Conference hall, 5th floor
The host of the event – Kristina Savickytė, a professional actress and educator.
8.30-9:00 Registration and greeting coffee
9:00-9:20 Greeting words
- Daina Urbanavičienė, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
- Rasa Kulvietienė, Adviser to the Minister of Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania
- Aušrinė Žilinskienė, Director general of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
Presentation session
9:20-9:40 Ten facts about reading that you knew but might have forgotten, Justinas Žilinskas, national ambassador of reading
9:40-10:00 Diavazontas Megalono and Greece’s first Library for Babies and Toddlers, Ava Chalkiadaki, founder and chairman of the board of the organization Diavazontas Megalono (the presentation will be read in English with translation into Lithuanian)
10:00-10:20 From book to stage: adaptation of a work of literature for children, Aušra Paukštytė, founder and executive producer of Pradžia children’s theater
10:20-10:40 The power of reading: how books help children with autism spectrum or other developmental disorders to learn about the world, Eglė Kairelytė-Sauliūnienė, educator, supervisor of applied behaviour analysis, head of Abos centras PI
10:40-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-11:40 Nonfiction for children and young adults – more than facts about the world, Nina Goga, professor of children’s literature at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (the presentation will be read in English with translation into Lithuanian)
11:40-12:00 Hey! The widest horizons are waiting for you!: children’s literature as a way to the world, Benas Bėrantas, specialist of children’s literature publishing and agent
12:00-12:20 Reading Promotion with magazines for Children and Youth – Diversity in the classroom creates motivation to read, Joerg F. Maas PhD, head of Stiftung Lesen, the German reading foundation, and EURead, the European network of organizations for the promotion of reading (the presentation will be read in English with translation into Lithuanian)
12:20-12:40 Book in schools of Vilnius: good urban practices, Unė Kaunaitė, Manager of EDU Vilnius
12:40-13:00 Creating a culture of reading at school: practical examples and ideas, Kotryna Norvilienė, literature teacher of the International Baccalaureate program at Queen Morta School, Lithuanian language teacher of Lithuanian education abroad
13:00-13:20 The magic of reading: growing up and learning with a book, Aušra Shevchenko, health psychologist
13:20-14:10 Lunch Break
14:10-15:00 Workshops
– Getting to know Katsumi Komagata’s (JP) books for children, Sigutė Chlebinskaitė, book artist, graphic artist, illustrator, exhibition curator, educator
– Story, characters, secrets, trust, and a horse named Pegasus, Evelina Daciūtė, author of children’s books
– Theatrical games for the little ones, Gintarė Latvėnaitė, actress, director, pedagogue
– The magic of reading, Agnese Vanaga, author of Latvian children’s books (workshop will be held in English)
– ‘Wired’ hero, Workshop of the National Library of Lithuania Do it yourself
15:10-16:00 Discussion Festivals of literature for children: Lithuanian and foreign experiences
Moderated by Jurga Tumasonytė, prose writer, cultural journalist
The discussion will be held in English with translation into Lithuanian
Participating:
– Dace Krecere-Vule, publisher, manager of the literature program of the city of Sigulda in Latvia, organizer of the Children’s and Youth Literature Festival in Latvia
– Kotryna Zylė, book author, illustrator, graphic designer
– Agnieszka Karp-Szymańska, Polish language teacher, founder and board member of the Foundation Czas Dzieci, director of the children’s literature festival Fathers and Children
16:00-16:50 Discussion Introduction books for children: significance and success
Moderated by Eglė Baliutavičiūtė, a specialist in children’s literature and reading promotion
The discussion will be held in Lithuanian with translation into English
Participating:
– Monika Vaicenavičienė, illustrator and author of picture books
– Zigmas Vitkus, publicist, author of educational books about history for children
– Selemonas Paltanavičius, naturalist, author of educational books
16:50-17:00 Closing of the conference