Annual Book Fair
Morrab Library
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Cornwall Association of Local Historians Visit
Morrab LibraryCornwall Association of Local Historians Members Day Out - A day organised by Local Historians and will be based at the Library with talks in the morning, lunch in the Jenner Room and a choice of visits in the afternoon.
Pop-up Shop
Woo Custom FaviconFollowing the success of the Easter Pop-up Shop in Penzance, we will be back on Market Jew Street from Monday 1st to Saturday 6th October selling books, photographs and membership. There will also be an exhibition of entries to the Photo Archive Photographic Competition.
SOLD OUT! Talk: Peter Sjöstedt-H – An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
Morrab LibraryPeter will also be giving a TEDx Talk in Truro on 26th October on 'Understanding Consciousness through Psychedelics.' For more information you can visit Peter's website www.philosopher.eu or https://www.facebook.com/ontologistics/ , https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH , https://exeter.academia.edu/PeterSjostedtH Peter's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noumenautics-Metaphysics-Psychedelics-Peter-Sjostedt-H/dp/0992808855
£4
Talk: Keith Pearce – The Jewish Community in Penzance
Morrab LibraryKeith Pearce is the author of The Jews in Cornwall: A History Free, all welcome
Free
Quilting Exhibition
Morrab LibraryA display of quilts made by library members and local quilters will be on display throughout the library. Free, all welcome
Free
Talk: Sara Price – The Quilt Lady
Morrab LibrarySara Price 'The Quilt Lady' on the history of quilting. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - please contact the library to reserve your place. Free, all welcome
Free
Talk: Lucy Crane on Lithium Mining in Cornwall
Morrab LibraryLucy Crane, an exploration geologist with Cornish Lithium, will be talking about how Cornish Lithium are exploring for lithium contained within hot springs which occur naturally at depth within the granites. Lucy will talk about why the demand for lithium has risen recently, why it's set to continue and why Cornwall is so prospective for […]
Artist & Subject – A Talk by John Trigg
Morrab Library
Free
Christmas Craft Fair
Morrab LibraryLocal makers and artists gather at the library for our annual craft fair - all your Christmas shopping needs catered for
Free
Victoria Osborne-Broad, talk and reading from her latest book
Morrab Library
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Penzance Orchestral Society’s Autumn Concert
Penzance Orchestral Society's Autumn Concert, themed to celebrate the Library's Bicentenary. Featuring Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Schubert's Symphony No 6 (which dates from the year of the library's foundation) and mezzo soprano Charlotte Collier performing Mahler's orchestral song cycle Rückert-Lieder. The concert will be held at Penwith College Auditorium Tickets £10, available from Penzance Orchestral […]
£10
Sydney, Where Art Thou? – W.S Graham Centenary
Morrab LibraryA Celebration in his own words of the life, work and centenary of the poet W.S. Graham, who was born in Scotland but spent most of his adult life in West Cornwall. Graham's poems will be introduced by John Butterworth and read by John Truscott.
Free
Thank you event for our volunteers
Morrab LibraryAn invitation to all our wonderful volunteers to gather together for drinks and nibbles as our Chairman, Committee and staff give grateful thanks for all the hard work and time devoted to the library.
Deadlier Than The Male: Wives of the Generals, 1677-1937
Morrab LibraryHow much influence did notable wives have on the leading commanders in British military history? These women tend to be disregarded but, as Trina Beckett demonstrates in this revealing and thought- provoking study, their influence has often been profound. Taking examples from the eighteenth century to the Second World War, she uncovers a hidden dimension […]
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Christmas Party
Morrab LibraryMorrab Library's Christmas party, with carols performed by the Buccas Four. There will also be a presentation of the Library Commemorative Book by Sue Lexington and Steph Haxton. As well as plenty of Christmas cheer!
Free
Ukulele Day
Morrab LibraryThe Music Box (Penzance family run musical instrument and accessory shop), will host a day of ukulele demos and tutorials at the Library. No experience necessary - just drop-in!
Searching for Roland Morris – A Talk by Suzy Williams
Morrab LibraryALL WELCOME - BOOKING RECOMMENDED - SUGGESTED ENTRY DONATION £4Roland Morris, a marine salver among many other things, once said “In order to find sunken treasure one has to start with a chart, preferably one made of old leather soaked in oil." And by thunder, when as a young teenager, he found one and therein […]
FULLY BOOKED! Graphology Talk
Morrab LibraryPlease note that this talk is now fully booked. If you have already booked a place and find that you can't attend please do let us know as we have a waiting list! Claire Pearcey, BAoG, studied graphology at the British Academy of Graphology in London and taught the subject of handwriting analysis at the […]
2019 Annual General Meeting
The Lugger Hotel Marine Terrace, Penzance, United KingdomThe Library's AGM will be held this year at The Lugger Inn at 2pm on March 4th. More details to follow.
Free