Congratulations to all freshers who chose to study at Vilnius University! VU Library, rich in collections and with plenty of space, will soon become the place where you come to prepare for your lectures, borrow books, look for information for your research papers or simply hang out with your friends.
We invite all first-year students to get to know the Library and come to events where you will learn about the treasure trove of resources hidden in the Library, our services, the reading rooms located here, and the impressive halls.
VU Contact Fair will be bustling in the Grand Courtyard on 31 August 5.30-7 pm, dedicated to the integration of first-year students. At this event, you will be able to find representatives of the VU Library who will answer all questions about our services, exhibitions and events held here, and will also reveal where to find the most comfortable and convenient workplace in the library.
Between 2 and 9 September, it will be possible not only to hear about the Library but also to see it. Short presentations and tours will be held at the SCIC branch of the VU Library. During these events, students will be introduced to the most important information that is vital for every new user of the Library services. Our staff will give you tips on how not to get lost in the abundance of documents and in the reading rooms, what kind of help Subject Librarians can provide, and what to do in the IT Laboratory. We will invite students to walk around the Library spaces, to go to the storage rooms and to even see the containers transporting books on rails.
Each department has a different time slot, so check here to find out when there will be a presentation for freshers from your department: https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/main/
9 September is intended for familiarization with the historical part of the Central Library. Guided tours will be organised for students in the Central Palace of the VU Library, which is still working in authentic 16th-century buildings. Together with all the buildings and courtyards of the University, these spaces form an architectural ensemble of the Old Town of Vilnius, which is visited daily by the members of the university community as well as by tourists from all over the world. VU Library visitors will not remain indifferent to the interiors of the historic halls, their decorations, and extraordinary stories about the life of the Jesuits who founded the University centuries ago.
During the tours, the guides will invite the freshers to the impressive J. Lelewel Reading Room, P. Smuglewicz Hall, and the White Hall. Once upon a time, the latter functioned as an Astronomical Observatory. After climbing the tower located in this hall, it will be possible to admire the views of the city from it.
The guided tours will take place on 9 September. Registration:
9 September at 10 am (in English). Registration
9 September at 11 am (in Lithuanian). Registration
9 September at 2 pm (in Lithuanian). Registration
Duration: 1 hour
If you have registered but would like to cancel your registration, please call us on 8 5 268 7103.
The tours are free for freshers.
2022-08-30