MEDIATION IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY CONTEXT

A STUDY CARRIED OUT IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN CRATO AND JUAZEIRO DO NORTE IN THE CARIRI CEARENSE REGION

Abstract

It deals with a study about mediation in the school library and the reality that they are found, carried out in the region of Cariri Cearense. The research problem starts from the following question: What is the role and scenario of the libraries of private schools in the cities of Crato and Juazeiro do Norte? The general objective is to reflect on the reality of the performance of libraries of private schools in the cities of Crato and Juazeiro do Norte. The methodology consists of: bibliographic review, characterized as a descriptive study. With qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data collection was carried out through the application of questionnaires, constituting the research subjects, librarian and / or responsible for the library and a manager of the private school. From the results and discussions, it was possible to identify the reality of school libraries in the cities of Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, their importance, the challenges they face, but mainly their role in school and in society. It was possible to perceive the relevance of elaborating mediational strategies to make the library an interactive, social, cultural space, above all, to facilitate access to information and to have the user as the main objective, as the protagonist of that space. It was concluded that the school library still has a lot to gain and rise, considering the issues of legislation, legitimacy and mediation activities in general. For this, the participation of the librarian, recognition and appreciation in society and at school, with a view to the development of mediation activities for information, reading and culture, is an essential condition.