ESC: Volunteering in Plunges municipality public library

Code: 49206 Copied

Lithuania European Voluntary Service Education Culture European Voluntary Service Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Rietavo savivaldybės nevyriausybinė jaunimo organizacija „Progresas“ buvo įkurta 2001 m. Tai organizacija, kuri vadovaujasi savo įstatais ir kurios tikslas atstovauti organizacijos narius valstybinėse, savivaldos institucijose ir asociacijose, organizuoti narių asmeninių, socialinių įgūdžių ir kompetencijų neformalų ugdymą. Pagrindiniai uždaviniai: sudaryti sąlygas narių iniciatyvų įgyvendinimui; siekti, kad būtų priimti jaunimui ir jaunimo organizacijoms palankūs sprendimai, teikti pasiūlymus kompetentingoms valdžios ir valdymo institucijoms; sudaryti galimybę nariams dalyvauti ne organizacijos rengiamuose nacionaliniuose ir tarptautiniuose renginiuose; rengti diskusijas, susitikimus, seminarus, konferencijas, susijusias su narių veikla; dalyvauti Rietavo savivaldybės, nacionalinėse, tarptautinėse jaunimui skirtose programose. Nuo pat įkūrimo metų iki dabar nuolat įgyvendina įvairias jaunimo iniciatyvas Rietavo savivaldybėje. Šiuo metu organizacija vienija 17 jaunų žmonių, kurie, kaip nariai, aktyviai dalyvauja organizacijos veikloje. (105 jaunuoliai nuo organizacijos pradžios yra buvę jos nariais). Jie dalyvauja įvairiuose savivaldybės projektų veiklose, organizuoja renginius, vasaros stovyklas jaunimui ir vaikams. Be to, nariai dalyvauja įvairiose Jaunimo reikalų departamento ir JUaunimo tarptautinio bendradarbiavimo agentūros organizuojamose jaunimo programose. "Progresas" turi sukaupęs didžiulę patirtį su Veiklus jaunimas, Erasmus, Erasmus+ . Dalyvauta įvairiuose jaunimo mainuose bei Europos savanoriškos tarnybos projektuose. Nuo 2005 iki 2014 m. aktyviai siuntė EST savanorius. Išsiųsta daugiau nei 20 jaunų žmonių iš Rietavo, Telšių, Klaipėdos bei Šilalės savivaldybių. Taip pat Rietavo savivaldybės jaunimo organizacija "Progresas", bendradarbiaudamas su Rietavo atviru jaunimu centru, 2015 m. ir 2017 m. inicijavo mobilaus atviro darbo su jaunimu veiklas, kurias jau eilę metų tęsia Rietavo atviro jaunimo centro komanda. Organizacijos nariai gana dažnai įgyvendina savo iniciatyvas organizuodami renginius sau ir savo bendraamžiams. Jie turi patirties organizuojant įvairaus pobūdžio užsiėmimus ir veiklas ir yra pasirengę dalytis ja su savo tarptautiniais partneriais projektų metu. Kita vertus, jie yra pasirengę aktyviai dalyvauti mokydamiesi naujų metodų ir naujų būdų, kaip organizuoti savo laisvalaikį ir prisidėti prie įdomesnio ir turiningesnio Rietavo savivaldybės jaunimo gyvenimo.

💼 What the programme involves

We are a cozy library in the small city of Plungė in Lithuania. In 2012, Plungė Public Library began a new life when it moved to a reconstructed small castle with a clock tower and former orangery. The library building is a state-protected cultural heritage site and part of Duke Mykolas Oginskis estate. This ducal ensemble is very important and significant in a cultural, social, and natural sense for the city and country. The library has taken on a new color and form and become an outstanding and unusual space with unique cultural participation options for both locals and tourists. This purposefully chosen location in a sense breaks library concept norms and challenges the library as a source of information while completely transforming the institution’s image. Learn more about us on https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IRJi6KuMiU9ry_kL5kCbyNRaGz5fv3j/view?usp=sharing

🏠 Accommodation on site

The living place will be in the Plunge in the guest house or apartment. In the living place, volunteers will live in private separate rooms but have to share with others volunteers the bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, and dining room. A project will cover costs like accommodation, food, travel, and living expenses of the volunteer. Volunteers are insured by Henner. The volunteer is going to be paid pocket and food money each month to buy necessary things.

🎒 Leisure activities

Before coming volunteers 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 Hosting organization volunteers can learn about Lithuanian culture and traditions, know how to organize and implement activities for kids and young people, have a clearer idea of what they want to do in the future, and realize volunteer in different activities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are ready to host curious, active, and motivated volunteers able to work either in a team or individually. The library is visited by many different people, including foreign tourists, therefore volunteers are expected to be communicative, able to adapt to different situations, and have good skills in spoken and written English. Other languages would be an advantage. Candidates seeking to volunteer in the library should have an interest in its environment (books, cultural heritage, nature, etc.) and gather some information about the place they are arriving at. Volunteers should understand that the environment, where they are going to volunteer, might differ greatly from what they are used to and they should be ready to take things in a flexible manner, be curious, proactive, and willing to learn.
Deadline: 22/12/2025 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

LT49206

15/01/2026 → 14/01/2027

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Deadline: 22/12/2025

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

Plungė, Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania

Lithuania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:32 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Lithuanian Russian