Biblioteca humana no Brasil

Abstract

The library is a social institution that develops services that aim to disseminate information and knowledge. In this way, the Human Library disseminates life experiences that bridge social differences and facilitate dialogue between diverse themes. The Human Library is still an incipient service in Brazil, especially in the area of Library Science. It aims to identify the existence of Human Libraries in Brazil. The methodology is exploratory and descriptive with a qualitative approach and bibliographic data collection in the internet universe from information sources such as: databases, repositories and free searches in general search engines. The results highlight initiatives to implement the human library, however, still without the proper use that the library in question calls for and needs to be. It is concluded that the foundation of the Human Library in Denmark has had momentum in these twenty years for its operation in several countries including Brazil. In this case, the Human Library is included in periodic events of some public libraries. Therefore, we believe that due to the importance of this type of Library, it is necessary for it to present itself as a permanent institution. Therefore, we present a proposal for the implementation of the Human Library in a public library.