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Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s (PJL) Director, Monique Alberts and the Information Services Manger, Irmin Hughes attended the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries’s (ACURIL)

Philipsburg Jubilee Library will begin their special summer opening hours in order to complete their annual inventory

It’s that time of the year again; Return all your overdue books to the Library free of charge.
No questions will be asked.

PHILIPSBURG—Parents and kids, the Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting the third edition of its “Wake Up, Stay Active, Be a Reader” Summer Program, for children ages 7 - 12 from July 16 to July 31.

PHILPSBURG— Do you enjoy dancing, singing or acting? Then audition to be part of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s summer musical, which will be held from July 2 to August 2.
The aim of this summer musical is to give St. Maarten’s talented youngsters between the ages nine to seventeen, a platform to cultivate, as well as showcase their untapped artistic abilities in a meaningful way.

St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry Executive Director Claret Connor will be this Saturday’s reader for the weekly Story Time for children at Philipsburg Jubilee Library starting at 11:00am. He will read Mushroom in the Rain by Mira Ginsburg, a book from the library’s collection. The story illustrates a lesson in elementary science and centres on a number of animals sheltering under one mushroom.

Rotary Club invites public to unveiling of Peace Monument
PHILIPSBURG--May 31 will be a historic moment for the Rotary Clubs of St. Maarten and French St. Martin and indeed for the island itself when the new Rotary Peace Monument will be unveiled.

Author and Illustrator, Drs. Mulberry Egstorf-Pantophlet, is on St. Maarten to present her 320-page illustrated book For a Stick o’ Fire with over 1500 verses and rhymes.

Paul Martens presented his Master’s thesis, “Varend op eigen kracht: Naar een effectief scheepvaarttoezicht op Sint Maarten”

Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s (PJL) staff members Francia Housen, Circulation Manger/Interim Systems Administrator and Irmin Hughes, Manager Information services travelled to St. Eustatius to conduct two days of introductory workshops for the staff and board members of the Gertrude Judson Bicentennial Public Library (GJBPL), on May 12 to May 13.