ESC: Volunteering in Klaipeda City Municipality Imanuelis Kantas library
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Lithuania
European Voluntary Service
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Education
Culture
European Voluntary Service
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About the project
ESC: Volunteering in Klaipeda City Municipality Imanuelis Kantas library
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Klaipeda City Municipality Imanuelis Kantas Public Library was founded in 1920. Library have changed a lot over years, but it‘s mission remained the same – to establish modern libraries close to the homes of Klaipeda residents and to provide equal opportunities for all users to conveniently use all kinds of universal information resources to meet cultural, recreational, self-education and lifelong learning needs. The library is open to all Lithuanian and foreign citizens. Currently library consists of six divisions and 11 branches spread throughout the city, employs 74 librarians.
Wide variety of cultural and educational events, as well as, reading incentive programs are organized for various user age groups in order to activate the usage of information resources. More and more online services are created and improved. Library’s website, Facebook and Instagram accounts are constantly updated with newest information on educational events, activities for children, adults and seniors, library services for people with special needs, reading promotion, promotion of local culture, new online services etc. In addition, by implementing cultural, educational and innovative projects, library becomes more and more noticeable amongst children and youth and is recognized not only as a place to read or search for information, but also a place to spend free time, relax, learn, gain certain skills and knowledge, meet friends. Also library focuses on the education of users and the improvement of their digital literacy skill by teaching the elderly computer literacy and the youth high quality information gathering. The library organizes various training activities, excursions round the library, volunteers activities, book presentations, lectures on health and wellbeing, modern art exhibitions, cultural performances, after school programs, etc.
The library is a member of the Lithuanian Integral Libraries Information System (LIBIS). Since 1998, document gathering, cataloging, processing and accounting processes have been carried out with LIBIS program.
💼 What the programme involves
The ideas of the project were inspired by multifaceted benefits, positive changes that were brought by experience gained by various organizations in the international volunteering field. Volunteering facilitates the use of non-formal education ideas in practical activities and encourages its self-education. The project invites everyone to take an enthusiastic step towards professional and human experience for making a better future and to discover their potential of creating a better worldview for a young person. New people in an organization always brings innovative ideas, knowledge, experience for various target groups in a city as Klaipėda helps to discover the variety of different beliefs and attitudes and interest in active life. More about the project and organization you can find in https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yBuI1OdKQ4MJcojDZozMKYunPQlhM2aK/view?usp=sharing
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a Voluntary Activity project, the Commission covers costs like accommodation, Food and pocket money, travel. All volunteers are insured by the Commission against sickness. The volunteer is going to be paid pocket money each month. He/She will live with other Klaipėda volunteers in an apartment.
🎒 Leisure activities
Before coming he/she will have the pre-departure session in this country and when come to Lithuania will have an on-arrival and mid-term training. Training will be about volunteering experience and Youthpass certificate. In Klaipeda City Municipality Imanuelis Kantas library she/he can learn about Lithuanian culture and traditions, know how to organize and implement activities for various target groups, have a clearer idea of what they want to do in the future and realize themselves as volunteers in different activities.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Aged 18-30;
Volunteers who would cherish and appreciate the opportunity given to them and regard it as a valuable experience to learn and improve
themselves. The volunteers should be able to dedicate their time and effort to the receiving organizations and their communities. The receiving organizations hope that future volunteers will be active, positive, communicative, and ready to help and learn.
Deadline: Application deadline: 20/02/2023
Deadline: Application deadline: 20/02/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
LT33513
01/03/2023 → 31/07/2024
Volunteers registered
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Deadline: 20/02/2023
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Turgaus g. 8, 91247 Klaipėda, Lithuania
Lithuania
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 22:06 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Lithuanian
Russian