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Follow platform updates, practical guides and local reading stories. News now appears alongside the cities, partners and home libraries it concerns.
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Burtz stories, organised around your interests
Follow platform updates, practical guides and local reading stories. News now appears alongside the cities, partners and home libraries it concerns.
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Czesław Miłosz: a life across languages and places
Born in Lithuania and writing in Polish, Czesław Miłosz studied in Vilnius. His work opens a path into the region’s overlapping literary histories.
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Riga’s bookshelf of personal stories
At the National Library of Latvia, donated books carry memories as well as words. The People’s Bookshelf invites readers to add their own story.
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Reading Vilnius beyond the guidebook
Vilnius joined UNESCO’s Cities of Literature in 2021. Writers, translators, libraries and public reading spaces give the city many stories to discover.
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Writers seen differently in Vilnius
Daiva Kairevičiūtė’s exhibition Me | The Other approaches Lithuanian writers through unexpected photographic scenes. The organiser lists dates from 27 May to 31 December 2026.
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A book network, built city by city
Why readers, home libraries and partners come together before a city opens.
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The books on your shelf have another chapter
A home collection is the starting point for a more connected book world.
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Making room for the whole book world
Bookstores, authors, libraries and communities each have a place in the planned network.
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Burtz in Riga
Explore your cityRiga’s bookshelf of personal stories
At the National Library of Latvia, donated books carry memories as well as words. The People’s Bookshelf invites readers to add their own story.
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Explore your cityCzesław Miłosz: a life across languages and places
Born in Lithuania and writing in Polish, Czesław Miłosz studied in Vilnius. His work opens a path into the region’s overlapping literary histories.
Read moreReading Vilnius beyond the guidebook
Vilnius joined UNESCO’s Cities of Literature in 2021. Writers, translators, libraries and public reading spaces give the city many stories to discover.
Read moreWriters seen differently in Vilnius
Daiva Kairevičiūtė’s exhibition Me | The Other approaches Lithuanian writers through unexpected photographic scenes. The organiser lists dates from 27 May to 31 December 2026.
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