Creative Wellbeing workshop
2022-06-10 13:15 - 15:30 UTC | Morrab Library
Emma Farley will be running another creative journaling and mindful lettering workshop at Morrab Library.
Emma will be running the combined taster sessions (for those who missed the first taster session last month) from 1.15-2.15pm, and a modern calligraphy session for those who have already attended a taster from 2.30-3.30pm.
Taster sessions will stay at £5 and include the beginner’s goody bag. For June, the follow up session will be £5 and include some more supporting handouts. From then, Emma will introduce something different each month, including a new pen, for £6/session. Refreshments provided
To book and find out more, click here: https://acornishgeek.com/2022/05/24/creative-wellbeing-workshops/

It is Alive if You Are - a talk by Karen Lorenz
2022-06-15 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Morrab Library
Join Karen Lorenz as she talks about her artist residency at the Morrab Library during the Penzance Art Festival, running throughout June.
Karen regards her residency as playing with purpose. In her talk, she reflects on the creative process and how ideas first appear and take shape. ‘It is alive if you are’ illustrates the joy of illusion, the moving image and being attentive to our surroundings. “I like to animate objects. They make excellent storytellers if you let them.” Karen works with drawing, experimental animation, and interactive media to explore that which cannot be articulated with words.
Karen’s talk will enhance our understanding of her work, which will be on display in the library during the PZ22 Penzance Art Festival.
We will allocate tickets by a ballot system. Please register your interest in attending by Monday 6th June and tell us how many tickets you would like. We will then draw out names and let you know if you have been successful.
£5 suggested donation. Refreshments will be served.

Summer Fete
2022-06-18 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Morrab Library
We had such a lovely day at the Spring Fair that we’re doing it all again!
To celebrate the start of Golowan Week festivities, Morrab Library is hosting its annual Summer Fete on Saturday 18th June from 10am – 2pm.
Come and enjoy the summer sunshine with a variety of new craft stalls, more historic photos and a new batch of books for sale, and of course more of our delicious treats in the refreshments room. And don’t forget our big raffle…

A Crash Course in Philosophy: Politics & Ethics
2022-06-21 12:30 - 15:30 UTC
Formerly philosophy was the preserve of PhDs and the intellectually precocious, until now. In this half-day course we will disinter a little of philosophy’s hermetic meaning as we unpick political philosophy, meeting Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, before exploring ethics (moral philosophy), with Immanuel Kant, J. S. Mill and Aristotle.

Cost: £22
Visit darrenharper.net or email darrenharper.esq@gmail.com to book your place.

An introduction to the Paranormal
2022-07-02 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Morrab Library
Join Katie Bainbridge for an introduction to the Paranormal, looking at Tarot, Divination, Ghosts and Spirits, Psychometry, Healing, and more.
Running over five consecutive weeks, the first session is on Saturday 2nd July from 10.00am. Each session costs £10.
Contact Katie directly to book a place.

Summer Art Day at Morrab Library - with artist Claire Lucas
2022-07-02 10:00 - 15:30 UTC | Morrab Library
Join local artist Claire Lucas for an inspiring day.
Using the wonderful plants of Morrab Gardens, photographs of the local landscape ….or simply your imagination as inspiration, this Art Day offers you the opportunity to celebrate the unique beauty and bounty of Summer in West Cornwall.
The day will begin with a slideshow of local artists’ representations of Summer, followed by a discussion about what Summer means to us individually, and how we would like to portray that in art. The remainder of the day will be spent producing sketches and/or more finished pieces using a variety of media of your choice.
All levels of experience welcome.
Cost: £65 (or £80 to include lunch at the Honeypot!)
Contact Claire on 07532174802 or email her at spreadinghappiness@hotmail.co.uk for more information or to book your place.

