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Students will be asked to express their love for the island of St. Maarten, its past, present and future

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting a spooktacular event on the 27th of October 2012. This activity will focus on activities related to reading. The library’s Halloween program started in 2009 and has had a successful turn out ever since

Thursday October 18th the Library organizes an information evening about the Aruban resistance fighter Boy Ecury. Mr. Ronny Alders, from the Biblioteca Nacional Aruba (National Library of Aruba) will give an introduction about the live of Boy Ecury and a documentary about the war hero will be shown

University of St. Martin and The Philipsburg Jubilee Library presents a lecture on the topic: Lost Jews of St. Maarten
Date: Thursday October 4, 2012
Time: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Place: University of St. Martin Lecture Hall (room 202)
Presenter: Mrs. Dana Sprott
Mrs. Sprott has been living on St. Maarten for the
past 19 years and has been researching
Caribbean Jewish History for twenty-five years

Reading & Writing with Anne Frank’ is a travelling exhibition specifically designed for children aged
9-15. The exhibition tells the story of Anne Frank’s life. Special attention is paid to her diary and the stories she wrote whilst hiding in the Secret Annex. The aim of the exhibition is to promote reading and writing by putting Anne Frank forward as an inspiring role model.

With great pleasure we invite you to the opening of the exhibition Reading and writing with Anne Frank on Saturday October 6 in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library St Maarten.

Morning Program for Children 8-12
11 am -1 pm Storytelling by Josephine and Inger ( Anne Frank Foundation)
Arts and crafts with teacher Alma

Join in the storytelling celebration and march with Mr. Wijnand Stomp and the “Generation new Status STM” drumband from the Philipsburg Jubilee Library at 6:30PM to the Philipsburg Cultural Center,

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in collaboration with the Ark foundation will once again organize its 3rd and final year of storytelling workshops entitled, “It Takes a Story to Raise a Child”. This remarkable workshop is designed to develop persons in our community with the capability to tell stories and to enhance those persons, who already have some experience in this field.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in collaboration with Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise will be hosting an E-reading workshop for teachers, through the Readers Are Leaders program, during the month of September 2012

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.
Students from schools with English as language of instruction must be at least in Cycle 1, year 4.