Sint Maarten, October 2, 2026 The third Reading Festival Sint Maarten Edition brought two days of reading, creativity and interactive learning on September 25 and 26, 2026. About 600 students joined Friday’s program at the University of St. Martin (USM)…
Stichting Biblionef Netherlands, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the Library of Sint Maarten, the Help Our Children Foundation, and the University of St. Martin (USM), is pleased to announce the Third Reading Festival: Sint…
The Reading Festival Sint Martin is a successful initiative that is organized on the island of Sint Martin annually. This year the Reading Festival program will consist of two days: a school day for first form students and a festive…
Biblionef Netherlands and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport recently hosted an intensive Train-the-Trainer course for Leeskracht! (The Power of Reading), held from April 7 to 9, 2026, at the Government Administration Building in Philipsburg. The training was…
The whole Biblionef team came together for the annual new year’s lunch in February. It was a joyous occassion and lovely to see each other. Without our dedicated volunteers, Biblionef would not be able to do all that they do.…
The Biblionef Foundation Netherlands, the Ministry of Education, the University of Curaçao, and the National Library of Curaçao are proud to annouce the succesful completion of the first Reading Festival Curaçao. The two-day festival focussed on the joy of reading…
Biblionef Netherlands, Biblionef Aruba, the Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano, and the Departamento di Enseñansa Aruba are proud to announce the succesful completion of the first Reading Festival Aruba. The two-day festival focused on the joy of reading…
Biblionef Netherlands, in collaboration with Biblionef Aruba, the Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, the Insituto Pedagogico Arubano and the Departamento di Enseñansa Aruba are delighted to announce the first Reading Festival Aruba. The two-day Reading Festival Aruba, which aims to stimulate reading…
You can read everywhere: at home, at school and at the library! Funny, exciting, and wonderful stories trigger our imagination. Listening to stories helps develop language and vocabulary. And storytelling and listening to stories is also just a lot of…
Abdelmalek Baddouri took the place of Mira Faas as treasurer of the Biblionef Board. Abdel lives in The Hague with his wife and young children. As an accountant at Publieke Sector Accountants, Abdel focuses on the annual reports of foundations…
Niketan and Biblionef Netherlands are proud to announce the launch of the new Stories for Inclusion website, a platform dedicated to promoting diversity, empathy, and inclusive behavior from an early age. About Stories for InclusionThe Stories for Inclusion initiative aims…
“Reading allows me to dream with my eyes open.” A quote by writer Abdelkader Benali that Patricia once heard. And it stuck with her. “I think everyone should have access to books so that they can dream with their eyes…