Hannah More - film screening in the library
2022-07-05 13:30 - 15:30 UTC | Morrab Library
Morrab Library is delighted to be hosting a screening of the film, Hannah More, directed and produced by our own library members Diana Taylor and Anthea Page at 1.30pm on Tuesday 5th July.
The film, set in the 18th century, charts the true story of the life of Hannah More, born into poverty and then betrayed in love, who eventually became one of the most influential women of her time, a turbulent period when revolution threatened from across the channel.
Highlighting the plight of women in the 18th century. Hannah was a member of the Blue Stocking Club, the forerunner of the Feminist Movement in the UK, and became a playwright in London’s theatres.
‘The Hannah More movie trailer is very beautiful and this looks like a fabulous must watch film. The costumes are full of lovely colours and textures. The contrast of the settings and the light create a moving atmosphere that is full of drama’ Vimeo.
The film is a collaboration between retired BBC staff and students from Bristol University, UWE, The Old Vic Theatre School and Bath Spa, and was filmed on location in and around Bristol.
The film runs for 1 hour and 40 minutes, and refreshments will be served afterwards. We’ll also be selling bags of popcorn for the screening!
We will allocate tickets by a ballot system. Please register your interest in attending by Monday 27th June and tell us how many tickets you would like. We will then draw out names and let you know if you have been successful.
£5 suggested donation.

Creative Wellbeing Workshops
2022-07-09 13:15 - 15:30 UTC | Morrab Library
Emma Farley will be running another creative journaling and mindful lettering workshop at Morrab Library.
A rescheduled children’s taster session. I is £5 per child aged 5-11 (they’ll be given a notebook to get them started). Younger ones are welcome to come along free of charge and do some colouring etc. If the weather is on our side, they do some nature mindfulness outside too. Squash and tea/coffee supplied.
There will be two sessions: 1.15 – 2.15, 2.30 – 3.30
To book and find out more, click here: https://acornishgeek.com/2022/05/24/creative-wellbeing-workshops/

Reading and Re-Reading Daphne du Maurier: how books change us A talk by Dr Serena Trowbridge
2022-07-13 08:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
A book may always be the same, but readers change; books we read as young adults speak to us in very different ways throughout our lives. This informal talk will explore a thirty-year engagement with du Maurier’s novels, from breathless teenage reading in the school library to teaching them in a university setting, along with other books including Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle. You will hear about how Serena cried all the way across Bodmin Moor because of Jamaica Inn and how she now makes undergraduates angry when they read Rebecca, and perhaps have the opportunity to reflect on your own reading.
Dr Serena Trowbridge is Reader in Victorian Literature at Birmingham City University, where she specialises in Pre-Raphaelite women, and is Chair of the Pre-Raphaelite Society.
We will allocate tickets by a ballot system. Please register your interest in attending by Monday 4th July and tell us how many tickets you would like. We will then draw out names and let you know if you have been successful.
£5 suggested donation. Refreshments will be served.

Creative Writing Workshop - inspired by The Palace of Holyroodhouse with Bridget Crowley
2022-07-14 10:30 - 15:00 UTC | Morrab Library
Join author and art historian Bridget Crowley for an innovative workshop which will use the stories, history, paintings and artefacts of this historic Scottish palace to inspire your own free, creative writing.
Bridget Crowley is an author and art historian, with a previous life in theatre. For many years, she has worked with students of all ages in the major national art galleries and museums, looking at images, artefacts and architecture as a source for creative writing. She recently finished a two-year stint at the National Gallery in London as one of a team of six authors writing the new accessible descriptions of the collection for their website. She also provided the text for audio-described tours for blind and partially sighted visitors to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Westminster Abbey, and the introductory notes for such visits for the Tate St Ives website. Her four children’s books were published by Hodder, one of them nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe award in the USA.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is Her Majesty the Queen’s official residence in Scotland. It stands under the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, the ancient extinct volcano which has seen the drama of the royal story in Edinburgh unfold over hundreds of years. Part magnificent palace and part dour fortress, Holyroodhouse tells the stories of the Stuarts and later British monarchs in its rooms, its art and artefacts. Bridget will use images of the palace to illustrate those stories and to give you impetus for your own free, creative writing. She may also give you a peep behind the scenes to give you an idea of what it’s like to work there today!
To book a place or for more information contact Morrab Library.

