Storytelling helps libraries to create a connection with local communities, and educational activities based on storytelling involve, open imagination, create a safe space for self-expression, allow ones to get to know literature and the world, to know themselves better and encourage learning. On the 17–18th of October the international practical conference “The Power of Story,….. Read More
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Visit of the guests from Palencia with Erasmus+ program in the library
On the 25–29th of September Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library hosted a group of students and teachers from Palencia Adult Language School (Spain). The guests were visiting Lithuania with their Erasmus+ program. 2 teachers and 6 adult learners had a job shadowing visit in the library and were interested in the possibilities of informal….. Read More
Guests from Spain visited the library
On the 5th–9th of June a group of teachers and students of the Alcala de Henares CEPA Don Juan I Adult Education Center from Spain visited Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library. Spanish colleagues were able to pay this visit due to the implementation of their project in adult education sector of the Erasmus+ program…… Read More
Panevėžys region library specialists gained experience in Spain and Germany
Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library and its partners – municipal public libraries of Panevėžys region are implementing the Erasmus+ program accreditation project in the field of Adult Education. Project duration: 2021 03 01–2027 12 31. Specialists of Panevėžys region libraries working in the field of adult education take part in the mobility activities. All libraries….. Read More
The Language Café has opened in the library
On the 16th of May Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library, in order to promote the linguistic education of youth and adults, invited to the first meeting of the Language Café. The library staff who initiated the event were happy that more than twenty people of different generations were interested in the opportunity to improve….. Read More
Adult educators visit most advanced European libraries with Erasmus+ program
Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library and its partners – municipal public libraries of Panevėžys region are implementing the Erasmus+ program accreditation project in the field of Adult Education. Project duration: 2021 03 01–2027 12 31. The aim of the project is to strengthen the andragogical and managerial competencies of Panevėžys region public library specialists, preparing….. Read More
Stepping into a New Century G. Petkevičaitė-Bitė Library Builds Bridges between the Past and the Future
This year Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library is turning an important page in its history. It is 100 years since it opened its doors to visitors and became the first state library in Panevėžys. One of the oldest cultural institutions in the city greets the honorable date with the slogan “Cherishing the Past. Creating….. Read More
Vilnius Book Fair visitors were among the first to try a new library’s service – storytelling educations
Every year, crowds of book enthusiasts flock to Vilnius Book Fair to meet their favorite writers, learn what’s new on the bookshelves, and participate in a rich cultural program. In this 22nd Vilnius Book Fair “Image as Text” the joint stand of Panevėžys region libraries introduced to the fair guests the newly created library service….. Read More
According to a research, computer games are at the top of pupils’ hobbies list
Half of the children and young people aged 10–15 who do not like reading consider it to be a boring activity and choose other ways to spend their free time. The most popular activity is computer games, which are loved by the vast majority of pupils of this age. Such results were revealed by the….. Read More