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Virginija Svediene

Senior Librarian Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Panevėžys County Public Library Lithuania, LT

I am the Senior Librarian for Panevezys County Gabriele Petkevicaite-Bite Public Library, the
biggest library of Northeastern Lithuania. I work in the public library field since 2006. My current
work focuses on the coordinating library international projects, field of my activity includes library
advocacy and strategic communication, establishing and maintenance of professional contacts with
foreign libraries, development of international traineeship programs, presenting library services and
activities in professional publications and e-platforms and professional events in the national and
international context. I am actively involved in the activities of the Association of Lithuanian
County Public Libraries and interested in the activities of the international organization IFLA, being
a member of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in 2016, 2017 and 2018. I am a
member of Lithuanian Librarians‘ Association. Being interested in the cultural and historical
heritage as an inestimable source for gaining cultural competencies, in 2019 I joined the Europeana
Network Association.
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