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Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting their summer movie Thursday, on July 4, from 5:30 – 7:45pm.

A spectacular book sale of used books will be held at Philipsburg Jubilee Library on Saturday July 6th 2013 from 10 am until 1 pm.

On Thursday, June 20, The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be officially launching their Electronic Book (E-Book) service to the public of St. Maarten at 6 pm, in the library’s hall.
As the demand for eBooks among library patrons continued to grow and its use slowly becomes common place among readers, it is with these developments in mind that the library decided to diversify its collection, by expanding it to include E-Books.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting the second edition of its “Wake Up, Stay Active, Be a Reader” Summer Program, for children ages 7 - 12 from July 16 to July 31.
Activities during the summer camp will include: hiking, puppet shows, sports activities, nature watches, movie nights, face painting, storytelling, dancing and much more.

It’s that time of the year again;
Return all your overdue books to the Library free of charge.
No questions will be asked.

On Thursday Saturday June 6, Xtratight Entertainment donated a complete workstation to the Philipsburg Jubilee Library.
Xtratight, the producers of Carnival 2013’s premier event “Night of the Hit Makers” pledged to support an institution that was effecting positive change in St. Maarten.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) in collaboration with the Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise will be hosting a free Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 4-10 year old at, the Library on Saturday, March 30, from 10:00-1:00pm.

On Thursday March 14 at 2.00 pm, Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin will officially launch the solar energy project at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library. A few weeks ago 48 solar panels were installed on the roof of the library. The installation was done by Caribbean Energy Store NV and financed by the Ministry of Public Housing, Spacial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure

The Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise in collaboration with the Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting a Literacy event under the theme 'Today’s Reader is Tomorrow’s Leader', on Saturday, March 16, starting at 10:30am

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 the “Readers are Leaders” Club will be presenting a cultural evening to celebrate Black History Month in song, poetry, and dance at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s lobby at 5:30 pm.