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Director General of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas got a present during his visit to Brazil on March 4–12 – Andre Pinto, a son of famous Brazilian writer Joao Oscar, presented his father‘s book with a personal dedication to the National Library of Lithuania.

On March 4-12, the HERITY International experts’ team carried out the evaluation of 7 cultural heritage objects in the Rio de Janeiro region (Brazil). The team consisted of experts from Portugal, Italia and Lithuania; the latter was represented by Director General of the National Library of Lithuania Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas.

On February 26-28, Director General of the National Library of Lithuania, Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas, Head of Strategic Project Development Department, Eugenijus Stratilatovas, Director of Kaunas County Public Library, Deputy Chairman of the Lithuanian Librarians’ Society, Asta Naudžiūnienė, and Cultural Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, Faustas Latėnas had a meeting in Brussels with members of the European Parliament for Lithuania Laima Andrikienė, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Algirdas Saudargas, and members of the European Economic and Social Committee.

Documents from collections of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania presented in the new virtual exhibition of The European Library.

An international conference organized by the HERITY International and patronized by the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano took place on December 5-7 in Roma, Italy, Vatican City.

The 2012 European Congress on E-Inclusion took place on 5–6 November in Brussels. Possible scenarios of strategic partnerships for digitalEurope were discussed at the event.

The 5th international scientific conference „Book Culture. Past Experience and Nowadays Problems“ took place in Moscowon October 24–26. The conference was organized on the occasion of the 265th anniversary of Academic Printing House in Russia.

Director General of the National Library of Lithuania Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas was elected as a president of Bibliotheca Baltica during the Bibliotheca Baltica General Assembly in Tallinn on October 25-26.

80^th year anniversary of first leader of restored Republic of Lithuania, chairman of Supreme Council - Restored Seimas, member of European Parliament, National Culture and Art Prize laureate, Professor Vytautas Landsbergis was commemorated by Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union (Brussels) on October 17.

Exhibition “Respect for Italy” of books, stored in collection of the National Library, was opened in the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius on October 16.