Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association: activities and figures
Dovilė Ivanovienė
Giedrė Gavėnaitė
Greta Leleivaitė
Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association, Young Specialist Section
Pärnu, 18 June
Library system and network in Lithuania (2018)Total libraries 2735:• 1 National library;
• 1 Library for the blind;
• 1236 municipal public libraries;
• 25 special libraries;
• 40 Academic libraries;
• 1180 school libraries;
Specialist staff: 3215
For library system responsible institutions
• The Ministry of Culture of Lithuania – responsible for developing the library policy in the country;
• The Library Council of Lithuania.
Funding opportunities:
• Investment projects, international programs;
• Lithuanian Council for Culture - projects and scholarships.
Challenges for Lithuanian Libraries
Library Network Optimization:
• Libraries transformation, high school interconnection, new serviceforms and services search, making use of library spaces;
• Unequal/low salaries;
• Librarians generation change (averege age of librarians – 50, lack ofnew professionals).
Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association
• Founded in 1931. IFLA member since 1936;
• 2413 individual members, 78 sections;
• 15 board members;
• Young specialists section, 32 members.
Main activities and projects
• Nacional Lithuanian Library Week;
• „Biržiška readings“;
• Campaign „Christmas of Books“;
• Strategic Sessions for Heads of Sections;
• Senior Meetings;
• Young Professionals Section;
• Mission „Book smuggler“.
Nacional Lithuanian Library Week
Nacional Lithuanian Library Week
Campaign „Christmas of Books“
Mission „Book smuggler“
Future plans• Annual members meeting;
• To approve statute of Young Specialist Section;
• Young specialists camp.
The Best Partners
• Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania;
• The Lithuanian Publishers Association;• Action „Lithuania Reads“.
• Asseco Lithuania (software development company belonging to Asseco Group).
http://www.lietuvaskaito.lt/
Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association
Dovilė Ivanovienė
Coordinator of Young specialist [email protected]
Tallinn, 27 June