Journaling and Lettering Creative Wellbeing Workshop
2022-07-22 13:15 - 14:15 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging women to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing. Through her workshops, Emma provides an introduction to journaling and modern calligraphy in the context of mindfulness, building self-esteem, goal setting and more, all while having fun with pen and paper.
She will be running another ‘Journaling and Lettering’ taster session at the library on Friday 22nd July from 1.15 to 2.15.

Tickets are £5 each and include refreshments and a free starter pack for first timers.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Set up your journal for August - Creative Wellbeing workshop
2022-07-22 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging women to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing. Through her workshops, Emma provides an introduction to journaling and modern calligraphy in the context of mindfulness, building self-esteem, goal setting and more, all while having fun with pen and paper.
She will be running a ‘Set up your Journal for August’ workshop at the library on Friday 22nd July from 2.30pm – 3.30pm.

Tickets are £5 each and include refreshments and a free starter pack for first timers.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Tabletop Book Sale
2022-07-28 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Join us on Thursday 28th July (weather permitting) from 11.00 till 1.00pm in the carpark at Morrab Library for our tabletop book sale.
Browse a selection of second hand fiction and non-fiction titles – we can take cash or card payments.
Come and pick up some summer reading and support the library at the same time.

Super ‘Summer’ Storytime
2022-08-04 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad and one of them has a stick. So begins the trials of this hapless pair whose adventures build to a brilliant conclusion.

Written and illustrated by Chris Wormell.
Join Morrab Library for this wonderfully funny and clever fable that both children and adults will enjoy and then make your very own frogs to take home…but please don’t eat them!
This workshop session will be led by Jak Stringer, former librarian of Heamoor CP School, who believes in the creative superpower of a good story and activity.
Super Storytime is a journey for 4 to 8-year-olds but there will be refreshments for the grown-ups they bring along!
Booking is essential so please let us know if you would like to come along so we can make sure we have enough cake! All children will need to be accompanied by an adult. We ask for a suggested donation of £5.
Contact us at enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or telephone:01736 364474 to book a place. You’ll find our beautiful library in the heart of Morrab Gardens.

Tabletop Book Sale
2022-08-04 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Join us on Thursday 4th August (weather permitting) from 11.00 till 1.00pm in the carpark at Morrab Library for our tabletop book sale.
Browse a selection of second hand fiction and non-fiction titles – we can take cash or card payments.
Come and pick up some summer reading and support the library at the same time.

Creative Wellbeing Workshops - Modern Calligraphy
2022-08-05 13:15 - 14:15 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging women to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing. Through her workshops, Emma provides an introduction to journaling and modern calligraphy in the context of mindfulness, building self-esteem, goal setting and more, all while having fun with pen and paper.
She will be running a ‘Modern Calligraphy’ workshop at the library on Friday 5th August from 1.15pm – 2.15pm.

Tickets are £5 each and include refreshments and a free starter pack for first timers.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Tabletop Book Sale
2022-08-11 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Join us on Thursday 11th August (weather permitting) from 11.00 till 1.00pm in the carpark at Morrab Library for our tabletop book sale.
Browse a selection of second hand fiction and non-fiction titles – we can take cash or card payments.
Come and pick up some summer reading and support the library at the same time.

Creative journaling and mindfulness - Children's workshop
2022-08-13 13:15 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging children to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing.
She is running two ‘Creative journaling and mindfulness’ sessions for children on Saturday 13th August at 1:15-2:15 & 2:30- 3:30pm.
These sessions are aimed at children in Key Stages 1 and 2. If the weather is dry, we’ll end the session exploring mindfulness and nature in Morrab Gardens. Tickets are £5 per child and include a goody bag (including a notebook, pencil, and stickers), plus a hot drink for grown-ups. Siblings aged four and under are welcome to attend at no additional cost and colouring sheets and pens will be available to help keep them entertained.

Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Who was Frank Latham and what did he do for Penzance?
2022-08-17 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Captain Frank Latham designed the Jubilee Pool, that much most people know, but what else did he do for the town?
Born in 1873 in Croydon he was the Borough Surveyor and Engineer for Penzance from 1899 to 1938 and during this time he was involved in many of the town’s activities. But why did this bright young man, who at the age of only 39 was appointed to the prestigious post of President of the Institution of Municipal Engineers, come to a small town at the end of the line and remain here for the rest of his working life? Can we still see the contributions he made to the fabric of Penzance? Why do we know so little about him; until recently his name was hardly known?
In this talk, Robin Knight will try to answer these and other questions that surround the life of this interesting man and take you on a ‘magic-lantern’ tour of Latham’s Penzance.
Please register your interest in attending by Monday 8th August & tell us how many tickets you would like. We will then draw out names from the ballot & let you know if you have been successful. £5 suggested donation. Refreshments will be served.

Super Summer Story Time: Bad Apple
2022-08-18 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Another Super ‘Summer’ Storytime
‘A laugh-out-loud picture book starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.’
In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter…
Who could have known that an apple could be so bad? Come to Morrab ‘Super Storytime’ to explore the secret lives of fruit, and then eat them.
This workshop session will be led by Jak Stringer, former librarian of Heamoor CP School, who believes in the creative superpower of a good story and activity.
Super Storytime is a journey for 4 to 8-year-olds but there will be refreshments for the grown-ups they bring along!
Booking is essential so please let us know if you would like to come along so we can make sure we have enough cake! All children will need to be accompanied by an adult. We ask for a suggested donation of £5.
Contact us at enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or telephone:01736 364474 to book a place. You’ll find our beautiful library in the heart of Morrab Gardens.

Tabletop Book Sales
2022-08-18 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Taking place in the carpark at Morrab Library. (If raining then the sale will take place inside).
Thursdays 18th, 25th August & 1st September 11.00am -1.00pm
Browse a selection of 2nd-hand fiction & non-fiction titles.
We accept cash or card.
Come and pick up some summer reading and support the library at the same time!
Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, TR18 4DA
morrablibrary.org.uk
@morrablibrary

A Crash Course in Philosophy: Religion & Art
2022-08-19 12:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
POSTPONED DUE TO TRAIN STRIKE. NEW DATE TBC
Formerly philosophy was the preserve of PhDs and the intellectually precocious, until now. In this half-day course we will disinter a little of philosophy’s hermetic meaning as we re-evaluate religion, including St. Anselm’s famous ‘Ontological Argument’, and then going on to appreciate art (aesthetics) with Clive Bell, R.G. Collingwood and George Dickie.
More information can be found on Darren’s website: www.darrenharper.net/philosophy-day
Contact Darren Harper directly to book darrenharper.esq@gmail.com.

'Just Suppose...' | A creative writing workshop for 8 - 14 year olds
2022-08-23 10:15 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
We have a lovely creative writing workshop coming up on the Tuesday 23rd August for 8 – 14 year olds, lead by children’s author, Bridget Crowley.
Just suppose … that endangered plants started to flourish once again in Penwith?
Just suppose …that the thing you love most about Penwith was about to disappear. What would you do?
Just suppose …that you could change one thing about Penwith to make it even better than it is. What would it be?
In this workshop, Bridget will use artefacts and books in the Morrab Library to spark off ideas for creative writing that will light up a brighter future for Penwith. We’ll also spend some time outside in Morrab Gardens, taking inspiration from the rare plants in the gardens. There will be writing games, chanting, plenty of ideas for the budding writer (and cake too!)
The pieces created at the workshop will then be included in the Penwith Futures Book – the very special book that the Morrab Library is compiling, filled with positive ideas from the people of Penwith for the future of this special place. The book will be kept safe in the library for all to read and to inspire change.
For the past twenty-five years or so, Bridget has been leading creative-writing workshops for children in major art galleries and museums all over the UK, from Tate St Ives via the Wallace Collection to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. She was a regular facilitator for Young Cultural Creator sessions in museums on barges and boats, in post offices and county archives and wrote audio-descriptions for blind and partially sighted children for the Reading Agency. Her four critically acclaimed children’s books were published by Hodder, one of which was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Awards in America.
We ask for a suggested donation of £5. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential, please email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call 01736 364474 to book a place.

