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  • May 2018

  • Sat 19

    Book, plant & bric-a-brac sale

    19/05/2018 @ 10:30 - 13:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • June 2018

  • Tue 5

    Storyteller in Residence! Mark Harandon

    05/06/2018 @ 13:00 - 14/06/2018 @ 16:00
    Morrab Library

    Storytelling for children and families (age range 6+). Mark Harandon is a professional storyteller who has worked at several National Trust sites, including the Minack Theatre. He is also the scriptwriter for the Zennor village pantomime! Storytelling times: Tuesday 5th June - 1pm & 3pm Monday 11th June - 1pm & 3pm Thursday 14th June […]

    Free
  • Wed 6

    Book Launch: Poetry by Nicholas Round

    06/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    A very special book launch with poetry by our very own Nicholas Round - Occassion for All & The Histories

    Free
  • Fri 8

    Institute of Civil Engineers: Talk on the Newlyn Datum

    08/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    Coffee with ICE and a talk on The Newlyn Datum

    Free
  • Sat 9

    Talk by Dr Tony Cothey – Sir Humphry Davy and the promise of betterment through science

    09/06/2018 @ 10:30 - 11:30
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Sat 9

    Talk by Dr Tony Cothey – Sir Humphry Davy and the promise of betterment through science

    09/06/2018 @ 10:30 - 11:30
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Tue 12

    Tour of Penzance Jewish Cemetery led by Keith Pearce

    12/06/2018 @ 14:30 - 16:00

    A rare chance to view this unique piece of Penzance's history. Numbers are limited and ADVANCE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. To make sure of a place, please e-mail annround@blue-earth.co.uk by THURS 7th JUNE.

  • Tue 12

    Tour of Penzance Jewish Cemetery led by Keith Pearce

    12/06/2018 @ 14:30 - 16:00

    A rare chance to view this unique piece of Penzance's history. Numbers are limited and ADVANCE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. To make sure of a place, please e-mail annround@blue-earth.co.uk by THURS 7th JUNE.

  • Wed 13

    Talk by Professor Andrew Prescott – Sir Humphry Davy and Manuscript Studies

    13/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Free for members & £4 for non-members

  • Wed 13

    Talk by Professor Andrew Prescott – Sir Humphry Davy and Manuscript Studies

    13/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Free for members & £4 for non-members

  • Sat 16

    Our Annual Sumer Fete!

    16/06/2018 @ 10:30 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Sat 16

    Our Annual Sumer Fete!

    16/06/2018 @ 10:30 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Fri 22

    Tunde Jegede Concert – SOLD OUT

    22/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    Tunde Jegede is a 21st century renaissance man who bridges African & European musical traditions. He is an internationally renowned kora player, cellist and composer, whose soul-stirring music blends traditional kora-playing with his own dynamic contemporary compositions. We are delighted to welcome him back to the Morrab after his sell-out event last year. Tickets are […]

    £6 – £8
  • Fri 22

    Tunde Jegede Concert

    22/06/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    Tunde Jegede is a 21st century renaissance man who bridges African & European musical traditions. He is an internationally renowned kora player, cellist and composer, whose soul-stirring music blends traditional kora-playing with his own dynamic contemporary compositions.

  • July 2018

  • Fri 6

    An Evening with Charles Dickens

    06/07/2018 @ 19:30 - 21:30
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Wed 11

    BRETON DAY: Mary-Ann Constantine – Breton Ballads

    11/07/2018 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    By arrangement with the British Academy

    £4
  • Wed 11

    BRETON DAY: Round Table Discussion – Popular Culture in Brittany and Cornwall

    11/07/2018 @ 15:00 - 17:30
    Morrab Library

      Mary-Ann Constantine is  Reader in Welsh and English literature at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth.  She has published books on Breton folklore, ballads and songs, Romantic-era forgery, and Welsh responses to the French Revolution.  Éva Guillorel is Associate Professor at the University of Caen and a Research Associate […]

    £4
  • Wed 11

    BRETON DAY: Concert of Breton & Cornish Traditional Music

    11/07/2018 @ 20:00 - 22:00
    Watercolor
    £8
  • Sat 14

    Diane Hinds talk: How to promote your book

    14/07/2018 @ 10:30 - 12:30
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • August 2018

