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Information society is a buzzword with which many people in our countries and world-wide connect their future plans and hopes for a better life. It is a priority for the politicians, a symbol of and a metaphor for the new era. There are more than 17 million web sites with close to 3 billion web pages. Millions of web pages are introduced every day. Unlike a library, internet does not have a catalogue. How do we live successfully in an Information society? How can we distinguish fact from fiction, how do we find what is needed, relevant and reliable? Luckily, the answer to these complicated questions if simple: Library is your bridge to the Information society. In Lithuania, there are almost 4 thousand libraries, who serve as information, education, culture and recreation centers for their communities, universities, schools, firms, organizations and political bodies. Lithuanian Librarians’ Association announces National Library Week April 24–30, 2002 and invites all libraries and librarians of the Baltic States to join our campaign. A key message of this campaign is that libraries and librarians are playing increasingly important role, particularly in managing electronic information and educating the end-users. Today libraries have exceptional mission not only to provide access to technologies and networked information but also to guide the users through the information jungles empowering them to get the best from the most. The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate and to prove the POTENTIAL of libraries to the politicians at all levels, to the society at large and to the media. Information society is not a society of computers; it is a society of well-informed and educated citizens; we will not create such a society without libraries Lithuanian Library Week begins on April 24, World Book and Copyright Day as announced by UNESCO. During the whole week many events will take place in different libraries in Lithuania: libraries will have the open doors days, will invite politicians, community groups, readers and users, writers and publishers for round-table discussions and presentations; will have “love-your-library” days for the readers and even those whose loans are overdue, will be “forgiven”. Performances and happenings – some extremely unusual, e. g., “dog’s tying festivity”(!) – will be organized by creative librarians throughout the country. Let’s celebrate the Library week together. Let’s feel each other’s support and solidarity. Together, we will feel stronger. |
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