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 sectiondovile.ivanoviene@lnb.lt

Tallinn, 27 June