From 20 to 24 April 2026, a team of administration representatives and department heads from the Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library visited Denmark, in Aarhus. The visit focused on analysing contemporary library service models, the functionality of spaces, and services provided to communities. Direct engagement with Danish library professionals provided an opportunity not only….. Read More
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Conversations, Dance and a Touch of Seville at the Library
From April 27 to 30, the library hosted guests from Spain – students and teachers from the Cristóbal de Monroy Adult School, who visited under the Erasmus+ programme. The aim of the visit was to learn about the library’s non-formal adult education activities and to gain hands-on experience with methods used in language clubs to….. Read More
From Sunny Ayamonte to a Library of Languages and Community
From April 20 to 23, the library welcomed guests from Spain – representatives of the Ayamonte Adult Language School, who visited as part of the Erasmus+ programme. The aim of the visit was to explore the library’s non-formal adult education activities and to experience first-hand the methods used in language clubs to develop speaking skills…… Read More
Erasmus+ Visit: Sharing Best Practices in Informal Language Learning
From March 23 to 27, Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library hosted an international Erasmus+ programme visit, bringing together representatives (teachers and adult learners) from three adult language schools in Spain. The guests arrived from the Canary Islands – the towns of Santa María de Guía and Los Cristianos – as well as from the….. Read More
International Visits Foster Collaboration in Adult Education
With the Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library of Panevėžys County actively participating in Erasmus+ programme activities and implementing an accreditation project in the field of adult education, opportunities for international cooperation are steadily expanding. Not only library professionals from the Panevėžys region, but also library volunteers and adult learners take part in training visits to various….. Read More
Hosting Erasmus+ Partners from Arévalo in the Library
Since 2014, by actively participating in the Erasmus+ programme, the Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library has not only been organising job shadowing visits for staff members, volunteers and adult learners, but also hosting groups from other European countries taking part in the Erasmus+ programme. Since 2023, the library has already served as a host….. Read More
From Community Learning to European Recognition: The T.E.T.E Project
The Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships project “Teaching English to Elderly” (T.E.T.E.), implemented in 2004, was coordinated by the Latvian non-governmental organisation Vecmaminas.lv, with the Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library participating as a project partner. The project provided an opportunity for international partners to share good practices and learn from one another, thereby promoting adult education across Europe…… Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Dear friends, colleagues, and cherished community, As the year comes to a close, I wish you moments of gentle stillness – moments to pause, to breathe, and to feel at home in the present. May we offer each other the gift of true presence, shared with openness and kindness. May the New Year unfold like….. Read More
Transforming Library Space Through Community Collaboration
On December 11, the Community Space was officially opened at the Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library. Writer R. David Lankes once said: “Bad libraries build collections. Good libraries build services. Great libraries build communities.” Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library has followed a long and purposeful path in turning the idea of the library as a community hub….. Read More