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On Friday, November 21st the Philipsburg Jubilee Library had the distinct honor of being awarded with the “ Crystal Pineapple for outstanding educational achievement “

Last week former commissioner o f Finance Xavier Blackman presented the Philipsburg Jubilee library with a copy of the book :

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library is getting all geared up for Children’s Book week 2014. Between November 16th and November 22nd the library will once again host a spectacular event focused on the joy of reading and storytelling. This years theme is “Folktales and Fairytales from around the world “

A spectacular book sale will be taking place at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library this Saturday, November 1st, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

PHILIPSBURG (September 11, 2014)—The Philipsburg Jubilee Library was broken into approximately between late Saturday evening, August 30 and early Sunday morning, August 30. The culprits carried away an estimated US $5,000 in stolen goods.
Library staff members discovered the glass window to the Director’s office completely shattered Monday morning, September 1 at 8:00am on arrival at the Library.

Milton Peters College Havo 4 student, Michelle Salomons will be this Saturday’s guest reader, for the weekly Story Time for children at Philipsburg Jubilee Library on September 13, starting at 11:00am.
Salomons will be reading, Waarom ben ik zo klen? (Why am I so small?) by Eun Ju Kim, a book from the library’s collection. The story illustrates how Oliver learns that he must first be small, in order to grow.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL), St. Maarten National Commission for UNESCO, Jet Blue, and Students of the University of St. Martin (USM) have joined forces to put on their first annual “Interactive Read-a-Thon” in celebration of International Literacy Day on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10:00am – 12:30pm.

The Reach Out and read Foundation will once again be hosting the Reach Out and Read program in cooperation with the Philipsburg Jubilee Library.
This program is for children who need extra practice in English reading

The Philipsburg Jubillee Library re-opened their multimedia workshops in the DigiKidz Media Lab last week Thursday, August 14, 2014.

The Media lab, officially opened on April 17, is a newly built space in the library’s reading room, equipped with modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment

Philipsburg Jubilee Library, in collaboration with main sponsor, Guardian Group, will be launching their annual book-start campaign “Read to Me” for babies and toddlers starting, Saturday, August 23 to August 28.