A Biblioteca Comunitária Jaime do Boer como instrumento de inclusão social

Abstract

This research aims to demonstrate that it is possible for the community library to be an instrument of social inclusion. It is through information that social actors have organized themselves. Community libraries meet the demands caused by the lack of information, common in large parts of Brazilian society, and thus promote the expansion of access to information. The general objective was to demonstrate the importance of cultural and educational actions as an instrument of social inclusion and the specific objective was to present library practices. For this purpose, a methodology appropriate to the studies of social realities was used. Thus, due to the object of study, the research was characterized as bibliographic and field in terms of its object, as descriptive in terms of its objectives, and with a qualitative approach. Data collection occurred through the application of a questionnaire. As a result, it was observed that the Jaime do Boer Community Library, a unit of Casa Pequeno Davi, has been carrying out several cultural and educational activities, with the main objective of encouraging reading, aiming to awaken to the reality experienced. It is a fact to conclude that the actions of the library studied here have contributed to its goals being achieved, despite the difficulties encountered and the pandemic itself, which for more than a year and a half has been hampering the activities. However, it is notorious that the Jaime do Boer Community Library has managed to fulfill its objectives, which are to promote social inclusion and the promotion of citizenship.