The Cents Room at ŠU Library (now Šiauliai Academy Information Centre, Vytauto g. 84, 2ndfloor, Room 208) was officially opened on 16 February 2015, on the Independence Day of the Republic of Lithuania. Participants of the event surrounded the towns marked on the map of Lithuania with gold ribbons and donated The Cross of the Vytis made out of silver inter-war litas coins.
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On 24 February 2015 for the originality of the idea and ingenious way of saying good-bye to the national currency, as well as in celebration of 16 February, President of the Republic of Lithuania awarded the creators of the room a Lithuanian tricolour flag. The Rector of Šiauliai University, Professor Donatas Jurgaitis, the Director of Šiauliai University Library Gražina Lamanauskienė, fourth year student of the Educology Faculty of Šiauliai University Živilė Bagūnaitė and the designer of the room Vilius Puronas had accepted the President's award. The President's flag is kept in the Cents Room.
The idea of the Cents Room was put forward and implemented by the Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of Šiauliai (SANOS, led by Gedeminas Vyšniauskas).
One hundred fifty seven thousand and a hundred and thirty cents were used for the installation of the Cents Room, the value of which is 3,463 litas and 69 centas (that is, 1,003 euros and 15 cents).
The Cents Room (2ndfloor, Room 208) is open on ŠA Information Centre working hours. There is a possibility to book a tour.
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The great book of Lithuania Aukuras Salduvei (Altar for Salduvė)
The largest book of Lithuania is being displayed in the first floor lobby of Šiauliai Academy Information Centre. Aukuras Salduvei. Didžioji Salduvės knyga (Altar for Salduvė. The Great Book of Salduvė) is the book dedicated to the millennium of Lithuania. This giant book, which weights 113.6 kilograms, is 1.25 metres high, 0.9 metres wide, 25 centimetres thick and has 184 pages. The idea was developed by Vilius Puronas.
The book consists of four chapters. The first chapter is on archaeology and it presents data from archaeological investigations. The part dedicated to the history and studies of Šiauliai district contains legends and stories about Salduvė mound. The chapter dedicated to the present day contains the present history of the city and the mound. The chapter on the future conveys the visions for cleaning up of the mound and the creation of the Baltic Park. Alongside with articles in Lithuanian language, there are some in Latvian and Prussian languages as well. The book is illustrated with the works and collages created by artists in various periods.
Metal covers are decorated with oak leaves cut out of steel sheets and black-and-white calfskin. The great book was printed by Šiauliai Printing House-Bindery. A special printing ink that will not fade for 300 years was used for the printing. Applied covers were created by Šiauliai joint stock company Elga. Directors of the both companies Stanislovas Dikša and Ramūnas Volbekas are sponsors of the book.
The first time the giant book was presented to the public was 2009, in the International Business and Achievement Exhibition in Šiauliai, while in 2010 the book was being displayed in Vilnius Book Fair. During the fair the giant book was shown to the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė and the Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius. In 2012 the book was given to ŠU Library (now Šiauliai Academy Information Centre).