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Back by popular demand the Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be resuming its Senior Internet Classes as of February 2016.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be providing a three month course in Microsoft Excel for beginners every Tuesday and Wednesday, as of the 2nd and 3rd of February 2016. The course will take place in the Media Lab and will be provided from 6pm to 8pm.

On Thursday January 28th a brand-new ” help desk will be opened at the library. This new literacy help desk is for persons who need assistance with literacy and language problems. The help desk, which will be situated in the hall of the library,

Mrs. Kay Philips, retired Oranjeschool principal and a relative of Ramon A. Sharpe was at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library to donate a number of copies of the author Ramon A. Sharpe’s book, entitled “The Dream”.

The Readers are Leaders club held a Christmas Special in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library just before Christmas that was a great success.

From December 23, 2015 to January 4, 2016. The library will be closed on different days the coming weeks. Please see attached flier for detailed information. The board, management and staff would like to wish you a Happy Holiday Season!

Staff of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library over the past two weeks have been providing training to library staff from the library of Bonaire, or the Bibliotheka Publiko Bonaire. Four staffers were sent to learn about all aspects of operations at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library is gearing up for this Christmas season with its Pre- Christmas Eve Market that will take place on Wednesday, the 23rd of December. This one will be sure to be a wondrous and merry event for all the family to enjoy.

During the past three weeks children below the age of six have been competing to win great prizes in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s coloring contest. This week the winners of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library coloring contest have been chosen. The lucky winners of this fun-packed contest were Leonie Ligtenberg in the category 0 to 2,

It’s about that time of year and the Readers are Leaders club are celebrating this Christmas in style. A Readers are Leaders Christmas Special will be held in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library on December 22nd. The fun takes off at 5:00 pm with lots of Christmas caroling and Story Telling for teens.