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Philipsburg Jubilee Library is celebrating 98th anniversary!

On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, the Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) celebrates 98 years. The library was founded on this date back in 1923, the year Queen Wilhelmina celebrated her silver jubilee.

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The Dutch Presence in Tobago & The West Indies

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in close Collaboration with The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Trinidad and Tobago, with the Scarborough Harbour 1677 Rockley Bay Research Project.

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Book week 2021 - Monday, October 25 through Saturday, October 30, 2021

Philipsburg Jubilee Library invites the entire public to join us as we once again celebrate another exciting Book Week with its theme 'Read Anywhere, Any Time, Any Place'!

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Teenagers outreach program: reading freaks me out.

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the Philipsburg Jubilee Library features another virtual book discussion. The book that will be discussed is Dear Young Black Queen, written by local author Jennifer Brooks. A group of teenagers was selected to read and analyze this book about the empowerment of young people; both female and male. The discussion will be facilitated by Angelique Gumbs.

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PJL grace period; no questions asked

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL), would like to inform its patrons that there will be a next grace period from Monday, July 26, 2021, until Saturday, July 31, 2021. If you have your books longer than three weeks, you will normally have to pay a late fee

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  • SXM Directory

    Check our online directory, find any association, club or organisation on St. Maarten!

    SXM Directory

  • Electronic Book

    As the demand for eBooks among library patrons continued to grow and its use slowly becomes common place among readers, it is with these developments in mind that the library decided to diversify its

    Electronic Book