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Happy #photofriday - we chose this one simply beca

Happy #photofriday - we chose this one simply because it made us smile.

📷 1973 Carnival Float - Crowlas Entry.
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#photography #archives #blackandwhite #photo #cornwall #history #carnival #royal #kingandqueen
#smile #exploreyourarchive

Another room with a view - this time it's our Hedg

Another room with a view - this time it's our Hedgeland Room - autumn turning leaves & late afternoon light 🍁
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#aroomwithaview #cornwall #library #view #gardens #autumn #golden #light #librarylife #contemplation

"Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, fre

"Libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information." - Neil Gaiman

Hear hear! Happy Library Week everyone - we need our libraries (and they need us) more than ever ♥
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#libraryweek #library #librarylife #books #reading #education #librariesofinstagram #librarylove

The view from our Literature Room this morning, wi

The view from our Literature Room this morning, with the sea blending into the sky.

#aroomwithaview #cornwall #cornish #library #librarylife #view #penzance #gardens @morrabgardens #autumn #greyday #sea

Given the wild and woolly weather this #photofrida

Given the wild and woolly weather this #photofriday, we thought you might enjoy an image of some outdoor action! Built in 1887, Bishop Rock Lighthouse on the Isles of Scilly is 167-feet tall. Taken in July 1976, this photo shows principal keeper Andy Bluer coming down in the 'bight' (being lowered on a rope) into a waiting launch. This was the final relief by this method before the opening of the heli-pad service. We think everyone is quite brave!
#lighthouse
#bravery
#healthandsafety

It's #deardiary day and we've some absolute gems i

It's #deardiary day and we've some absolute gems in our archives.

Pictured here are extracts from the personal journals of generations of the Borlase Family. Ranging from Christopher Borlase' record of his travels in New Guinea in 1749 to Caroline Borlase' entry - "just a month since my seventeenth birthday" - in 1874.

They're not only historically fascinating but incredibly moving - full of sketches, personality & domestic detail.

Watch this space as we'll be creating a blog post with more photographs and information on this wonderful collection.

#diary #journal #sketches #cornwall #cornish #history #archives #travel #personal #library #collections #exploreyourarchive

The more we look at it the more we find this photo

The more we look at it the more we find this photo slightly surreal - with the bare trees in the background and the sheen on the 'May Queen & Attendants' dresses.

📷 Taken in Paul in 1960.

(If you look closely you can spot two young lads in the corner.)

#photofriday #blackandwhite
#photography #archives #cornwall #history #occasion #festival #surreal #exploreyourarchive

'Father Walke and friends, St Hilary Garden, 1926'

'Father Walke and friends, St Hilary Garden, 1926' - this photograph feels so characterful and spontaneous. We imagine Father Walke has just said something rather witty, the chap in the hat had an extra glass of sherry, and the woman looking straight at the camera has a mind to be reckoned with. What do you think?

#photofriday #photography #cornwall #history #social #garden #church #friends #novel #imagination #archives #exploreyourarchive

It's #teddybearday - you can usually find Soggy th

It's #teddybearday - you can usually find Soggy the Bear (named after the book by Philip Moran) in our children's section but once the library is closed he has the space to himself and takes full advantage of our 70,000+ book collections - he's a immensely well-read bear 🐻 📖

#teddybear #play #teddy
#childrensbooks #reading
#book #collection #library #librarylife #afterdark

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