM will held at the Lugger Hotel, Penzance Promenade at 2pm.

  • Wed 8

    Martin Brockman: Torrey Canyon

    08/03/2017 @ 14:00
    Morrab Library

    Part of our free winter lecture series. Open to all.    

    Free
  • April 2017

  • Fri 14

    Closed for Easter

    14/04/2017
  • Sat 15

    Closed for Easter

    15/04/2017
  • May 2017

  • Sat 13

    Book & Plant Sale

    13/05/2017 @ 10:30 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • June 2017

  • Sat 17

    Summer Fete

    17/06/2017 @ 10:30 - 14:30
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • July 2017

  • Wed 5

    Penzance Lit Fest, 5-8 July 2017

    05/07/2017 - 08/07/2017
    Morrab Library

    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.

  • Sat 15

    BOOK LAUNCH: Steph Haxton ‘To Untie a Sealed Knot’

    15/07/2017 @ 11:00 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
    FREE
  • August 2017

  • Wed 2

    SOLD OUT! Tunde Jegede: Testimony – 21 Concerts in 21 Cities

    02/08/2017 @ 14:00 - 16:00
    Morrab Library

    *PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Morrab Library is delighted to welcome Tunde Jegede to Penzance as part of his Testimony tour on Wednesday 2nd August 2017: "Tunde Jegede is a 21st century renaissance man who bridges African and European musical traditions, and is on a whistle-stop world tour of 21 concerts […]

    £6 – £8
  • Sat 5

    Cornish Book & Cake sale

    05/08/2017 @ 10:30 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • September 2017

  • Wed 13

    Tim Brown: Those Magnificent Ladies

    13/09/2017 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    An illustrated talk on early female aviators.

    Free
  • Sat 23

    Grand Book Fair

    23/09/2017 @ 10:30 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • October 2017

  • Wed 11

    Jane Sand: Thomas Traherne & the Vision of Childhood

    11/10/2017 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
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Will you be joining us on Friday for our free tour Will you be joining us on Friday for our free tour? Find out about the beautiful building we call home, the Library's history in Penzance and more!

Just drop in to the library to join this free guided tour - Friday 12th June.

#Library #librarytour #Loveyourlibrary #LovePenzance
With #Golowan starting this month - one of our fav With #Golowan starting this month - one of our favourite festive times in Penzance- we thought we would explore our collections for some information on its origins. William #Borlase, in his 1754 book, ‘Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall’, describes some of the festivities back then:

“In Cornwall, the Festival Fires, call’d Bonfires, are kindled on the Eve of St. John the Baptist, and St. Peter’s Day, and Midsummer is thence, in the Cornish tongue, call’d Goluan, which signifies both Light, and Rejoicing. At these Fires the Cornish attend with lighted torches, tarr’d and pitch’d at the end, and make perambulations round their Fires, and go from village to village carrying  their torches before them.” 

 @go_all_in_2026
#NationalYearOfReading2026 #WilliamBorlase #Penzance
Volunteer’s Week is drawing to a close, and while Volunteer’s Week is drawing to a close, and while our 72 volunteers may be a little camera-shy, we cannot sing their praises from the rooftops highly enough!

Without them, putting it bluntly, there would be no Morrab Library. They bring the hard work, commitment, and joy to our special place.

An enormous thank you to each and every one of you!

#VolunteersWeek #Volunteering #Thankyou #SupportYourLibrary #GivingBack
With the start of Summer, our Photo Fridays theme With the start of Summer, our Photo Fridays theme for June is Holidays!

Here's the Watergate Bay Hotel near Newquay. 

Opening in 1900, the hotel was originally built in anticipation of a new railway that never happened. After serving as an RAF officers' mess in WWII, it was purchased by the Ashworth family in 1967. 

Has anyone ever stayed here?

Photo Archive Identifier: AEJ.140

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Newquay #Cornwall #hotel #holiday #WatergateBay #Summer #Seaside
On the 18th March, we welcomed Tom Greeves as he d On the 18th March, we welcomed Tom Greeves as he delivered a fascinating talk about Dartmoor poet and playwright, Mark Beeson.

You can find the talk recording on our link in bio.

#Library #lecture #librarytalk
#books #dartmoor #MarkBeeson
During Pride Month, we welcome Dr. Paul Taylor-McC During Pride Month, we welcome Dr. Paul Taylor-McCartney to discuss his new book 'Cornwall Uncharted: Mapping Cornwall’s Queer History of Concealment, Culture and Creativity', and the research journey behind it. 

In conversation with Gareth D. L. Rees, Paul explores how Cornwall’s towns, coves, chapels, studios and lanes shaped the ways queer lives could be lived, hidden and expressed across four centuries.

Enter the ballot to apply for tickets, link in bio.

#Librarytalk #QueerCornwall #CornishHistory #LibraryEvents
The prizes for our Summer Fair raffle on 20th June The prizes for our Summer Fair raffle on 20th June are brilliant, with first prize being this beautiful print from local artist and member, @sarahbellart_pz , who has generously donated this framed hand-drawn print of Penzance - you can even spot the library on it! 

Our friends at @penleeparktheatre have donated tickets to one of their shows, and @barton_books are supporting us again with a prize. There is also a very generous voucher donated by the beautiful @circa21pz shop in Market Jew Street, and with tickets only £1 a strip, it’s definitely worth joining us to enter the raffle alone! 

We hope to see you there.
#SummerFair #LovePenzance #SupportYourLibrary #SupportLocal
There's a new exhibition in our display case on th There's a new exhibition in our display case on the first floor. 

'Notable Appellations' showcases famous signatures from the archives collections, and features letters from #Wordsworth, #CharlotteBronte, #Shackleton, #Gladstone and more. 

Drop in when you can to come and have a look. You can also read our blog about the display through the link in bio.

#LibraryExhibition #LovePenzance #HistoricCollections #ExploreYourArchive #Autographs
A little bit of nautical terminology for our final A little bit of nautical terminology for our final Photo Friday of May.

‘Tucking a pilchard seine’ was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the rest of the catch was carted away. This was reputedly one of the biggest "landings" recorded in this area, in the 1920s.

Photo Archive Identifier: FISH 8.007

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #fishing #Cornwall #nautical #pilchard
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