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  • July 2015

  • Fri 24

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    24/07/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Join Dawn Walker or Linda Camidge for a guided tour of the Morrab Library.

    Free
  • Fri 24

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    24/07/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Join Dawn Walker or Linda Camidge for a guided tour of the Morrab Library.

    Free
  • Fri 31

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    31/07/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library

    Join Dawn Walker or Linda Camidge for a guided tour of the Morrab Library.

    Free
  • August 2015

  • Sat 15

    Food for Thought – Cookery Book Sale Extravaganza!

    15/08/2015 @ 10:00 - 12:30
    Morrab Library

    Join us on Saturday 15th August for our grand Cookery Book Sale - Food for Thought. A fantastic opportunity to expand your recipe repertoire (and possibly your waistline!) Refreshments will be available

  • Fri 21

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    21/08/2015 @ 15:00 - 16:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • September 2015

  • Fri 4

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    04/09/2015 @ 15:00 - 16:00
    Free
  • Fri 11

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    11/09/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
    Free
  • Fri 25

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    25/09/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
  • Sat 26

    BOOK FAIR

    26/09/2015 @ 10:00 - 14:00
    Morrab Library

    Please note that this year's Book Fair will be held in house at the Library. Unfortunately there will be no space for dealers - all stalls will be Morrab Library, with a different theme in each room. We also have a wide selection of Cornish books up for sale. Refreshments will be available.

  • October 2015

  • Fri 9

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    09/10/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
  • Wed 14

    WINTER LECTURE SERIES: Linda Cracknell – ‘Reading the Short Story: how to get more out of less’

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

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

  • Fri 16

    FREE LIBRARY TOUR

    16/10/2015 @ 14:00 - 15:00
    Morrab Library
  • 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
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The Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA
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Our Librarian Lisa attended the annual meeting of Our Librarian Lisa attended the annual meeting of the Independent Libraries Association, of which the Morrab is a proud member, last Friday at the wonderful Portico Library in Manchester. 

Our Trustee Bertie Herrtage also joined the meeting to talk about fundraising through crowdfunding.

The ILA links independent libraries across the UK, providing an important means of supporting each other. 

@indielibraries #independentlibrary #libraryfundraising #networking
Our final Photo Friday for April sees us peeking o Our final Photo Friday for April sees us peeking over the fence at Rosehill House Gardens and grounds in Heamor.

Photo Archive Identifier: M.1570

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Penzance #Cornwall #garden #Heamor #RosehillGardens #CornishGardens
A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tu A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th April to Friday 1st May for a filming project.

We will re-open on Saturday 2nd May from 10am.

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

Photo Archive Identifier: ENT 11HG 001

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #filming #movieset
C.S. Lewis once said - “You can never get a cup of C.S. Lewis once said - “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” 

It’s National Tea Day today, and we couldn't let the occasion pass without a nod to the elixir that fuels the Morrab Library! We can’t begin to guess at the quantity of tea our staff, volunteers and members enjoy each year.

The three Cornish women, believed to be members of the Perry family of Helston, look to be putting the world to rights over a good strong cuppa. They could be library members!

#NationalTeaDay #ExploreYourArchive #Tea #CSLewis
A reminder that the Library will be closed from Tu A reminder that 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' Sennen Cove

Photo Archive Identifier: ENT 11PF 027

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #filming #movieset
Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often wrote Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often wrote under the pseudonym ‘Q’, was a Cornish novelist and a literary critic. His anthology, the Oxford Book of English Verse, was the cornerstone of English poetry for more than half a century. 

A dedicated website was created by members of the library, where you will find an important and large collection of online resources relating to Q, his family and his work. 

Check out the link in bio to find out more, and visit the library to borrow Q’s works.

#Q #QuillerCouch #CornishWriters #LiteraryCriticism #CornishResearch #LocalHistory #CornishHistory
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
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