Frequência à biblioteca escolar e formação de acervo : um exemplo em Birigui-SP

Abstract

This work has as main objective to develop a study on the use and frequency of collection to public libraries by school pupils and teachers in the state of São Paulo. We also intend to check how the Portuguese teacher uses books and encourages attendance at the library. When investigating whether there were significant changes in library use from government investment, we present the positive and negative factors that contribute or not to arouse the interest of students and teachers on the use of the library and reading. Certify, though, how the director and librarian visualize those policies for the enhancement of collections and what were their actions as agents of education. As a tool for research, develop and apply diagnostic questionnaires in three state schools in the city of Birigui-SP, students, teachers, responsible for library and educational administrators. We also present a study on the formation process of school libraries in Brazil and in São Paulo since its inception. We hope that this research will trigger the interest of education professionals in order to contribute to the better use of collections of public school libraries. Finally, this work is justified in that it reflects the need to enrich the collections of school libraries, targeted investment initiatives of the Federal Government and the States since the 1990s.