In 1910 Antarctica was relatively unknown. Robert Scott, Roald Amundsen, and Ernest Shackleton had both been there on earlier expeditions but without reaching the Pole. With reference to these earlier expeditions, Mark Cottle's lecture will focus initially on the photographs of Scott’s photographer Ponting and Edward Wilson’s watercolours – which both capture eloquently Scott’s expedition and […]

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 […]

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 […]

We're delighted to welcome Mark Cottle back to Morrab Library for his brilliant workshop From Holbein to Byrd: The Art and Music of the Tudor Century. The long anticipated workshop - which we had to postpone it in 2020 due to Covid19 - will now take place at Morrab Library on Saturday 1st October from […]

Penzance artist, Sarah Bell, is running two six-week art courses at Morrab Library this autumn. 1. Come draw with me Great for beginners who haven’t picked up a pencil since school, perfect for improvers who’d like to sharpen their skill set. Learn easy techniques and start to draw this Autumn. 10.30-12.30pm on Wednesdays 12th, 19th, […]

We're delighted to bring you another fascinating talk, this time from Stephanie Hare, researcher, broadcaster and author of 'Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics'. It seems that just about every new technology that we bring to bear on improving our lives brings with it some downside, side effect or unintended consequence. These issues can pose very real […]

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 […]

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! October’s theme will be […]

Jubilee observations of a "chronic optimist" on key changes in the cognition of Cornish people 1952 - 2022 Join Bert Biscoe as he reflects upon changes for the better within the modern Cornwall that he helped to build. Bert was born in 1952, just after the late Queen first felt the weight of the crown […]

Ways into Writing with Annamaria Murphy Annamaria will explore ways into writing for story, poetry and radio, using imagination fire starters and the library and its surrounds as a starting point. Annamaria is a teacher and writer, and amongst others writes with Kneehigh Theatre and BBC Radio 4. She is also artistic director of the […]

A creative writing workshop for 8 - 14 year olds with children's author, Bridget Crowley. In this workshop, Bridget will use artefacts & books in the Morrab Library to spark off ideas for creative writing that will light up a brighter future for Penwith. There will be writing games, chanting, plenty of ideas for the […]

A wild wind blows on the tippy-top of a steep hill, turning everything upside down for the man who lives there. Luckily, Kate comes up with a plan to tame the wind. Listen to a jolly good story, frolic with fallen leaves, build a tree, create a group poem and round this off by eating […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 29th September at 1:15-2:15 & 2:30- 3:30pm. This month's theme will be Halloween! These […]

We have another excellent talk coming up at the library on Wednesday 2nd November at 2pm from Dr Serena Trowbridge, Reader in Victorian Literature at Birmingham City University & Chair of the Pre-Raphaelite Society. Serena will look at the evidence and explore a number of myths surrounding the Victorian artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. She […]

Formerly, Philosophy was the preserve of PhDs and the intellectually precocious, until now! In this fantastic half day course, Darren Harper will disinter a little of philosophy's hermetic meaning as you join him to re-evaluate religion, including St. Anselm's famous "Ontological Argument", and then go on to appreciate art and aesthetics with Clive Bell, R. […]

Stoicism is often misunderstood as languishing through life without complaint, but in this talk, Darren Harper will show you how such thinkers such as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius confronted one of the key questions of the ancient world, "How should we live?", and supplied us with pragmatic ways in which to flourish. This taster […]

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 5th November at 1:15-2:15 & 2:30- 3:30pm. This month's theme will be Fireworks! These […]