Kaunas Regional Library Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) was established on 28 November 2013 as an advisory body to the Director of Kaunas County Public Library (hereinafter referred to as the KAVB) on public grounds. The Council’s activities are regulated by the Regulations of the Kaunas Regional Library Council and the Rules of Procedure of the Kaunas Regional Library Council, approved by the Order of the Director of the Kaunas Regional Library Council No. V-58 of 26 November 2013.
A new composition of the Council was approved by Order No V-163 of 14 December 2021 of the Director of KAVB. The Council is composed of 17 members representing all municipal public libraries, school libraries, KAVB and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania within the defined territory of the region (Kaunas and Marijampolė counties).
The purpose of the Council is to make proposals to the Director of the KAVB on the formulation and practical implementation of the strategy for the libraries of the defined area. Council Regulation (in Lithuanian)
Council Statutes (in Lithuanian)
The Council discusses:
- library services, strategy and development in the defined area;
- the research and development programmes for libraries in the designated area and the results of their implementation;
- other matters relating to the coordination of the activities of libraries in the defined regional area.
The Council is chaired by Alina Jaskūnienė, Director of Birštonas Public Library.
Vice-Chairperson – Daina Sutkevičienė, Director of the Marcelijus Martinaitis Public Library of Raseiniai District.
Secretary of the Council – Lukas Volskis, Senior Methodologist (Training), Strategic Development and Innovation Centre, KAVB.
Members:
- Daiva Čepeliauskienė, Director of Prienai Justinas Marcinkevičius Public Library;
- Nomeda Domeikienė, Director of Kaunas City Municipality Vincas Kudirka Public Library;
- Vilija Gilienė, Director of Vilkaviškis District Municipality Public Library;
- Laima Karpavičienė, Director of Kalvarija Municipality Public Library;
- Daiva Kirtiklienė, Director of Marijampolė Petras Kriaučiūnas Public Library;
- Jūratė Mikulienė, Director of Kaišiadorys District Municipality Public Library;
- Skirmutė Gajauskaitė, Director of Jonava District Municipality Public Library;
- Virginija Grigorjevienė, Director of Kėdainiai District Municipality Mikalojus Daukša Public Library;
- Irena Viktorija Stančiauskienė, Director of Kaunas District Municipality Public Library;
- Virginija Samuolienė, Director of Kazlų Rūda Jurgis Dovydaitis Public Library;
- Reda Puzerauskienė, Deputy Director for Information Resources and Services Management, Kaunas County Public Library;
- Aistė Megelinskienė, Head of Strategic Development and Innovation Centre, Kaunas County Public Library;
- Kristina Lebedžinskienė, Director of Šakiai District Municipality Public Library;
- Gražina Lamanauskienė, Policy Adviser, Memory Institutions Group, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Kristina Brazauskienė, Librarian, Kaunas District Lapės Primary School.
