Lithuanian Public Libraries

Director: Zita Sinkevičienė
Address: Nepriklausomybės 15a, LT-85128 Naujoji Akmenė
Telephone: +370 425 47011; +370 698 84563
Fax: +8 425 47011
E-mail:
Web-site: Zitcit@delfi.lt     
 

During the years of the independent Lithuania, Karpėnai and Ramučiai villages nested in the place of the present Naujoji Akmenė city. In 1940, a reading-room was opened in a village house in Ramučiai. The reading-room barely survived for several months and was closed in 1941, with the start of the war. 1946 is considered to be a starting year of the public library. Throughout its history, the Library has changed its name for several times. With the growth of the city, factory and the population the Library collection and number of readers have increased too.

In 1966, the Children’s Literature Department was opened.

In 1988, the Library moved to the new premises. At present, the Library system consists of 3 city and 14 village branches.

The Library stores a collection of 71,067 copies of prints. It also has the German Literature Library of over 4,000 documents.

Here Žiemgalija Literary Club meets that organises the traditional Autumn of Poetry, and Žemyna Circle of Librarians. The Library has conducted a sociological survey the results of which were summarised in the work Biblioterapija – gydymas knyga (Bibliotherapy: healing through books).

The users may use the Internet in the Library’s reading-room, Children’s Literature Department and branches of Akmenė and Venta cities.

The Library has set up the shelf of reference literature about the European Union. I

n 2003-2004, the project Lithuania’s Future in the European Union was implemented. The Children’s Literature Department has a toy collection. The projects A Handicapped Child and a Library and The Role of the Library in the Lives of Handicapped Children were drafted and implemented. Here Pasaka Children’s Club meets.