This presentation discusses the reality of school libraries in Brazil and the perspectives brought by a new federal law requiring libraries in all public schools. It describes Brazil's efforts to improve education for all children through better school libraries. Specifically, it highlights a successful library network in Belo Horizonte that employs qualified librarians and has specific funding. The new federal law is hoped to strengthen school librarianship across Brazil by mandating librarians in every school.

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SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP IN BRAZIL: REALITY ANDSCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP IN BRAZIL: REALITY AND
PERSPECTIVES:PERSPECTIVES:
Presentation by the recipient of the Da Vinci Huis - IASL Fund - Brazil -
Lilia Virginia Martins Santos,
Brazil
This session will present the reality of school libraries in Brazil. It willThis session will present the reality of school libraries in Brazil. It will
discuss some aspects of its educational system and the government goal to
provide good quality public education for all Brazilian children and
adolescents. It will show the perspectives brought about by a new Federal
law recently approved requiring local governments to open and support
libraries in every public school. The hope is for the recognition of the
important role librarians play and to strengthen school librarianship in
Brazil. It will also present the fourteen-year experience of positive results
of the School Library Network of the Municipal Department of Education
in the city of Belo Horizonte, that counts with 183 libraries attending more
than 200.000 users.

3. Full ofFull of
diversitydiversity
BrazilBrazil
Full ofFull of
constrastsconstrastsconstrastsconstrasts

4. LibrarianshipLibrarianship is a structured
profession
BUTBUT
We don’t have enough
professionals in all libraries.
BUTBUT

5. THE REGIONAL COUNCILS ONTHE REGIONAL COUNCILS ON
LIBRARIANSHIPLIBRARIANSHIP
inspect the libraries which there are no
librarians working and demand that such
professionals be hired.
THE LIBRARIESTHE LIBRARIES in public schools have less
professionals than the private ones.

6. THE GOVERNMENTTHE GOVERNMENT
is trying to improve libraries in public schools
with some actions to increase the collections and
put qualified professionals in them.
PNBEPNBE - The National
Program of School
Librarianship:
Collections for public
school libraries

7. PNBEPNBE (Numbers)
1010..607607..700700 books were distributed,
benefiting
2424..723723..458458 students
from 4 to 11 years of age and adults receiving
elementary education.

8. Unfortunately, these books are not helping to
create structured libraries as the Naional
Program intends

9. The best way to change and improve the
Brazilian school libraries reality would be by
making a substancial investment in their staff,
with certified and qualified professionals.

10. The situation is
about to change
with a new Federal
Law recently
approved requiring
local government
and privateand private
education
institutions to open
and support
libraries in every
school and have
librarians in them.

11. UniversityUniversity
curriculumcurriculum
ChallengesChallenges
SchoolSchool
librarianlibrarianlibrarianlibrarian
carriercarrier
School of Librarianship and
Information Science
Belo Horizonte-Brazil

12. The School Library Network of theThe School Library Network of the
Municipal Department of EducationMunicipal Department of Education
Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte
Since 1997
School librariansSchool librarians
(qualified professionals)
Integrated work
Specific budget
A head coordinator

13. Belo Horizonte experience is an example that
could be followed by other cities in Brazil.
It shows how public policies can change the
reality of school libraries so they can offer
quality services for the school community.

14. LÍLIA SANTOSLÍLIA SANTOS
Municipal School Padre Francisco CarvalhoMunicipal School Padre Francisco Carvalho
MoreiraMoreira
Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte –– Minas GeraisMinas Gerais
BrasilBrasilBrasilBrasil
Blog:Blog:
http://www.bibliotecaziraldobhz.blogspot.com/http://www.bibliotecaziraldobhz.blogspot.com/
Email: lvmsantos@yahoo.com.brEmail: lvmsantos@yahoo.com.br