Last week in Sister Libraries Blog, we had a new participating library Utena A. and M. Miskiniai Public Library, that has submitted its form and photos to the blog and it is the third Lithuanian library looking for a sister.
And, on the other hand, we had a new match! Ljubljana City Library from Slovenia and the Regional Public Library Krakow from Poland have decided to accomplish a sister partnership.
We reproduce this message sent to IFLA-L list:
“Dearest all,
I’m delighted to announce the dates for the next Cycling for libraries – unconference: we will start from beautiful Vilnius, Lithuania on 28th of July, and arrive in exciting Tallinn, Estonia on 7th of August, 2012.
This unique bicycling unconference will lead our mobile thinktank of 100 international librarians and librarylovers through Riga and Tartu, via two magnificient national parks, and many fascinating library-destinations. We would like to have you with us, so mark your calendars. The registration opens in early Spring. And please spread the word.
http://www.cyclingforlibraries.org/2012/02/07/welcome-to-vilnius-tallinn-28-7-7-8-2012/
This radical event is PowerPoint-free. Instead, the concept is built on meaningful and personal encounters with colleagues, workshopping, challenging debates, library visits, innovative programme, contemplation in movement, fresh outdoors and memories that last a lifetime. And bicycling, of course. 600 kilometers of it.
We are organizing Cycling for libraries as an independent, loose and informal network of enthusiast. Last year we bicycled from Copenhagen to Berlin with a group of 80 participants from a dozen countries, and if you haven’t heard about it already (helloes to all of you who have!), you can see some of the stories by watching our half-an-hour documentary movie, our 3 minute daily videos from the event, thousands of photos, and a wide variety of professional and popular media and reports from people who participated. Just google for “cycling for libraries”, find us on Facebook and Twitter (#cyc4lib), or simply ask me.
If you are coming to IFLA 2012 in Helsinki 11th-17th August (and don’t miss IFLAcamp), this is how to arrive in style!
Welcome!
Master pathfinders Mace Ojala from Turku City Library, and Jukka Pennanen from National Library of Finland
http://www.cyclingforlibraries.org”
There were two novelties in the Programme during the previous week. First, a new library has joined the Programme, it is Korčula City Library “Ivan Vidali” from Croatia and, second, a new sistership has been achieved, the two sister libraries are Ljubljana City Library from Slovenia and the Kaunas County Public Library from Lithuania.
You can check all this information at Sister Libraries Blog.
Lithuanian public libraries aiming to promote safe Internet use among library visitors and wider society in 2001 started a campaign “Safe and friendly Internet in libraries”. The campaigns program consisted of diverse actions that took place during the whole year.
Almost 1000 public libraries joined podcast seminars during the action “Safety month in libraries”. On Saturdays families were attracted to public libraries to take part into “Brain competitions on safe internet”. During summer interactive library tent visited 16 small and medium size towns festivals, where in cooperation with local libraries staff and pulled forces of local volunteers organized various games, crosswords, competitions to demonstrate public library services and to promote safe use of Internet (photos). Live theatre performance on @tale “A cat and chanticleer” for the smallest and an 
augmented reality educational game, for any age were the highlights of library presence in the town festivals. The game was introduced in February last year at International Vilnius book fair, please look video.
Materials created during the campaign and experience gathered allowed to create two new educational instruments online – Safe internet test, suitable for under 18 and older – http://testas.bibliotekospazangai.lt/, to measure ones knowledge on safe and proper behavior online, as well as an online Safe internet encyclopedia to fill knowledge gaps – http://enciklopedija.bibliotekospazangai.lt/ . Though both are in Lithuanian, but an international public can have a glimpse on illustrations of encyclopedia – those are pictures were done by children during the various activities of the campaign.
The campaign was coordinated by “Libraries for Innovation” team, based at Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.
Ramunė Petuchovaitė
Lietuvos Respublikos Kultūros Ministerija
Lithuania
Posted in Lithuania
Tagged Library 2.0, Children and Youth Service, Information Literacy
Last week we had a new sistership in the Programme, the sister libraries are Piran Civic Library from Slovenia and Torres Novas Municipal Library “Gustavo Pinto Lopes” from Portugal.
