On 6–8 October 2026, partners in the project Cooperation Between the Cultural and Education Sectors in Developing Media Literacy, funded by the Nordplus Adult programme, met in Tampere, Finland. The meeting brought together representatives of the Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė County Public Library of Panevėžys, the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, and the Tampere Adult Education Centre….. Read More

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

From 25 to 28 November 2025, an international seminar titled “Erasmus+ Program & Epale: a window of opportunities for Public Libraries, as Adult Education Providers” took place in Brussels. The event focused on the role of public libraries in adult education and on the opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ and EPALE programmes. Organised by the….. Read More