Included here are selected photographs depicting FWPL/FRIENDS projects over the past several months.  For more logon to: http://virginislandspace.com/fwplweb/index.htm                                                 
                                               
Story Hour...Reading Time @ Your Library...a FRIENDS of FWPL project invited political candidate to participate in the project...Featured here is Virdin Brown, candidate for Delegate to the U.S. Congress for the Virgin Islands...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Story Hour...Reading Time @ Your Library...a FRIENDS of FWPL project invited political candidate to participate in the project...Featured here is Robert Acosta, candidate for Senate, Legislature of the Virgin Islands...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Story Hour...Reading Time @ Your Library...a FRIENDS of FWPL project invited political candidates to participate in the project...Featured here is Senator Emett Hansen...                                                
                                                 
                                               
St. Croix Art Exchange @ Your Library...Henry Carter, renowned natural farmer in St. Croix shares his thoughts of the exhibit and this painting of him by Luca Gasperri at FWPL...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Caribbean Collection...Oswald Schjang and Arrol Steele, founding members of The Gentlemen of Jones, present a photograph of the group to Patricia Abott for the Caribbean Collection .  The group in existence from the early 1950's is well known for its community service in St. Croix and continues to brighten up Christiansted with the installation of Christmas lights and decorations on the streets and buildings.  They provided information for the organization which will be available in the vertical file collection.                                                
                                                 
                                               
Sylvania Golphin, represented the St. Croix Library Association and the FRIENDS of The Florence Williams Public Library at ACURIL in Havana, Cuba this year...accompanies art produced by Dr. Robert Vaughn who also participated in the conference...note the Che Guevara baret  fashion statement...for more see: December 30, 2001--CUBA, aqui y ahora! CUBA, here and now! a presentation/exhibit by Sylvania Golphin and Dr. Robert Vaughn                                                
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                               
Audience for the project include: La Vaughn Belle, coordinator of  -The St. Croix Art Exchange at FWPL, she is now an art student in Havanna  see: December 30, 2001--CUBA, aqui y ahora! CUBA, here and now! a presentation/exhibit by Sylvania Golphin and Dr. Robert Vaughn                                                
                                                 
                                               
                                               
Volunteers participate in tutor training session at FWPL...Each received a certificate of participation and are assigned to adult new readers that they tutor in the library and elsewhere...                                                
                                                 
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The St. Croix Literacy Center/Adult New Reader's Room--Zoraida Jacobs (above), Coordinator for the St. Croix Literacy Center celebrate International Literacy Day in the Children's Theater of FWPl...exhibited here are new materials for adult new readers, literacy trainers/tutors, ordered by FWPL from Literacy Volunteers of America/Laubach Literacy and housed in the New Adult Reader's Room of FWPL...                                                
                                               
Senior Citizens enjoy refreshments during National Library Week visit to FWPL...                                                
                                                 
                                               
January 10, 2002--Fine Bindings--An Exhibit of Book Bindings by Wilfredo Geigel                                                
                                                 
                                               
Story Hour...Reading Time @ Your Library...Cheza Oriolla is known for collaborative presentation in a variety of languages featuring African culture through music, storytelling, poetry, dance and acrobatics.  Before relocating to New York, she conducted the "Learning is Fun and Libraries in Frederiksted in 1992.It was designed to help children improve their skills in a fun way.                                                  
                                                 
                                               
                                               
Children at Danica Art Studio, participating in and exhibition of their work produced over the summer at FWPL.  Their art will be exhibited at FWPL and featured on FWPL website.                                                
                                                 
                                               
July 20th – “Story Time” for children and adults beginning at 10:30am at the Florence William Library with a special performance by “Tanyerina Purum-Pumpum” from Puerto Rico. Sing along, play and perform Children’s Literature with Tanyerina!                                                
                                                 
                                               
Caribbean Research @ Your Library...Patricia Abott, Library Techician, Caribbean Collection, FWPL provides an information tour for St. Croix Educational Complex...                                                
                                                 
                                               
St. Croix Educational Complex Students pose before portrait of Florence Williams at the library...painting is by FWPL "Resident Artist", Leo Carty...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Children and books @ Your Library...Denise Ellis gives assistance...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Students with Positive Connection Alternative Education, are given a tour of the library and workshop on the Learning Center Computer by Linneth Mercado...                                                
                                                 
                                               
                                                 
Dr. Robert Vaughn (first from left) at his NLW Lecture "Art In the World of Technology", reviews notes from an upcoming book by St. Croix author, Dr. Fred Anduze.  Dr. Vaugh produced the cover of a previous title by Dr. Anduze...Dr.                                                
                                               
Virgin Islands Poets  (l to r) Theodore B. De Lacoudray, Flavia Logie and
Edgar Lake read their poems to an audience of adults and children at the
celebration of National Library Week at the Children's Theater of the Florence
Williams Public Library.  Their subject matter included themes of Love, Sojourn,
youth and exortations of self-identity...		                                                
                                                 
                                               
The St.Croix Educational Complex Band performs in front of FWPL during NLW...                                                
                                               
The Central High School Jazz Ensemble perform during NLW at FWPL...                                                
                                               
The Guardians of Culture/Alexander Henderson Elementary School
mocko jumbies will demonstrate their skills at the FWPL on Saturday,
April 20.  The group is under the tutelage of Willard John, President
of the FRIENDS of the FWPL.		                                                
                                                 
                                               
Maria King (formerly with the Senior Employment program, in the Government Documents Deposistory FWPL) reads stories to children during NLW.  Luz James, WSTX radio station host the project live...                                                
                                               
Noted storyteller, Janice Tutein tells stories during NLW...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Willard John,  President of the FRIENDS and Trish Resivic, then President of Rotary Mide-Isle Club, review book list for titles the club is donating to the FWPL...                                                
                                                 
                                               
Lockhart School students and their teacher get their first time on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation computers at the Florence Williams Public Library.