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Finnish children were listening to Lithuanian fairy tales

Panevėžys County Library (Lithuania) participated in one of the creative projects, coordinated by Terhi Virkkunen in the sister library – Pyhäjoki Municipal Library (Finland). Terhi worked in kindergartens, introducing to kids stories and fairy tales, some words and phrases in… Continue Reading →

Šiauliai City Municipality Public Library (Lithuania) is going out into the city!

For many years, Šiauliai City Municipality has been initiating the “Feast of Wisdom” dedicated to the commemoration of the professor, philosopher and educator Stasys Šalkauskis. One of the ideas of this initiative is to invite Šiauliai city gymnasium students to… Continue Reading →

Reading, a bridge between continents. A cooperation activity from Panevezys Elena Mezginaite Public Library (Lithuania)

In our fast world there has emerged a power that compells us to stop and look around, reconsider our values and notice things that before weren’t so important. It has taught us many more things. Each day for us librarians,… Continue Reading →

Panevėžys County Library (Lithuania) launches a new app

The long-awaited app Library Coser to You (Biblioteka arčiau tavęs) was launched by Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library (Lithuania) on the 26th of April. This is the first app that connects services of public libraries of Panevėžys region to… Continue Reading →

Raising awareness about European cultural heritage – A new platform for digital stories Plunge District Municipal Public Library (Lithuania)

Plungė‘s Public Library (Lithuania) is happy to annouce about the new Project in Erasmus+ Strategic partnership for adult education “We are all together to raise awarness of cultural heritage” (WAAT, 2020-LT01_KA204-077823). From December 2020, WAAT project brings together six organizations… Continue Reading →

Slovenian Škofja Loka Ivan Tavčar Public library and Panevėžys District Municipality Public Library (Lithuania): the friendship continues

Beautiful friendship connects Lithuania’s Panevezys district municipality public library and Slovenia’s Škofja Lokas city Ivan Tavčar public library. Once a year (usually in February)  the two libraries exchange exhibitions, which are meant to introduce people with another country  culture, history,… Continue Reading →

New Library! Šiauliai City Municipality Public Library (Lithuania)

We are very happy to announce the incorporation of another Lithuanian library to the NAPLE Sister Libraries program. Šiauliai City Municipality Public Library  serves a population of around 100.000 in the fourth largest city in Lithuania. The library has 10… Continue Reading →

New sisterships! Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public (Lithuania) connects with 2 Finnish libraries

Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library (Lithuania) connected with two Finnish public libraries in NAPLE Sister Libraries program. The partnership was established with Pyhäjoki Municipal Library and Kuusamo City Library. The libraries defined the grounds of the cooperation: exchange of… Continue Reading →

Reading During Pandemic: The Library Encourages to Rediscover Books in Innovative Ways. Povilas Višinskis Šiauliai County Public Library (Lithuania)

In March, 2020, due to the global COVID-19 epidemic, the country’s economy and people’s normal rhythm of life were disrupted after the quarantine was announced in Lithuania. This unprecedented event has, both, limited the opportunities to provide cultural services and… Continue Reading →

Lithuanian public libraries welcome people with autism

Public libraries are public institutions and should be available to anyone. However, in reality – it is not always the case. Parents that have children with autism spectrum disorder often avoid public places because in most cases those places are… Continue Reading →

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