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On Tuesday March 2nd, 2016, Philipsburg Jubilee Library and Zahira Marmar as part of the library’s “Read to me” campaign are organizing an educational, exciting interactive Rhyme Time Workshop.

Author, success coach, motivational speaker, and marriage and family therapist, Dr. Nicole Erna Mae Francis-Cotton was recently at the library to present her new book entitled

On January 28th 2016 the Philipsburg Jubilee Library hosted the official opening of the Literacy Helpdesk, which is an initiative by SXM Reads.

Back by popular demand the Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be resuming its Senior Internet Classes as of February 2016.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be providing a three month course in Microsoft Excel for beginners every Tuesday and Wednesday, as of the 2nd and 3rd of February 2016. The course will take place in the Media Lab and will be provided from 6pm to 8pm.

On Thursday January 28th a brand-new ” help desk will be opened at the library. This new literacy help desk is for persons who need assistance with literacy and language problems. The help desk, which will be situated in the hall of the library,

Mrs. Kay Philips, retired Oranjeschool principal and a relative of Ramon A. Sharpe was at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library to donate a number of copies of the author Ramon A. Sharpe’s book, entitled “The Dream”.

The Readers are Leaders club held a Christmas Special in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library just before Christmas that was a great success.

From December 23, 2015 to January 4, 2016. The library will be closed on different days the coming weeks. Please see attached flier for detailed information. The board, management and staff would like to wish you a Happy Holiday Season!

Staff of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library over the past two weeks have been providing training to library staff from the library of Bonaire, or the Bibliotheka Publiko Bonaire. Four staffers were sent to learn about all aspects of operations at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library