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theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 18h

Pear cake and lemon squares are now ready for the coffee morning on Saturday (other homemade cakes will also be available): 10.30am - 12.30pm. £4 for hot drinks and cakes (all welcome!)

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks to Janet Sellick for her highly entertaining talk yesterday on the life of Agatha Christie (and her use of poisons!)

#agathachristie #agathachristiebooks #agathachristiepoisons

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 2d

Fancy trying some watercolouring? Our informal sessions take place on the first and third Wednesday of the month: 10.30am - 12.00pm. £2 for PPL members, £4 for non-members. Support available if required!

The next session is Wednesday 15th October.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 3d

Don't forget it's our coffee morning this Saturday (11th) from 10.30am to 12.30pm. £4 for hot drinks and homemade cakes. All welcome.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 3d

Talk: Agatha Christie: Her Life and Her Deadly Poisons

Wed 8th Oct at 2pm.
£4/£8 members/non-members.

Her life - as dramatic and eventful as her fiction.
Discover how Torquay's famous daughter came to enjoy worldwide success, and find out more about her deadly dispensary of poisons.

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theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 4d

Talk - Ann Glanville: Saltash Legend and Icon
Wednesday 22nd October at 2pm.
£4/£8 members / non-members.

This talk on Ann Glanville - 'the world's female champion rower' will explore the facts of her life and the number of myths that came out surrounding her achievements.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 7d

A quick reminder that the PPL Annual General Meeting takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm:
www.theppl.org.uk/latest-news

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 8d

Talk: Agatha Christie: Her Life and Her Deadly Poisons
Wednesday 8th October at 2pm.

£4 for members. £8 for non-members.

To guarantee a seat, contact the library at least 24 hours before the event. Otherwise, simply turn up on the day.

#agathachristie

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 9d

Many thanks to everyone who gave money for refreshments and knitted items during the crime fiction afternoon on Saturday. It all went to Macmillan Cancer Support and a total of £145 was raised.
#macmillancoffeemorning #macmillancancersupport #macmillancoffeemorning2025

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 10d

Workshop - Swiss Binding: make your own contrast spine notebook

28th Oct: 10.30am-12.45pm.
£15/£20 members/non-members.

The class is suitable for all levels. All materials provided, along with refreshments.
E-mail: [email protected] to reserve a place, or ring 01752 659907.
7 places available.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 11d

Many thanks to Stephanie Austin and Judy Leigh for entertaining a full audience with thoughts, reflections and readings from their crime fiction - copies of which are in the library for members to borrow.

#stephanieaustin #judyleigh #crimefiction #cosycrime

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 17d

A big thank you to Angela Penrose for her talk at the weekend on Plymouthian E.F. Penrose (also pictured!) who saw action at the Somme, Passchendaele, Cambrai and Ypres, and then devoted his life to the building on international institutions, peace and understanding.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 24d

Tue 4th Nov: 10.30am - 12.30pm.
Tickets: £20
Course run by Louise Kingdom.

Tickets are £20 available through Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/chicanery-...
There are a maximum of seven places.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 24d

The library has just purchased two titles by Hugh Meller who spent 26 years working as curator for the National Trust in Devon. "Devon Dead and Buried" explores the graves and memorials of the notable and notorious whilst the two-volumed "Country Houses of Devon" is the result of 15 years' research.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks to everyone who came to see the Doreen Mole archive at the PPL yesterday. The archive is back on display tomorrow (Monday) from 10am to 2pm - all welcome. More details at:
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...

#heritageopendays #heritageopendays2025 #plymouthhistory

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theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 27d

Lemon drizzle and mixed fruit are just two of the homemade cakes available at our coffee morning tomorrow (Saturday). Hot drink(s) and cake(s) for £4. The Doreen Mole archive will also be on display (10am-2pm). All welcome.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · 29d

Many thanks to one of our members for donating these three volumes of 'Kelly's Directory of Devonshire' from 1889, 1893 and 1923. These are reference only and available from the new acquisitions trolley.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 9

Talk - A Different Sort of Plymouth Hero: E.F. 'Pen' Penrose
Saturday 20th September 2025 at 2pm.
FREE for all - Heritage Open Days event.

To guarantee a seat, contact the library at least 24 hours before the event.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to the hard work of a team of trustees and volunteers, there is now an extra parking space for members and visitors at the side of the library closest to the Redeemer Church. Please refrain from parking in front of the flat entrance.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 7

A reminder that our monthly coffee morning with homemade cakes is next Saturday (13th) from 10.30am-12.30pm. £4. Hope to see you there.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 6

Looking ahead:
Talk - Agatha Christie: Her Life and Her Deadly Poisons

Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 2pm.
£4 for members. £8 for non-members.
A talk by Janet Sellick

To guarantee a seat, contact the library at least 24 hours before the event. Otherwise, simply turn up on the day.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just getting the Doreen Mole archive display ready for 13th and 15th Sep (10am-2pm). More details at:

www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...

#heritageopendays2025 #HeritageOpenDays

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theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 2

New books for the library thanks to a generous member.

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Details of the next talk at the PPL are below. This is a FREE talk during Heritage Open Days. Contact the PPL to guarantee a space or simply turn up on the day.

#heritageopendays2025 #HeritageOpenDays

theppl.bsky.social @theppl.bsky.social · Aug 27

Many thanks to Dr Nicola Wakeham for her talk on Charles Rogers and the Cottonian collection which also touched on custodianship by the PPL before ending up at The Box.

#uniofplymouth #universityofplymouth #TheBoxPlymouth