New book acquisitions to look out for over the coming days and lots going on in the library.
Check out our special events at:
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and our regular activities at:
.uk/events/regular-group-events
A reminder that our next talk will be "More Tales of the Pinwill Sisters" on Wednesday 27th May at 2pm.
£5 for members. £8 for non-members.
Dr Helen Wilson returns to the PPL for a new talk on these professional woodcarvers following her sellout visit in 2025.
This talk is based on stories the speaker has come across on her research on the Pinwill sisters including those who met or worked for Violet Pinwill, or owned pieces of her work. Their recollections and insights contributed enormously to the research and their stories add a further perspective.
To guarantee a seat, contact the library at least 24 hours before the event. Otherwise, simply turn up on the day.
The Big Reveal
11.30am on Saturday 13th June (during the coffee morning).
For several months, the PPL Development Committee has been working with Le Page Architects to develop proposals for a five-year plan designed to secure the library's future for the next decade and beyond.
We are now in a position to share these initial proposals with the membership and to invite your feedback as we consider progressing the project to the next stage, including applying for planning permission and identifying appropriate sources of funding.
The presentation will begin at 11.30am on 13th June (during the coffee morning: 10.30am-12.30pm) and is expected to last approximately 30 minutes. Members will also be invited to complete a short feedback questionnaire to share their views on the proposals. Responses will be collated during June in advance of the Trustees' meeting in July.
Poetry Workshop: Poems for Uncertain Times
Saturday 6th June at 2pm.
Refreshments provided.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL AS PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 12.
PLEASE CONTACT THE LIBRARY TO RESERVE A PLACE:
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£5 for members. £8 for non-members.
Ann Gray and David Woolley will explore with the class how different poets respond to change and challenge, and find hope. Looking closely at a number of poems, these will be used as a springboard for our own writing.
Biography
Ann Gray and David Woolley have published a dozen volumes of poetry between them and edited several others. Born in Plymouth, David published 'Westwords', a literary and arts magazine for the south west from 1986 to 1992. From 1994 to 2010 he was Literature Officer for Swansea, based at the Dylan Thomas Centre. Ann established the Liskeard Poetry Group and various other poetry initiatives throughout the 1990s and beyond, including Uncut Poets in Exeter which still runs. She won the Moth Poetry Prize in 2015 and her winning poem was shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Awards. In 2023 they published 'Dear Life' (Scryfa Press) together and also married.
Busy day yesterday! Thanks to everyone who supported and helped out at the coffee morning and/or local studies day, and to Lyndsay for creating the PPL cluedo set.
Blackberry bakewell traybake, fruit traybake and fruit flapjacks have just been made and, along with other homemade cakes, will be available at tomorrow's coffee morning (Sat: 10.30am to 12.30pm - £4 each). All welcome.
A quick reminder about the Plymouth Local Studies Day event on Saturday 9th May at the Sherwell Centre.
The theme this year is "Spies, Lies and Secret Lives."
For programme details and to book places, go to: /
The next Cinema Club will be on Friday 22nd May at 2pm.
The first film will be 'The General' starring Buster Keaton.
Set during the American Civil War, the film follows Johnnie Gray (played by Buster Keaton), a Southern railroad engineer whose two great loves are his locomotive, “The General” and his girlfriend, Annabelle Lee.
Followed by:
The Fireman starring Charlie Chaplin.
A group of firemen, led by their foreman, practice in the fire station, but one is missing...Charlie. He is still sleeping ...
More details and tickets at:
/events/plymouthproprietarylibraryassociation
Our next talk will be "More Tales of the Pinwill Sisters" on Wednesday 27th May at 2pm.
£5 for members. £8 for non-members.
Dr Helen Wilson returns to the PPL for a new talk on these professional woodcarvers following her sellout visit in 2025.
This talk is based on stories the speaker has come across on her research on the Pinwill sisters including those who met or worked for Violet Pinwill, or owned pieces of her work. Their recollections and insights contributed enormously to the research and their stories add a further perspective.
To guarantee a seat, contact the library at least 24 hours before the event. Otherwise, simply turn up on the day.
