O programa de bibliotecas da rede municipal de educação de Belo Horizonte: caminhos para uma política de formação de leitores

Abstract

This research fulfills an analysis of reading policy implementation developed by Program of Libraries of Secretary of Municipal Education of Belo Horizonte, implanted in 1997, out of Plural School, with the intent of revitalizing municipal school libraries. The actual study is justified by the non-existence of, throughout 18 years, a formal avaliation of this Program, which delineates guidelines for school libraries, from four axes: system computerization; staff training; improvement and stimulation of the collection and a reading policy ellaboration. Having nine polo libraries as a focus, one of each regional whereupon Belo Horizonte is divided, the research tried to answer questions about the importance imputed to the Program by education professionals; about the Program of Libraries participation in Political Pedagogical Project (PPP) of schools and about its contribution for collection access and distribution to students.School managers, pedagogical coordinators, librarians, first cycle teachers and two Program coordinators have took part of this research. Studies of Silva (1999), Cafiero (2010), Koch (2015), Kleiman (2013) have grounded discussions about language, reading, text, context conceiving, as well as the reflections about teaching strategies and reader proficiency development inside school context, which criticize reading practices that conceive it as an end in itself. Lections of Paiva (2012) collaborated with the discussion about public politics of books distribution from Nacional Program School Library (PNBE) and with investment on reader training. About school libraries profitable use, the study had contribution from Souza (2009). And about Belo Horizonte's Municipal Education Network constitution (RME/BH), from Miranda (1998). About Ministery of Education (MEC) politicy of readers training and the historical notes regarding Program of Libraries, Berenblum (2006) and Pimenta, Aires and Ribeiro (1998) have contributed respectively. It was adopted as methodology a qualitative approach with data interpretation from documental analysis, arguings and interview. Data have shown a need of: (1) installment of a computerization system in school libraries network; (2) continuing training which embraces school managers, pedagogical coordinators, teachers, beyond library professionals already contemplated; (3) planning of improvement strategies and stimulation of school collection, including investment on publishment; (4) a reading policy that includes school community, embodying library work with classroom. Based on these confirmations, a Plan of National Action (PNA) was elaborated with actions and strategies in order to overcome blanks, contributing, this way, for a reading policy and readers training effective concretion.