A double victory for one author

Invited me to celebrate creation

The awards were held this year at the I. Kant Library Art Department, where, according to Renata Rudienė, director of the library, 19 years ago and were started. She noted that the author of the competition was the longtime director of the library Bronislava Liauciuvienė, the head of the Art Department Birutė Skaisgirienė, the Klaipėda Publishing House.

« With this competition, we declare that the book is alive in Klaipeda. We are pleased that as many as 46 books were presented this year.

Klaipeda mayor’s adviser Mantas Macikas also congratulated the audience and wished that the younger generation would go to the reading of books that opened love for Klaipeda.

Longtime patron of this competition, Rimantas Cibauskas, was unable to attend the event, so his daughter Rugilė Cibauskaitė said.

« The best gift is experience and communion together, so we would like to give all writers and publishers writers’ evening in the heart of Klaipeda Old Town. We hope that it will be an evening to communicate and celebrate their work, » said R. Cibauskaitė.

Renata Rudienė / A. Photo by Sungailaitė

Voted for 56 days

This year the winners were created by the original awards by the artist, the jeweler Simona Agota Martinkutė.

Jolita Baltrimienė, Head of the Information Technology and Project Management Division of the I. Kant Library, shared the results of the nomination « The most popular book ». The vote took place for 56 days.

9,574 ballot papers have been counted and there have been no such number. Last year was only 4,130.

There were 668 bulletins damaged or unrealistic this year, leaving 8,906 in force.

In this category, Algirdas Jurgelevičius’ book « The Roots of the Shrub » was ranked first, and Virginija Kochanskytė, the compiler of this book, was.

In second place is the book « FlowJelry » by Olga Udovickaja, and in the third – J. Saulėnienė’s book « Klaipėda Street Stories ».

With this competition, we declare that the book in Klaipeda is alive.

Who makes us Klaipeda residents?

Silva Pocytė, chairwoman of Klaipėda University, chairwoman of the commission, who had elected the winner in Klaipeda’s Book, said that this nomination was in existence for two years and is the most complex.

« All books are worthy of the award that are worthy of this nomination. What does Klaipeda mean? This means that the book about our city – is it history, scientific publication, fiction, they are all important to our city, » Pocytė did not doubt that

J. Saulėnienė’s book « History of Klaipėdos Street » won the award in the category « Klaipėda Book ». She thanked the designer Aida Zybartei, the head of the Druka printing house Algirdas Apulskis, the library staff.

« The nomination for me is unexpected and extremely important to me. It is a very important question for us Klaipeda residents, what makes us Klaipėda? The past is a reality, the source of creation, it has high moral qualities, and the main thing is to live in the truth, » said J. Saulėnienė.

The book is like a dummy

Professor Alvydas Klimas, Dean of the Academy of Arts, was chaired by the Commission of the most beautiful book. According to him, there were quite a few challenges.

« We often felt like a fashion show. Because every book was like a dummy that carried the design of a designer – author, every book wanted to appear in the most interesting and beautiful light, » Klimas said.

This nomination was also won by J. Saulėnienė’s « Klaipeda Street Stories ».

« I want to apologize to my colleagues, I feel uncomfortable. I need to thank the author and the writers of the texts, because the biggest value of the book is in the texts, » Apulskis said.

The event was also given to other creators who participated in the competition. The awards were also awarded to Jūratė Sučylaitė, Denis Nikitenka and Daiva Molyte-Lukauskienė.

Saxophonist Laimonas Urbikas was delighted with the musical inserts throughout the event.