The Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s annual Christmas Market once again hosted a successful market. Crafters from all over St. Maarten displayed their arts, crafts and their creativity. Shoppers shopped for one of – a kind gifts and decorations, and received incentive to return to 2017’s market. Many vendors and shoppers alike enjoyed the ambience and the Christmas spirit.
The Christmas market was opened by the “Brass drum band”, followed by the “Shabba Djembre Group”, the “Marie Genevieve de Weever School dancers”, and the Ruby Labega Primary School Carolers and dancersFrom the bouncing castle to the gift baskets, natural hair products, to Night & Day makeup, food, jams, liqueurs, St. Maarten’s traditional Christmas drink Guava berry also in a Gelato Ice Cream, cakes and tarts, DvDS, visits from book authors and all. It was a day and night to remember when teenaged group Black Illusion and NIA School of the Arts’: Clifford performed not one dance, but two. Synergy and SXM Brass fantasy closed off the festive event with Santa all the way from the North Pole.
The library also sold 2 copies of the picture book S’Maatin Then and Now. This book is currently still on sale at the library.
In addition to the Christmas Market festivities Over 100 books were returned from our faithful patrons during the library’s two weeks of gift giving special as long overdue books were returned for free.
Please be reminded of our Holiday Season end of the year opening and New Year opening schedule: Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th of December 2016 the library will be open from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00pm until 6.00pm. Thursday the 29th the library will be open from 2 .00 to 8.00 pm. On Friday 30th of December 2016 from 9 am to 12.00 pm and on Saturday 31st Old year’s day the library will be closed.
Tuesday and Wednesday January 3rd & 4th the library will be open from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm until 6.00 pm, Thursday the 5th from 2 to 8pm and Friday the 6th, 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm until 5.00 pm.
The library will resume regular opening hours as of Tuesday January 10th, 2017We\would like to thank all persons who made the library’s programs possible: from the Black History Month in February 2016 straight to the Christmas Market in December2016. Without you, whomever you are, it would not have been possible. Thank you.
We, the staff of Philipsburg Jubilee Library, appreciate the patronage of our members throughout the year of 2016 and look forward to a new year of promoting literacy and education throughout the community. The board, management and staff of the library wish everyone a happy, safe and readable New Year in 2017.
