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The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be giving back to her faithful patron’s this Christmas season 2016, by offering two weeks of returning one’s long overdue books free of charge. This grace period starts on December 13th and will last until Friday December 23rd .

All overdue books can be returned free of charge and no questions will be asked.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) will be hosting her annual Christmas Market on Thursday, December 22nd , from 10 am to 8pm throughout the library.

PUBLIC WORKSHOP: THE ART OF HEAD-SCARFS TYING,
STORIES AND LEARING
SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2016— FROM: 10.00— 14.30
PHILIPSBURG JUBILEE LIBRARY, VOGES STRAAT 12 , PHILIPSBURG

— The Philipsburg Jubilee Library hosted its weekly Saturday Storytime “Dutch is Fun” with Sher’s Puppet Theater last Saturday, 5th November, 2016. Over 80 children were in attendance and it was a huge success.

— Author, inspiring politician, university student, history enthusiast, President of Parliament award winner of 2015 Ralph Cantave recently presented his new book entitled: “Words of change:

“The Readers are Leaders” platform will be presenting a cultural evening to celebrate a Pre St. Maarten’s Day, under the theme “This is My Island under the Sun” in song, poetry and dance in the foyer of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library, Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 5pm

Sher’s Puppet Theater presents “Respect: children learning how to communicate” at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s weekly Story Time “Dutch is Fun” done by Sherida Mak. Saturday 5 November 2016 from 11am to 12pm.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) will hold a screening of the documentary ‘One Kingdom, One Love’ (OKOL) for teens and young adults on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 6:30pm.

'Readers are Leaders”, a reading program organized and supported by the Philipsburg Jubilee Library and the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise will be hosting their 7th annual reading competition opening ceremony for the 2016 – 2017 term on Wednesday 21st, September 2016, from 5.30 pm to 7.30pm at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library.

SXM Reads Platform has re-open it’s Literacy Help Desk for persons who needs assistance with literacy and language problems.
The literacy helpdesk will be open from 5pm to 8pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1pm.