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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.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) in collaboration with the University of St. Martin (USM) will be hosting their annual puppet show for children ages 4 to 10 year old at the library on Tuesday 15th of March 2016, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in close collaboration with Division Public Education Elementary Schools have set up an exhibition for all public schools.
Division Public Education Elementary schools are having their annual Dutch week from the 7th of March until the 11th of March, 2016.

Since 2004, the Philipsburg Jubilee Library has been suffering from physical deterioration due to the degeneration of its roof and is in dire need of repair.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library is hosting Story time in Dutch. Every Saturday from 11 am to 12 pm, as of the 5th of March 2016, the library’s Story time will be done in Dutch, and the name of the program Dutch is Fun.

On March 5th 2016.
A spectacular book sale of used books will be held at Philipsburg Jubilee Library on Saturday March 5th 2016 from 10 am until 1 pm.
Booksale prices:

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.