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Morrab Library, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4DA

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It's a grey, rainy day here in Penzance and just t

It's a grey, rainy day here in Penzance and just the weather to sit down with a cup of tea and some poetry.

Any recommendations?

Photo of one of the bookshelves in our wonderfully eclectic Poetry Room.

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Harvesting hay in the Tamar Valley, c.1960s. Happ

Harvesting hay in the Tamar Valley, c.1960s.

Happy #photofriday. This coloured glass slide from our archives makes us feel like summer. We love the light, texture & colours.

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It's Friendship Day, and today we celebrate the im

It's Friendship Day, and today we celebrate the important people in our lives who share our adventures and our highs and lows. We miss being a place for many of our library community to meet over a cuppa in friendship and hope those days can return soon.

In the meantime, please enjoy these friends from the turn of the 20th century sharing a sunny beach escapade.

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We're delighted to welcome back the first of our m

We're delighted to welcome back the first of our members who have booked rooms upstairs in which to work, write, or contemplate. And there are plenty of appointments available for you to come in to borrow books too. We're open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10.00am to 3.00pm. Check our website for details.

Happy #photofriday. This view of the top of Market

Happy #photofriday. This view of the top of Market Jew Street at the heart of Penzance with the distinctive Humphry Davy Statue and Lloyds Bank is so recognisable today. Taken in the 70s it just looks so retro and summery ☀

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Since we reopened, our members have returned hundr

Since we reopened, our members have returned hundreds of books which were borrowed before lockdown. They've all been in quarantine, and now our lovely volunteer Alison has the enormous task of processing and re-shelving them all. It's a good thing she loves her job!

Don't forget if you'd just like to return books (and not borrow more), you can pop in during opening hours (Wednesday, Friday or Saturday 10.00am to 3.00pm) to drop them off.

We've reached 1000 followers 🎉 THANK YOU - make

We've reached 1000 followers 🎉 THANK YOU - makes us want to party like it's 1953!

Photo from our archives of Elizabeth II coronation celebration.
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Now we can get out and about some more and enjoy o

Now we can get out and about some more and enjoy our beautiful part of the world, we thought you might like seeing how locals in the past travelled around. This is the GWR Double Decker bus on the Helston to Lizard run in 1900. There was a bit less worry about social distancing back then!

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Did you know that Morrab Library holds a complete

Did you know that Morrab Library holds a complete set of Punch magazine? Its first edition was published on this day in 1841, finally ceasing in 1992. Its weekly dose of humour and satire was popular for decades, and influenced the rise of cartoons as a means of depicting contemporary events.
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