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The Morrab Library - an independent library established in 1818, situated in the Morrab Gardens in Penzance, Cornwall. Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm.
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Library Talks l Lewis Carroll: Strange but True with Sarah Menage – The Morrab Library
Library Talks l Lewis Carroll: Strange but True with Sarah Menage – The Morrab Library
Our next Library talk will be with Sarah Menage entitled "Lewis Carroll: Strange but True". This will take place in the Reading Room from 2pm-3pm on Wednesday 1st April. We all know who wrote Alice in Wonderland! Or do we? Following her challenge to Shakespearean orthodoxy, performer, song-writer and novelist, Sarah Menage invites you to follow her down the Carrollian rabbit hole, to examine
Library Talk l ‘Dartmoor Elements – the ecological poems and play extracts of Mark Beeson’ by Tom Greeves – The Morrab Library
Library Talk l ‘Dartmoor Elements – the ecological poems and play extracts of Mark Beeson’ by Tom Greeves – The Morrab Library
Mark Beeson (1954-2022) was trained as a classicist and primatologist. From 1989-2022 he was artistic director of Manaton & East Dartmoor Theatre (MED Theatre) which he founded. Mark’s greatest legacy is his creative and ecological writing of poetry and plays relating to Dartmoor. As long ago as 1980 his epic poem – The Walk – won
Nick Harkaway interview with Julie Skentelbery (at 16:38 minutes in) - 12/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
Nick Harkaway interview with Julie Skentelbery (at 16:38 minutes in) - 12/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
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Library Talks Recordings
Library Talks Recordings
John le Carre Memorial Lecture - The Acorn Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall
John le Carre Memorial Lecture - The Acorn Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall
The Morrab Library Children’s Short Story Competition 2025 Winners
The Morrab Library Children’s Short Story Competition 2025 Winners
2025 – Artist in Residence – Claire Lucas
2025 – Artist in Residence – Claire Lucas
2025 – Writer in Residence - Peter McAllister
2025 – Writer in Residence - Peter McAllister
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The UK’s most delightful libraries, all worth planning a trip around
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Children’s Collection - The Morrab Library
Children’s Collection - The Morrab Library
Newspaper Collection - Morrab Library
Newspaper Collection - Morrab Library
Hilda Quick Cards – The Morrab Library
Hilda Quick Cards – The Morrab Library
A fascinating new acquisition to the Library’s collections… - The Morrab Library
A fascinating new acquisition to the Library’s collections… - The Morrab Library
Library member Patricia Wilson Smith writes for us about J.T. Blight – part four - The Morrab Library
Library member Patricia Wilson Smith writes for us about J.T. Blight – part four - The Morrab Library
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