Justinas Marcinkevicius Prienai Public Library and their partners aim at promoting the residents, especially the youth’s, activeness, sociality, interest in the European Union, activities of the European Parliament, European citizens’ rights; thus, they organised European Week “COME – PARTICIPATE! FIND OUT – SHARE!” that included events to commemorate the European Day and the 10th anniversary of Lithuania joining the European Union. The events included the following: action “Come to the library and order a European health insurance card online”, “Be active. Express your opinion”, “Get to know Europe 2014”, literary exhibition “Lithuania in the Bright European puzzle”, educational game “Europe. Get to know Europe by travelling”, creative Euro-workshop, celebration of the European Day in Prienai, Euro Infokiosk, Euro Debate, a celebratory concert.
The Euro-workshop took place in the Department of Children’s Literature, Justinas Marcinkevicius Prienai Public Library as well as divisions of the library for a week.
Seminars on relevant issues relating to the European Union citizens’ rights and European Parliament election were organised and included the following: “Practical advice for travellers”, “Why do we need to vote in the European Parliament election?”
The final events of the European Week included the 3 May celebration of the European Day at Prienai Freedom Square, and Euro Debate and the concert that took place in Prienai cultural an leisure centre.
The participants of the European Day celebration included pupils of Prienai lower secondary schools, pre-schoolers, pupils from educational institutions, residents, administration of Prienai district municipality, members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Andrius Palionis and Vytautas Kamblevicius. During the celebration, partners and active participants of events received commemorative presents and acknowledgements for cooperation and help in organising the European Week.
The Euro Debate included candidates to the European Parliament Remigijus Motuzas, Birute Vesaite, Kestutis Masiulis, Emanuelis Zingeris, Vytautas Kamblevicius and Juozas Imbrasas. They were interviewed by political observer Ceslovas Iskauskas. The candidates introduced themselves to voters, what they expected as candidates to the European Parliament, expressed their opinions on the Euro as the Lithuanian currency, possibilities of decreasing heat prices, strengthening of the Lithuanian defence forces and the impact of the situation in Ukraine on our country. After the debate, residents watched a performance by actor, singer, sung poetry writer Andrius Kaniava.
The main sponsor of the events was the representative of the European Commission in Lithuania.
Partners: Department of Culture, Youth and Sports of Prienai District Administration, Department of Education of Prienai District Administration, Prienai Cultural and Leisure Centre, Prienai Educational Centre, Prienai general education schools.