
Operating under the Vilnius City Municipality, is dedicated to activating the city’s potential as a UNESCO City of Literature. This involves bringing together the local literary community, making literature more accessible to all, promoting the joy of reading, and promoting Lithuanian literature nationally and globally. It also manages the Vilnius Literary House, the museum spaces within the Professors’ House and Pamėnkalnis Villa, organizes literary events and writers’ residencies, and actively participates in the global UNESCO Cities of Literature Network.
Vilnius also has specialized libraries as well as the National Martynas Mažvydas Library, and libraries of the city’s universities. In seeking to increase access to literature for all social groups, the city oversees the establishment of little libraries and outdoor reading spaces in parks and other public areas.
Giedra Radvilavičiūtė
Giedrė Kazlauskaitė
Akvilina Cicėnaitė