Lýsing á stofnuninni/samtökunum

Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library (further SCPL), the largest public library in Northern Lithuania, is equally accessible to all users. SCPL is a community center for culture and information, where community members from all region can meet their cultural, social, educational and informational needs, socialize, and spend their free time. The library is actively involved in organizing various activities for cultural, social and digital exclusion reduction of the underprivileged region’s population. The library offers a variety of events: educational activities, meetings with famous people, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, computer literacy and other trainings, conferences, etc. Every year it organizes more than 500 different events.
The library operates multi-purpose departments, including the Book Graphic Centre which runs art-related educational activities for adults and children, The Children and Youth Literature Department which holds annual contests of book talks and carries out interesting reading promotion programs, The Department of Art offers visitors musical instrument In 2015, the Mobile Laboratory of Innovative Technologies was founded and since then it has been offering educational programs around the Region. The library also has an exhibition gallery, a small movie theater, a poetry room, and other facilities. SCPL is the first library in Lithuania which offers educational services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. The library has a specially adapted space, trained staff, and prepared educational programs.

Viðfangsefni tengd samfélagslegri þátttöku

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Disability