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Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Wednesday light up a Christmas tree at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius and kick off the traditional Christmas of Books campaign.
Lithuanian Republic Presidential Palace
Lithuanian Republic Presidential Palace
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In its seventh year now, the Christmas of Books encourages people to donate good, new books to their libraries, the president's office said.

It noted that the campaign has grown into a nationwide movement involving library readers, communities, business and public organizations, publishers

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