Truro Community Library

05/02/2026

It’s systematic, it’s hydromatic — it’s Truro’s new diner 🍔🍨 https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/25824664.1950s-american-inspired-diner-opened-truro-cornwall/

05/02/2026

Who couldn't love the Walsh sisters the chaotic, energetic and emotional siblings in Marian Keyes' wonderful series of books. They argue, they make up , they're fiercely loyal and loving.
And here they are, brought to life on screen. The series will be on iplayer later this month, condensed into six episodes - how you ask?! The casting looks amazing.

Catch up on the audiobooks on Borrowbox. All except Rachel's Holiday which you can get as a book.

https://cornwall.borrowbox.com/search?q=Marian%20Keyes&format=eAudiobooks

https://www.mariankeyes.com/

04/02/2026

Next on the shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Award is Helm by Sarah Hall is a fascinating and highly unusual read.

Helm is the personification of the wind that has blasted the sublime landscape of the Eden Valley forever. The book tells the stories of people's vital relationship with Helm, between nature and humans.

It is also available on Borrowbox, beautifully read as always by one of our favourite audiobook narrators Louise Brealy.

📖 The Two Roberts by Damian Barr, published by Canongate Books
📖 Helm by Sarah Hall, published by Faber Books
📖 The Pretender by Jo Harkin, published by Bloomsbury Publishing UK
📖 Time of the Child by Niall Williams, published by Bloomsbury Publishing UK
📖 Seascraper by Benjamin Wood, published by Penguin Books

The winner will be revealed on 12th March

https://cornwall.borrowbox.com/product/FAB_7340905/title/helm

03/02/2026

Stormzy is championing the annual Quick Reads initiative, which will release six short, digestible titles for ‘nonreaders and lapsed readers’ in April for £1 each

03/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who voted in our Cornwall Libraries Online Book Club poll.

You've chosen....
Alan Bennett's 'Killing Time'..as the book for us to read / listen to in February 🎉

This is now available as a 'no queues' edition on BorrowBox, which means we can all read at once on eBook or listen on eAudio, link in comments.

We'll be posting questions about the book on February 24th 5.30pm-6.15pm for an informal discussion in the Facebook group, so set a reminder in your phone now 😀 In the meantime, we'll checking in and seeing how you're all getting on, but no spoilers please until 24th.

If you were desperate to read one of the other titles - fear not! These are also available on Borrowbox, so you're welcome to read these as as well.

03/02/2026

✨ FREE Public Guided Tours ✨
Starting Tuesday, 3 February, our Volunteer Tour Guides will be offering short tours of current exhibitions every Tuesday & Thursday at 11am.

🕒 30–45 mins | Included in admission | No booking—first-come, first-served!

Currently on show:

📸 Harry Penhaul: Life Through a Lens
This intimate one-room exhibition features around 30 informal portrait photographs taken in the 1950s by much-loved local press photographer Harry Penhaul, affectionately known as “Flash Harry”.

🎨 Face to Face: Portraits from Penlee’s Collections
Spanning from the mid-19th century to the present day, this fascinating exhibition brings together portraits of people associated with Cornwall — from fishermen and their families to celebrated figures.
Love Penzance Penzance Council Art UK Friends of Penlee House

03/02/2026

We love Sue Perkins' style!
And she's coming to Hall For Cornwall in March.

Spectacles and East of Croydon are also on Borrowbox as audiobooks, read by Sue.



https://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/whats-on/the-eternal-shame-of-sue-perkins/
https://cornwall.borrowbox.com/search?q=sue%20perkins

02/02/2026

Kathryn Stockett's new book The Calamity Club is not coming out until May - it looks a cracker - so in the meantime catch up on her previous bestseller The Help.

Whereas The Help was set in the 1950's, The Calamity Club is set in 1933 and again features a band of women drawn together by circumstance and fighting injustice through their own resilience, this time in Depression ravaged Mississippi.
Will The Calamity Club be as popular?
The Help was turned into an Oscar nominated film - but why not go back to the source material.
It's also available as a an audiobook on CD or on Borrowbox, excellently performed by four different actresses each lending a very different voice to their character.

https://cornwall.borrowbox.com/product/PRH_2629369/title/the-help

01/02/2026

Seems like all the more reason to pick up the knitting needles, if you're keen to quilt, have a taste for tatting, or a notion to crochet, we have plenty of books here to help you with those so called Grandma hobbies 🤣

31/01/2026

✍️ Calling all young writers in Cornwall! ✍️

The BBC Young Writers’ Award is now open for submissions. This is your chance to get your story heard, whether you love fantasy, mystery, real-life stories, or something totally unique, it's time to get writing!

Need inspiration, a quiet place to write, or books to spark your ideas? Your local library is here to help.

🗓️ Open to young people aged 14–18
📝 Short stories of up to 1000 words
🏆 Amazing opportunities and recognition

Start writing. Start dreaming. Start at your library.

Entries close at 9am Monday 23rd March 2026. See comments for link.

31/01/2026

31/01/2026

Onwards!