Public Libraries Launch Story Time Program For Kids

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources said that the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums will launch the Story Time Initiative territory-wide. 

This initiative fosters and promotes community involvement and serves as a catalyst for youngsters to develop a love for their library and reading at a young age, DPNR Commissioner Dawn Henry said.

Story Time will be held in the children’s room at the following libraries:

St. Croix – Florence A. Williams Public Library, Christiansted

  1. Tuesday, December 11, 2018
  • Every Tuesday at 10 a.m.

St. John – Elaine Ione Sprauve Library and Museum of Cultural Arts

  • Monday, January 14, 2019
  • Every Monday at 10:30 a.m.

St. Thomas – Charles Wesley Turnbull Regional Public LibraryTutu Park Mall

  • Wednesday, January 9, 2018
  • Every Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Commissioner Henry strongly encourages parents of young children to participate in Story Time at a library near you.

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.