Educational Workshops

Learn about 3D printing technology: its principles and applications in industry, culture and art. During the practical part of the session, we will introduce you to 3D modeling software and you will have the opportunity to complete a creative task on your own.
Participants’ age/grade: grades 5-8
Group size: up to 20 persons
Duration: 2 hours
Information and booking: tel. (+370 37) 281 859 or email m.gaidyte@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Training classroom „Žinių buveinė“, 4th floor, Radastų str. 2, Kaunas

Kūrybinėse piešimo dirbtuvėse susipažinsite su senųjų knygų istorija, pirmosiomis spausdintomis knygomis (inkunabulais), jų struktūra, teksto išdėstymu ir jų dekoravimo elementais. Daugiausiai dėmesio bus skiriama senųjų knygų puošybai – inicialinei raidei. Naudodami pagrindines tapybos ir piešimo priemones, daugiausiai tušą ir plunksnas, patys piešite inicialines raides. Dalyvių amžius / klasė: ikimokyklinukai ir 1–6 klasės Grupės dydis: iki 24 asmenų Trukmė: 1 val. Informacija ir užsakymas: o.pranckeviciene@azuolynobiblioteka.ltVieta: Edukacijų erdvė, K. Donelaičio g. 8

In this remote educational session, you will get acquainted with the electronic directory “Kaunas: Dates and Facts” (datos.kvb.lt). We will show you how to find interesting and useful information about Kaunas, including various facts of Kaunas history, images, memories of contemporaries, thematic routes, and more. You’re invited to try out the e-guide by answering questions, checking the accuracy of statements, and identifying images of various objects of Kaunas cultural heritage. Throughout the session, you will develop your information-seeking skills, critical thinking, and broaden your knowledge about the history of Kaunas and Lithuania.
Participants’ Age/Grade: 9-12 grades
Group Size: 10-30 persons
Duration: 50 minutes
Information and booking: tel. +370 37 32 42 44 or email kaunistika@azuolynobiblioteka.lt

During the educational session, you will learn about the history, development and peculiarities of the old book. In the Old Book exhibition you will see original incunabula, various bindings, covers and period books, and we will talk about the differences between manuscript and printed books. We will introduce the app “The Path of a Book”, which you will be able to try out in the practical part of the education, using tablets. When you have finished playing, you will have the opportunity to test your knowledge by answering questions or solving tasks set by the educator, and those who answer will receive a small gift from the library.
The educational workshop can also be done remotely.
Age/grade: Grades 1-6
Group size: up to 24 persons
Duration: 1 hour
Information and booking: tel. (+370 37) 324 317 or email seni_reti@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Educational space, 2nd floor, K. Donelaičio str. 8, Kaunas

During the educational workshop, you will learn about the emergence and development of children’s books in Europe and the history of children’s literature in Lithuania. Together, we will browse through original Lithuanian children’s books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, discussing their genres, content, and illustrations. You will have the opportunity to see the books that your great-grandparents read. Alongside notable creators such as Pranas Mašiotas, Motiejus Valančius, and Kazys Binkis, lesser-known authors will also be introduced. After getting acquainted with the texts and illustrations, you will have the chance to become illustrators for a short time – coloring illustrations with watercolor, crayons, or pencils, trying to replicate the colors of the old illustrations. At the end of the session, we will invite you to explore the educational app “Reborn Childhood Authors and Old Illustrations” and use it at school or home.
This workshop can also be done remotely.
Age/grade: Grades 1-5
Group size: up to 24 persons
Duration: 1 hour
Information and booking: tel. (+370 37) 324 317 or email seni_reti@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Educational space, 2nd floor, K. Donelaičio str. 8, Kaunas

“The Book Code” is an interactive educational game about literature for all book lovers. It consists of 7 tasks based on the works of the most famous Lithuanian and world authors. The tasks will require knowledge of classical and modern world literature – you will have to identify authors, genres, eras, types, styles, the works themselves from the quotes provided, and you will have to turn your head a lot and remember what you were taught (or not) at school!
This workshop can also be done remotely.
Age/grade: 14 years and older
Group size: 20 persons (virtual workshop – 40 persons)
Duration: 45 min.
Information and booking: l.lukoseviciute@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Radastu str. 2

During the workshop “Capture moments creatively”, we will encourage your creativity, teach you the rules of composition, colour theory, and various decorating (scraping) techniques. You will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the decoration of albums, which capture personal and family history and memorable events.
This workshop can also be provided remotely.
Participants age / grade: 9-12th grade / Adults
Group size: 10 persons (virtual workshop – 40 persons)
Duration: 1.5 hours.
Information and booking: l.lukoseviciute@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Radastu str. 2

During the educational workshop, you will learn how to make a handmade booklet out of paper. We will teach you how to align the pages, how to make a hard cover, how to decorate it, etc. We will also use recycled paper for this activity, which allows us to look more responsibly at the problem of consumption and seek ways to deal with it.
At the end of the session, everyone will be able to present the book they have made, with an impromptu exhibition of the books.
Participants’ age/grade:
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
Other: Families
Group size: up to 15 persons
Duration: 90 min. or to be arranged individually
Information and booking: tel. +370 37 324 225 or email vaikai@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Children and Youth Space, 1st floor, Radastų str. 2

The educational activity is linked to the essential elements of the library – books, reading, and the promotion of reading. The aim is to introduce an unconventional, engaging, and playful way of reading – using finger puppets. Depending on the age and abilities of the participants, we will choose a piece of literature, read it aloud, and identify the main characters. You will then choose your favorite character and create a finger puppet to take home. At the end of the session, we will perform a mini-play or an impromptu presentation using the finger puppets.
Participants’ age/grade:
3-4 classes (with adult supervision)
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
Families
Group size: up to 15 persons
Duration: 90 min. or to be arranged individually
Information and booking: tel. +370 37 324 225 or email vaikai@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Children and Youth Space, 1st floor, Radastų str. 2

In the theoretical part of the educational session, you will get acquainted with the national costumes of Lithuanian ethnographic regions, highlighting their main features and differences. In the practical part, we will focus on the peculiarities of the national costume from one region – Aukštaitija. You will color a paper stencil of a costume from this region (created by artist Roberta Mašidlauskytė), applying the knowledge acquired in the theoretical part to combine dominant details and colors to create a costume for a paper doll.
Participants’ age/grade:
Grades 1-4
Grades 5-8
Group size: up to 30 persons. The educational session can be adapted for larger groups (assuming that the optimal number of participants for the educational sessions is 15)
Duration: 45 minutes or to be agreed individually
Information and booking: tel. +370 37 324 225 or email vaikai@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Children and Youth Space, 1st floor, Radastų str. 2

This educational program is dedicated to presenting the most interesting and recent publications on nature from the Children’s Literature Department of the library. However, we will not limit ourselves to theoretical discussions of these publications. Instead, we will engage in creative activities by “drawing” stamps of natural forms. The use of secondary materials (e.g., magazines, old books, scraps of paper) and natural materials (e.g., plant leaves) in the educational activities contributes to developing a responsible attitude towards modern consumerism among participants. Thus, scraps of paper and worn-out book pages with plant prints on them can be transformed into new postcards or paintings!
Participants’ age/grade:
Preschoolers
Grades 1-4
Grades 5-8
Other (families)
Group size: up to 30 persons. The educational session can be adapted for larger groups (assuming that the optimum number of participants for the educational sessions is 15)
Duration: 45 minutes or to be agreed individually
Information and booking: tel. +370 37 324 225 or email vaikai@azuolynobiblioteka.lt
Location: Children and Youth Space, 1st floor, Radastų str. 2