A missão da biblioteca pública no Brasil

Abstract

The principles that should consubstantiate the mission of the public library as an element for "national integration" in Brazil are: 1) promotion of the national language and publishing; 2) provision of governmental publications to inform the citizens about programmes that affect them directly, including the public policies; 3) provision of books and other materials for students in general and for the sake of self-education; 4) collaboration with literacy campaigns and the provision of adequate materials to the new readers; 5) collection of all materials concerning local history and culture; 6) provision of technical and commercial information to firms and people demanding it, including leisure and touristic facilities in the area. These objectives and goals should be reached gradually, according to local conditions and each library - even being part of a system or network - should determinate its own policy.