Tabletop Book Sales - August 25th 2022
2022-08-25 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library

Jewels of the Rainbow | a talk from Victoria Osborne-Broad
2022-08-27 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Join local author Victoria Osborne-Broad as she talks about her book trilogy, Jewels of the Rainbow.

Set in present day West Cornwall, the action moves from Penzance and Pendeen, through magic and time travel to Chapel Carn Brea in the Dark Ages. In her third book, Victoria then delves into the mystery of an island which nobody can reach…

No ballot will be held for this event, please just email enquiries@morrablibrary.org.uk or call the library (01736 364474) if you wish to attend. The suggested donation is £5 and refreshments will be provided.

Creative journaling and mindfulness - Children's workshops
2022-08-27 13:15 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging children to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing.
She is running two ‘Creative journaling and mindfulness’ sessions for children on Saturday 27th August at 1:15-2:15 & 2:30- 3:30pm.
These sessions are aimed at children in Key Stages 1 and 2. If the weather is dry, we’ll end the session exploring mindfulness and nature in Morrab Gardens. Tickets are £5 per child and include a goody bag (including a notebook, pencil, and stickers), plus a hot drink for grown-ups. Siblings aged four and under are welcome to attend at no additional cost and colouring sheets and pens will be available to help keep them entertained.

Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Tabletop Book Sales - September 1st 2022
2022-09-01 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Taking place in the carpark at Morrab Library. (If raining then the sale will take place inside).
Thursdays 18th, 25th August & 1st September 11.00am -1.00pm
Browse a selection of 2nd-hand fiction & non-fiction titles.
We accept cash or card.
Come and pick up some summer reading and support the library at the same time!

Creative Wellbeing Journaling and Modern Calligraphy Taster Sessions
2022-09-16 13:15 - 14:15 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging women to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing. Through her workshops, Emma provides an introduction to journaling and modern calligraphy in the context of mindfulness, building self-esteem, goal setting and more, all while having fun with pen and paper.
She will be running taster sessions on Fridays fortnightly throughout autumn,
The September sessions will be held on the 16th & 30th.
The October sessions shall be on the 14th & 28th.
The November sessions will be on the 11th & 25th.
All workshops will take place at 1:15pm until 2:15pm.
Tickets are £5 each and include refreshments and a free starter pack for first timers.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Modern Calligraphy Lettering Workshops
2022-09-16 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging women to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing.
She will be running a monthly lettering workshop to explore different techniques and supplies, such as brush pens, watercolour inks and more!
September’s theme will be Autumn.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/

Creative Journaling for Children - Autumn Themed
2022-09-17 13:15 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Morrab Library
Emma Farley is a local feminist bookworm and stationery addict, encouraging children to explore the joys of reading and journaling to feel inspired, empowered and improve their mental wellbeing.
She is running two ‘Creative journaling and mindfulness’ sessions for children on Saturday 17th September at 1:15-2:15 & 2:30- 3:30pm.
This month’s theme will be Autumn!
These sessions are aimed at children in Key Stages 1 and 2.
Tickets are £5 per child and include a goody bag with a notebook, pencil, and stickers.
Siblings aged four and under are welcome to attend at no additional cost and colouring sheets and pens will be available to help keep them entertained too.
Email Emma directly to ask any questions and to book your ticket: e.farley27@gmail.com
Find out more on Emma’s website: https://acornishgeek.com/2017/03/19/welcome-to-a-cornish-geek/
