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Summer Learning at your library

Summer Learning at your library

It is summer vacation again and the Philipsburg Jubilee Library would like to notify the general public of its upcoming Summer Learning Program.
Grace period 2018 @ the Library

Grace period 2018 @ the Library

It is summer vacation again and the Philipsburg Jubilee Library would like to notify the general public of its grace period.
As of Monday June 25th until Saturday July 7th, 2018 the grace period will commence. Patrons have the opportunity to bring in all their overdue and/or lost books at no cost to them with the exception of DVDs.
Director of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library inaugurated as Acuril President 2019

Director of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library inaugurated as Acuril President 2019

Director of Sint Maarten’s Philipsburg Jubilee Library Monique Alberts received the president’s gavel of Acuril, the Caribbean Library Association for the year 2018-2019. The change of board took place on June 7th during the annual Acuril conference in the Dominican Republic.
“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library phase III, closed for inventory”

“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library phase III, closed for inventory”

— The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be closed on Monday June 18th & 25th, 2018, from 8 am to 5pm, to continue salvaging materials before the peak of Hurricane season and the possible departure of the library from its current building.
AUC’s Community action day at the Philipsburg Jubilee library

AUC’s Community action day at the Philipsburg Jubilee library

Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018
Time: 10 am – 12.30 pm

The American University of the Caribbean (AUC) students in collaboration with the Philipsburg Jubilee Library are scheduled to be at the library on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 as part of the Community Action Day from 10 am to 12.30pm
“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library had been vandalized over the Carnival Holidays”

“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library had been vandalized over the Carnival Holidays”

It’s unfortunate for the Philipsburg Jubilee Library to announce that unknown person (s) for reasoning only known to themselves tried to vandalize and break- into the Library over the carnival holidays.
Former Philipsburg Jubilee Library Librarian’s Barbra & Archivist Julian Arrindell

Former Philipsburg Jubilee Library Librarian’s Barbra & Archivist Julian Arrindell

grandson’s presented $600,- to the Sister Marie Laurence School”
PHILIPSBURG (April 25th, 2018) — The Philipsburg Jubilee Library partnered with former librarian Mrs. Barbra Arrindell and archivist Julian Arrindell as they donated funds that were raised by Chr. Dalton Primary School “ De Maten” school in the Netherlands where their grandsons, Tim who is in group 5, Ravi in group 2, and Stan in group 1, go to school.
“Story Time with Norwegian educator Mrs. Gro Strand Griffin @ the Philipsburg Jubilee Library”

“Story Time with Norwegian educator Mrs. Gro Strand Griffin @ the Philipsburg Jubilee Library”

— The Philipsburg Jubilee Library might be destroyed but is still alive. On Thursday April 19th , 2018, Fifteen children from the No kidding with our kids’ foundation (ASA) and 10 visiting children between ages of four and ten, were treated with a special story telling.
Donation for Philipsburg Jubilee Library

Donation for Philipsburg Jubilee Library

Donation for
Philipsburg Jubilee Library Willemstad/Philipsburg - On the occasion of its 190th anniversary, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) decided earlier this year to make a donation to two organizations - Nos ta Konektá in Curaçao (who received their donation last month) and
“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library participates in the “SXM DOET”

“The Philipsburg Jubilee Library participates in the “SXM DOET”

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in close collaboration with Rotary Sunrise St. Maarten is participating in 2018 “ Be the change SXM DOET Project” under the team DOET Project Library on Saturday March 10th, 2018 from 8 am to 5pm.
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