Elaine Ione Sprauve Library

Museums and attractions St. John Cruz BayLast verified October 31, 2026

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The Elaine Ione Sprauve Library is St. John's public library, in Cruz Bay, run by the Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. It reopened on October 31, 2026, after nearly two years closed, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It stands on the site of the Estate Enighed great house, built around the 1750s; the rebuilt building opened as the library in 1982 and honors island educator Elaine Sprauve. A steep outdoor 'welcoming arms' staircase climbs to the top-floor main entrance and general collection. One floor down, with its own ramp and accessible entrance, the Caribbean collection holds rare local books, a crafts display and newspaper microfiche (staff were still seeking a reader at the reopening). Children's books are on the lowest level. There are six public computers, and library cards include the Hoopla digital library.

Services

Public library with fiction, nonfiction and children's collections
Caribbean collection with rare local books
Six public computers
Library cards, with access to the Hoopla digital library
Accessible entrance and ramp to the Caribbean collection level

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Last verified on October 31, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.

Source: St. John Source, October 29, 2026, https://stjohnsource.com/2026/10/29/stj-library-reopens-with-new-books-and-a-few-family-friendly-spooks/ (Elaine I. Sprauve Library in Cruz Bay reopening on October 31 after nearly two years closed; regular hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; library cards for borrowing and for Hoopla; six computers for community internet access; steep outdoor 'welcoming arms' staircase to the top-floor main entrance with general fiction and nonfiction; Caribbean section one flight down with rare books, a native crafts display and microfiche of local newspapers from the late 1970s, staff still trying to get a microfiche reader; handicapped entrance and ramp to that level; children's books on the lowest level; site of the Estate Enighed great house built around the 1750s, rebuilt in the 1840s and burned nearly 60 years later; opened as the library in 1982; named for educator Elaine Sprauve) and October 19, 2026, https://stjohnsource.com/2026/10/19/elaine-ione-sprauve-library-reopens-oct-31-with-halloween-celebration-for-st-john-families/ (Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums announcement; open only intermittently since 2016); Department of Planning and Natural Resources, https://dpnr.vi.gov/libraries-archives-and-museums/ (the division administers the Virgin Islands Public Library System; Hoopla); all accessed 2026-10-31. No source gives a street address, phone number or map point; https://www.usvipubliclibraries.com/ did not answer on 2026-10-31.

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