AIL – Annual Meeting Friday 12th June – Sunday 14th June 2015 At The Morrab Library Morrab Gardens Penzance Cornwall TR18 4DA 01736 364 474 www.morrablibrary.org.uk Programme Friday 12th June 6pm-7.30pm Welcome and wine reception at the Morrab Library. There will be an opportunity for a guided tour of the library during the evening. Saturday 13th June 10am Registration and coffee/tea. 10.30am – 11.15am Talk: Care and Conservation of Manuscripts by Lizzie Neville of PZ Conservation. 11.30am -12.15pm Talk: Quiller Couch and the Couch Family by Andrew Symons. 12.30pm-1.45pm Lunch. There will be an opportunity for a guided tour of the library. 1.45pm – 2.00pm 2.00pm – 3.00pm Presidential Address. Annual General Meeting of the Association of Independent Libraries. 3.00pm – 3.15pm Kirsten Loach: an introduction to a collaborative PhD research project investigating the sustainability of cultural heritage in independent libraries. Round Table Discussion: Themes and format for future AIL Annual Meetings. 3.15pm-4.15pm 4.15pm Cream Tea (courtesy of the Tanner Trust). Sunday 14th June 11am Optional gathering for morning coffee at http://littlewondercafe.co.uk/. The café is very weather dependent, having only alfresco seating, but the Queen's Hotel is a good spot for coffee if the weather is inclement. HOW TO BOOK Please register for the weekend by 30th May 2015. Fee: £25. This includes the evening reception on 12th June and lunch on 13th June. Please send cheques payable to “Association of Independent Libraries” to the AIL’s Treasurer: Hugh Pierce The Ipswich Institute 15 Tavern Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3AA Suggestions for accommodation:  Camilla House Guest House http://www.camillahouse.co.uk/  The Summer House http://www.summerhouse-cornwall.com/  The Union Hotel http://www.unionhotel.co.uk/  The Queen's Hotel http://www.queens-hotel.com/ Suggestions for excursions:  St Michael's Mount http://www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/  Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens http://www.tremenheere.co.uk/  Tate St Ives & the Barbara Hepworth Museum http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives  Trengwainton Gardens http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trengwainton-garden/  Mousehole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousehole  Leach Pottery http://www.leachpottery.com/  Minack Theatre http://www.minack.com/