  • Wed 8

    Botanical Drawing Workshops

    08/08/2018 @ 13:00 - 15:30
    Morrab Library

    An explorative & meditative creative afternoon at Morrab Library with local artist Claire Lucas In Collaboration with The Hypatia Trust, The Pengarth Day Centre and The Friends of Morrab Garden's The Gardener's House project August 8th & August 15th, 1pm – 3.30pm £20 per class (with £5 of this donated to The Gardener's House fundraising pot)....come to one […]

    £20
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We've loved hosting our Photo Archive intern Sam f We've loved hosting our Photo Archive intern Sam for the last few months. And he has presented us with some brilliant blogs comparing Penzance past and present.

His final blog is more personal, focussing on the working lives of people in the Isles of Scilly, and in particular his third great-grandfather, Samuel Jenkins Guy.

Read it via our link in bio.

#PhotoArchive #Intern #IslesofScilly #FamilyHistory #ExploreYourArchive
We welcomed Vyvyen Brendon in June as she explored We welcomed Vyvyen Brendon in June as she explored the Penzance Moyles in 25 images.

You can see the recording via the link in our bio 

If you wish to make a donation after you watch, it would help the Library immensely.
A bittersweet image for this Photo Friday, with Ri A bittersweet image for this Photo Friday, with Richards senior and junior of Bread Street Sweet shop in Penzance making their very last batch of Toffee before closure. c. 1980.

Photo Archive Identifier: M.1557

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #sweetshop #toffee
Volunteers and staff have been cataloguing the Eli Volunteers and staff have been cataloguing the Elizabeth Treffry Room so that books can be borrowed for the first time since they were donated to us by Melissa Hardie-Budden and the Hypatia Trust in 2018.

Books by and about Cornish women, as well as the Brontes, can be found on its shelves.

There are a number of events this weekend celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hypatia Trust - find out more through our link in bio 

@hypatia_trust @thegardenershousepenzance #elizabethtreffryroom #hypatiatrust #librarycollection #librarybooks
The next in our series of talks will explore some The next in our series of talks will explore some of the curious, fascinating, and peculiar imagery held within our Photographic Archive, through the lens of maritime history. This talk will take place in the Reading Room on Wednesday 12th August from 2pm-3pm.

Photo Archive Intern Samuel Hill's talk will address a broad range of photographs from the collection, focusing on images of shipwrecks, fishwives and the maritime communities of Cornwall, as well as shining a light upon some unique finds.

To add your name to the ballot for a ticket please email the library: enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk and find out more via the link in our bio.

#maritimehistory #photoarchive #historicphotos #historiccornwall #photosofcornwall
We have lots of new novels on the 'new fiction' sh We have lots of new novels on the 'new fiction' shelf in reception including these three hardbacks. Don't forget that you'll find Cornish fiction books in the Jenner Room too. 

#newfiction #librarybooks #cornishfiction #novels #holidayreading
Our Photo Archive intern Sam's penultimate blog ab Our Photo Archive intern Sam's penultimate blog about our collections, “Penzance Then and Now” is a beauty, as he explores the Pubs, Inns and Taverns of our town. Sam uses images from the photo archive and some contemporary images taken for comparison.

Read it in our link in bio.

#Penzance #ExploreYourArchive #PhotoArchive #LovePenzance #PenzancePubs
Our friends at the Hypatia Trust are turning 30, a Our friends at the Hypatia Trust are turning 30, and are celebrating with a weekend of events, including some hosted by The Morrab Library. 

The events will also celebrate the life of the late Melissa Hardie - check out the link in bio for more information.

The Hypatia Trust The Gardeners' House Penzance

#Library #hypatiatrust #gardenershousepenzance #events
An acquired taste, we’ll admit, for today’s Photo An acquired taste, we’ll admit, for today’s Photo Friday theme of sweet and savoury treats!

Here we have an image of a man eating limpets! 

The caption on the photo reads "Eat limpets and live. Everything all kiff with Cousin Jack"

Photo Archive Identifier: PEOP 9.001

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #seafood #Cornwall #food
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