 In 1918, Volters moved to Vilnius and started organizing the Central Library of Lithuania (considered to be the predecessor of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania).Due to the Polish–Soviet War, he moved to Kaunas where he lived until his death.He established and headed the Central Library (1920–1922), was director of the (1922–1936), and taught various courses at the Vytautas Magnus University (1922–1934).