On May 27, 2025, a meeting will be held at the Ogre Central Library. LiBri project representatives from Latvian libraries, municipalities, and integration institutions will participate. The goal of the meeting is to create a plan to help people from other countries integrate into society using library services.

On April 4, 2025, a seminar was held in Riga, organized by the Culture Information Systems Centre. It was about the LiBri project. The seminar included representatives from France, Italy, Poland, Romania, and the Netherlands. Participants shared their experiences and talked about challenges and success stories. The situation in each country is different, and integration requires different solutions. Libraries need to think about new services, such as social platforms, to provide all the necessary information. The seminar reviewed the future plan of the project. Team representatives talked about their wishes and needs and clarified how to submit reports and other documents.

Information about the LiBri project:

The Culture Information Systems Centre is participating in a project supported by the European Union from May 2024 to May 2026. The project is called “Library Bridges: Integration and Inclusion of Third-Country People in Europe through Libraries and Local Partnerships”. The project is led by the organization Bibliothèques Sans Frontières from France. They cooperate with the National Association of Hospitality Cities and Territories also from France. Partners from different countries are participating in the project: Bibliothèques Sans Frontières Italia from Italy, the Culture Information Systems Centre, the Information Society Development Fund from Poland, the Future Communities Association from Romania and the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations from the Netherlands.

The project aims to create a plan that will help people from other countries integrate into society. This will be done through libraries. The plan will work in both cities and smaller places.

People from other countries will have access to library resources and services that help them become part of the local community. Project partners will develop local strategies and collaborations that help these people integrate and feel accepted.

Expected results:

1. Places that support initiatives in libraries and other local institutions will be marked on a map. A website will be created.
2. Guides and online tools for librarians will be created. This will help with intercultural communication.
3. Good practices on the integration of third-country nationals will be collected and disseminated.
4. A methodology and strategy will be developed. Content will be disseminated on a dedicated platform E-PANEMA.