🏆 This week's Weekly Reads features ‘Gwedrow-Mires’ by Lianne Wilson, winner of the Holyer an Gof award for Books in Cornish for Adults and the Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek Cup. Thirty original Cornish-language poems reflecting on language, childhood, technology and politics. #nationalpoetryday 📖

Get creative this October half-term! Join us on Tuesday 27 and Thursday 29 October, 10am-12pm, to make a colourful moon and star candle holders inspired by a fascinating star chart from 1786. Free, drop-in and suitable for all ages. 🌙✨

On this day in 1940, a Bodmin wedding was filled with autumn colour. Newspaper reports tell us the bride wore ivory velvet and her bridesmaids violet velvet (details hidden by this monochrome image). Explore more photographs from the George Ellis collection online.

Everyone had a great time making colourful suncatchers at Storytale Studio on Saturday! 🌞 Our free family craft sessions take place monthly. Next up, a spooky-ink inspired workshop on 31 October, 10am-12pm. 👻🎨

Ghost dogs. Dragons. Owlmen. Demonic chickens. Join author Luke Thompson for this talk exploring Cornwall's strangest creatures with his book, ‘A Cornish Bestiary’. Saturday 17 October, 2-3.30pm, at Kresen Kernow. Free tickets, booking essential: buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

❤️ On #WorldHeartDay we're highlighting ‘Tractatus de Corde’ (‘Treatise on the Heart’) by Cornish physician Richard Lower (1631-1691), whose studies of the heart and circulation helped advance medical understanding in the seventeenth century.

🌿 Pop-up exhibition this September, 'Beneath the Surface', by Kate Cartwright. Inspired by Cornwall's mining heritage and family history, Kate combines art and archive research to uncover the remarkable story of her great-grandfather. Visit during our usual opening hours.

👀 Can you spot where Kresen Kernow is on this 200-year-old map? This detail from the 1818-19 Manor of Tolgus map shows a very different Redruth, with Tolgus, Tolgus Mill, mine workings and even the brewery site where Kresen Kernow now stands. 📜

Press play on Cornwall's sounds! 🎧 The new Sounds of the South West website is now live, showcasing recordings being preserved from across the region. Explore oral histories, memories and more: soundsofthesouthwest.org.uk #SoundsOfTheSouthWest

Join Speak Cornish this Thursday 1 October, 2-3.30pm, to learn some Cornish! Aimed at beginners or people with just a little Kernewek but open to all, it’s free and there’s no need to book. Splann! #learncornish #speakcornish @speakcornish

🌊 No Causeway. No direct road. Just ferries, shifting sands and the incoming tide. Before 1826, journeys between Hayle, St Ives and Penzance could be slow and risky. Many travellers crossed the estuary at low tide, carefully watching the sea...

What could a queer future look like? 🌈✨ Join us on 3 October, 10am-3pm, for a hands-on workshop exploring queer world-building through collage, printmaking and the archive. No experience needed. Free, 16+, places limited. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-worl...

🍂📚 Storytale Studio returns on Saturday 26 September, 10am-12pm. Make colourful suncatchers inspired by autumn leaves, changing landscapes and Abigail Reynolds' artwork ‘Tre’. Free, family-friendly and suitable for all ages. Just drop in!

Ghost dogs. Dragons. Owlmen. Demonic chickens. Join author Luke Thompson for this talk exploring Cornwall's strangest creatures with his book, ‘A Cornish Bestiary’. Saturday 17 October, 2-3.30pm at Kresen Kernow. Free tickets, booking essential: buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

👀 Look closely at this 1940 photograph of the St Dennis war memorial. Can you spot what's missing? Three names had been removed, leaving blank spaces among those commemorated. The image accompanied a newspaper article documenting a heated local debate in the village...

📚 Are you involved in home education and curious about learning Cornish? Join our new monthly Kernewek session this Thursday 24 September, 2-3.30pm. Perfect for complete beginners, with no pressure and no booking needed. Aimed at 11-16 year olds and their home educating adults. Splann!

🌿 New pop-up exhibition this September, 'Beneath the Surface', by Kate Cartwright. Inspired by Cornwall's mining heritage and family history, Kate combines art and archive research to uncover the remarkable story of her great-grandfather. Visit during our usual opening hours.

🔎 What woke Maisie in the night? And whose footprints are those in the snow? Our latest Weekly Read features ‘Maysi ha’n tros kevrinek’ (Maisie and the Mysterious Noise) by Delia Brotherton, winner of the Holyer an Gof award for books in Cornish for Children, with illustrations by Alasdair Hoswell.

It’s #Manorial Monday! See Redruth through new eyes on our final manor maps walk! Join us on 10 October, 10am-12.30pm, to uncover the hidden history of Redruth's manors and their lasting impact on the town. Booking essential. buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

One night was enough! While waiting for their new home on Truro's Newbridge Lane Estate to be completed in 1971-72, a father and son tried sleeping in their new shop premises before retreating to a local B&B for the summer. #CornwallHistory

🍂📚 Storytale Studio returns on Saturday 26 Sept, 10am-12pm. Make colourful suncatchers inspired by autumn leaves, changing landscapes and Abigail Reynolds' Tre. Free, family-friendly and suitable for all ages. Just drop in!

Ghost dogs. Dragons. Owlmen. Demonic chickens. Join author Luke Thompson for this talk exploring Cornwall's strangest creatures with his book, ‘A Cornish Bestiary’. Saturday 17 Oct, 2-3.30pm at Kresen Kernow. Free tickets, booking essential: buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

🌿 New pop-up exhibition this September, 'Beneath the Surface', by Kate Cartwright. Inspired by Cornwall's mining heritage and family history, Kate combines art and archive research to uncover the remarkable story of her great-grandfather. Visit during our usual opening hours.

Interested in tracing your family tree? 👩‍👧‍👦🌳 Join us on Saturday 19 September, 10am-2pm, to chat with Cornwall Family History Society. Get tips on getting started, breaking down research brick walls, and using Kresen Kernow's resources. #FamilyHistory @cornwallfhs

What could a queer future look like? 🌈✨ Join us at Kresen Kernow on 3 October, 10am-3pm, for a hands-on workshop exploring queer world-building through collage, printmaking and the archive. No experience needed. Free, 16+, places limited. Book now: bit.ly/queerworldbu...

📚 To mark Heritage Open Days and its ‘everyday lives’ theme, our Weekly Read is ‘Cornwall's Fuse Works, 1831-1961’ by Diane Hodnett. Discover the story of Cornwall's fuse factories, from William Bickford's safety fuse to the lives of the workers who made them.

It’s Manorial Monday! See Redruth through new eyes on our final manor maps walk! Join experts from Kresen Kernow, the Historic Environment Record and Cornwall National Landscape on 10 Oct, 10-12.30, to uncover the hidden history of Redruth's manors. Booking essential. buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

Join our Heritage Open Days behind-the-scenes tours in September and discover Cornwall's everyday histories through archives, photographs and personal collections. Free, but booking is essential. Book now on Ticket Tailor: buytickets.at/kresenkernow...

Happy International Chocolate Day! 🍫 Did you know our library holds a delicious range of Cornish recipe books? From chocolate cake and tiffin-style treats to silky chocolate mousse, there’s plenty to tempt every chocoholic. kresenkernow.org/visit-us/

Interested in tracing your family tree? 👩‍👧‍👦🌳 Join us on Saturday 19 September, 10am-2pm, to chat with Cornwall Family History Society. Get tips on getting started, breaking down research brick walls, and using Kresen Kernow's resources. #FamilyHistory @cornwallfhs