Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library is the main library in the northeast region of Lithuania. It has accumulated the biggest universal collection of publications and develops various cultural activities.
OUR VALUES: RESPECT, COMMUNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, FLEXIBILITY.
Respect – a respectful relationship with the Library community, colleagues, and partners, considering their experiences and needs.
Community – active and sustainable cooperation between the Library and its stakeholders.
Responsibility – professional work of every staff member, the provision of high-quality services, and the strengthening of the regional library ecosystem.
Leadership – initiating new ideas, carrying out methodological activities, strengthening competencies by personal example, and empowering regional libraries to pursue progress.
Flexibility – the ability to adapt to a changing environment, the development of innovation, and the needs of different user groups and regional libraries.
VISION
Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library is a modern, sustainable Library of the future that shapes the region’s cultural identity and promotes change, innovation, and international dialogue.
MISSION
Foster a culture of books, heritage, and lifelong learning by developing activities, bringing communities together, and creating a space for regional change and progress.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
- Engage an increasing number of staff and visitors at public libraries in the Panevėžys region, thereby strengthening the region’s cultural identity, developing media and information literacy, and improving the qualifications of professionals.
- Enhance the effectiveness of reading promotion methods and processes that ensure social cohesion and the development of social connections.
- Activate cultural heritage more broadly and dynamically as an important source of values, while strengthening consistent dialogue among all stakeholders.
- Attract diverse funding for the library activities and services by carrying out initiatives that meet community needs.
- Purposefully seek and strengthen long-term partnerships, ensuring the Library’s sustainable direction.
- Develop attractive and modern methodological tools and thematic products as long-term assets, increasing the added value of regional libraries through the implementation of activities and services.
- Uphold the organization’s values and create a positive and inclusive library environment by purposefully strengthening the competencies of staff as the key factor in the organization’s success.