Important Downloads
 DOWNLOAD: 2009 Summer Reading Program application DOWNLOAD: 2009 Summer Reading Program flyer DOWNLOAD: St. Thomas Bookmobile (June/July 2009) DOWNLOAD: FOSTPL Membership Application
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Summer Reading Program: Book - A - Trip Around the World!
| ENID M. BAA SUMMER READING PROGRAM (SRP) May 31, 2009: The Enid M. Baa Library in conjunction with the Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries announces its 2009 Summer Reading Program This year's theme is "Book - A- Trip Around the World". |
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Coordinator and FOSTPL President Judy King-Edmeade wants to encourage everyone to support youngsters by sharing the joy of reading. "Our children should be reading for pleasure over the summer," she says. "Remember, reading enhances academic development... Join us as we travel the world!" more
Bookmobile Prison Pilot Program LaunchedMarch 20, 2009: The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, Bureau of Corrections and the Office of the Governor launched a pilot program which will includes both islands, utilizing the St. Thomas and the St. Croix bookmobiles. The pilot, "Beyond the Walls thru a Bookmobile," is a joint educational rehabilitation initiative and an effort to reduce recidivism... more |
Day Care Literacy: A joy to participate!
| The Day Care Literacy Project is an ongoing effort to introduce the love of books to children at very early ages. Coordinated by Carol Lotz-Felix, the program continues with a diverse cast of readers, including one "snowbird", Diane Windisch. Diane is also involved with her local library system, and looks forward to her annual vacations here, in part because of the opportunity to continue to spread the joy of reading to the youngest Virgin Islanders. Here is her testimonial
I'd like to let you know how much the of the FOSTPL Pre-school Literacy Project is appreciated. |
 Animated children enjoy a book reading at the Kids Day Care Center on St. Thomas |
