Biblioteca escolar e a legislação brasileira de educação: um diálogo necessário

Abstract

It presents a reflection about the school libraries and the difficulties encountered in the implementation of Law no 12.244 / 10 and how it affects the value given by the society. It aims to investigate how school libraries fit within Brazilian education legislation. The data collection was accomplished through a questionnaire with the students of the Professional Ethics class of the Librarianship course of the Federal University of Ceará and an interview with the president of the Regional Council of Librarianship of the third Region. Four categories of analysis were established that deal with the profile of the school librarian, performance in school libraries, academic training and the current reality of school libraries in Fortaleza. Through a brief analysis of the legislation, it was verified that the school library is not present in the main law that deals with education in the country. The results of the data collection indicate that students see the school library as a good field of professional activity, despite its devaluation. However, they do not feel fully prepared to work in these places, due to the educational role the librarian must play, which is scarcely exercised during the academic training. It was verified that Fortaleza will not be able to implement Law 12244/10 in due time and there will not be enough professionals for all school libraries. It is concluded that efforts have been made to change the current situation, both on the part of the Regional Librarianship Council and the State, but it is essential that there be a planning, so that it is possible to fulfill all the criteria established in the law, in the new deadline established.