Library and SXM READS would like you to try something new this coming Thursday!

PHILIPSBURG (March 15, 2016)—The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL), COME Center, UNESCO, and Rotary Sunrise St. Maarten will be hosting SXM Reads: Family Reading Nights at the library,Thursday 17th March 2016, from 6pm to 7.30 pm, and bi–weekly henceforth.

Family reading night is a fun way to promote literacy and lifelong learning while supporting each other. Reading together creates a positive learning environment and helps children develop language skills, reading comprehension and a love for books that can last a lifetime. Parents and children are read to, and then broken up into their own personal family groups and read to yet again and the book that was read to them the family takes home to add to their home library collection. All members of the family arewelcome to come out in full force to an evening of reading fun. Family reading nights will help families learn what a wonderful resource the library is to their families. Children as well as their parents will invest in reading and making good reading choices while bonding with SXM READ's tutors, family, friendsand the librarians. SXM Reads encourages reading as well as family participation in the education of our community. Parents and children are urged to make St. Maarten and their library the next out and about event.