Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library: Innovations and Traditions

Abstract

Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library is the largest public library in the northeastern region of Lithuania, which celebrated its 95^th anniversary in 2017. It is the principal library in this region with the largest universal fund, famous for traditions of successful cultural projects. It is an important regional centre of culture and education. The vision of the Library is a modern centre of the library innovations in the region, providing an attractive environment and equal possibilities for learning and creation. Today, the Library pays a special attention to the development of quality educational programs and their application to various age groups. One of the main priorities is the improvement of digital literacy, but without losing the ultimate mission of the Library, i.e. promotion of reading. The Library creates spaces attractive for the users’ self-expression, where traditional activities and education based on modern technologies harmoniously blend.