On the other hand, two new libraries have joined the Programme: Bucarest Metropolitan Library from Romania and Kaunas County Public Library from Lithuania, both of them are the second libraries from their countries looking for a sister library.
You can check all this information at Sister Libraries Blog.
With a support of eIFL Public Libraries Innovations Program (PLIP) librarians at the Utena A. and M. Miskiniai Public Library in Lithuania have launched a pioneering new learning game, called Iššūkis (the Challenger), that aims to encourage children to go back to school.
Through the game, the library aimed to solve a problem they have been struggling with for some time. Every morning, children come to the library, that has an attractive new building rather than go to school. Various methods have been tried to encourage the children to go back to school, including compulsion and punishment. But these have failed, and so the library came up with a novel idea – a computer game that is linked to the school curriculum.
Game was created in 2010, piloted during 2011. At the moment Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science is adapting the game and experience for the wider initiative that include school librarians.
If you want to know more about the project “Play to study”, please read an impact assessment results here: http://www.eifl.net/utena-and-m-miskiniai-public-library-lithuania
Ramunė Petuchovaitė
Lietuvos Respublikos Kultūros Ministerija
During last week a lot of things happened in Sister Libraries Blog! On the one hand, three new sisterships have been made. The first between Valença Public Library from Portugal and Sant Joan de Vilatorrada Library “Cal Gallifa” from Spain; the second one between Public Library in Piekary Slaskie from Poland and Kiri-kirjastot from Finland, and the last one between State Public Library of Ciudad Real from Spain and Dâmboviţa County Library “Ion Heliade Rădulescu” from Romania.
From now on, you can see all the sisterships made so far in the new tag called “Sisteships”. The list of participating libraries remains in the tag “Libraries”.
On the other hand, two new libraries have submitted their forms to the blog. They are the Public Library of Panevezys from Lithuania and Dâmboviţa County Library “Ion Heliade Rădulescu” from Romania. Both of them are the first participating libraries of their countries. At the same time, Chrzanów Public Library has sent news photos of its building.
If you want to know more about these libraries click here, if you want to know more about the sisterships made so far click on “Sisterships” tag.
Over 350 Lithuanian public libraries will take part European volunteering marathon, initiated by public agency ‘European information centre’ during the European Year of Voluteering 2011. Citizens are invited to libraries to help in everyday library activities – shelving books and periodicals, organizing events, assisting users in learning ICT skills. There are more specific requests from libraries, for example, one looks for a volunteer who may teach librarians computer design skills. It is anticipated that to the end of year participating libraries will attract over 3000 volunteers. This cooperation may grow into long-term partnership and strengthen foundation of civil society.
The Project ‘Libraries for Innovation’ (Bibliotekos pažangai) that is implemented by Martynas Mažvydas National library of Lithuania provides coordination and support to public libraries that became a hosts for volunteers. Here is the list of participating libraries:
http://www.bibliotekospazangai.lt/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=291
More information available in Lithuanian at:
http://www.bibliotekospazangai.lt/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=307
Ramune Petuchovaite
Senior Specialist, Ministry of Culture
Lithuania
Posted in Lithuania
Tagged Cooperation, Library Outreach, Library Service, Project, Volunteering
“Rock ‘n’ Roll bibliotekininkas” (Rock’n'Roll Librarian – http://bukbibliotekininku.blogspot.com/) was created two years ago by a group of staff members and graduates of Institute of Library and Information Science (ILIS), Vilnius University .
It is meant for a wide professional audience – from students to experienced professionals and academics – and aims to forster rather informal professional discussions, share ideas and work experience as well as present interesting news from Lithuanian and foreign libraries. ’Rock’n'Roll’ here is used as a metaphor to signify dynamism and innovativeness of the profession and breath-taking whirls done by library practitioners today. It’s, of course, in Lithuanian, but many posts have emerged from foreign sources with links provided. Content is divided into the following sections that emerged through : The Librarian’s career; LIS professors’ advice; World librarian’s notes; Copy-paste: citations on libraries and librarians; Librarian 2.0; Why LIS is worth of studying?; Super-Librarian,The state-of-art libraries.
Ramune Petuchovaite
Senior Specialist, Ministry of Culture
Lithuania
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Posted in Lithuania
Tagged Blog, Information Science and Librarianship, Librarian, Library 2.0
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