Justinas Marcinkevicius Prienai Public Library and their partners aim at promoting the community’s activeness, sociality and interest in the European Union environmental and climate change policies, including local communities into activities and discussions about the possibility of Lithuania (and every citizen) to help the European Union development processes, ecological and sustainable growth and development; thus, European Week “I Am! For the Future!” was organised. During the week, the library included a Euro Infokiosk, exhibition “European Union – Community of Opportunities for All”, creative Euro Eco-workshop, seminar “Environmental Protection Novelties in the European Union”, educational seminar “I Sort Waste – I Protect the Nature”, meeting with climate specialist, doctor of physical sciences Audrone Galvonaite.
Classes and educational seminars on relevant issues of the European Union development, environmental protection were organised. Educational event on environmental protection “Another Form in Libraries” provided knowledge on the EU policy on waste sorting for employees of libraries, teachers, social pedagogists.
The final events of the European Week included the following: on 9 May, European Day celebration in Prienai Freedom Square and seminar-discussion “Climate Change and Extreme Meteorological Phenomena and Migrants” in Justinas Marcinkevicius Prienai Public Library.
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.
Moreover, a meeting with climate specialist Dr. Audrone Galvonaite was organised. She spoke about various meteorological phenomena, climate change and problems of global warming, discussed the causes and consequences of climate change and the ability of the community to adapt and take on responsibility for the changes that occur in the natural environment. 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.
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