The Morrab Library

30/05/2026

There's a new exhibition in our display case on the first floor.

'Notable Appellations' showcases famous signatures from the archives collections, and features letters from , , , and more.

Drop in when you can to come and have a look. You can also read our blog about the display here: https://shorturl.at/Vxful

29/05/2026

A little bit of nautical terminology for our final Photo Friday of May.

‘Tucking a pilchard seine’ was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the rest of the catch was carted away. This was reputedly one of the biggest "landings" recorded in this area, in the 1920s.

Photo Archive Identifier: FISH 8.007

28/05/2026

Due to illness, we have had one space made available for our inaugural adults talk-workshop at The Morrab Library 😍
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If you're interested in joining us, we'll begin with a short talk on the subject of Medieval identity through the exploration of seal matrices, before an arts & crafts activity designing your very own seal matrix, using locally-sourced materials🥰
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Tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lorepiece/2174966

28/05/2026

Join us on the 25th June to enjoy a glimpse of just some of the Library’s array of rare, historic and important books in its collections. Included will be titles by William , Daniel Defoe, , , and , as well as a facsimile of the Cornish section of the Book, and important and rare Cornish volumes.

More info here: https://shorturl.at/gy8NA

27/05/2026

Year 10 student Coby joined us last week for some work experience. He shadowed the volunteers and learnt all about cataloguing, conservation, indexing the photo collections and more.

Coby won second prize in our Children's Short Story Competition last year (https://shorturl.at/JLl0u), so we asked him to write us a blog sharing his experiences with us during his time here. Read it here: https://shorturl.at/sy3G8

26/05/2026

Have you nabbed your place for tomorrow's workshops? There are still a few spaces available for the morning session so get in touch with Carolyn to book.

There are still a few spaces available for artist Carolyn Savidge’s Biscuit Tin of Memories workshop.

The afternoon session is full, but there are still some spaces available in the morning.

This workshop is about expressing in words the things that are left unsaid, and using these collective fragments of text to create a paper quilt, which will be displayed in the library.

More information here: https://shorturl.at/lfZLH

25/05/2026

Alison and Lisa are here at the Pengarth Community Day in the Morrab Gardens, right next to the fire engine!
Come and say hello, and enjoy a free cream tea from Pengarth.

24/05/2026

Last week, we introduced you to our Photo Archive intern Sam, a History PhD student from the University of Exeter: https://shorturl.at/8INVk

Here's Sam's first blog about the collections he is researching, exploring the interaction between humans and marine creatures as seen through our Photo Archive's holdings : https://shorturl.at/GypQ1