A invisibilidade de bibliotecas e bibliotecários nas escolas cidadãs integrais no Estado da Paraiba

Abstract

Comprehensive Citizen Schools (ECI) in the state of Paraíba, reflecting a reality in the Paraíba State Department of Education, highlighting the existence of legislation that supports the professional and makes the presence of libraries mandatory in all educational institutions in Brazil.  The absence of a public competition for librarians in Paraíba indicates an imbalance between legislation and practice, given the creation of the Integral Education Programme, which includes Integral Citizen Schools, as recommended by the New Secondary Education Law in the country. This is an exploratory study, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, which made it possible to gather significant data on the shortage of these professionals in ECIs. The results indicate that this situation has a negative impact on the labour market and on students' educational training. The study reinforces the need for concrete action on the part of the competent authorities to bring the professional staff at ECIs into line with current legislation and contemporary educational requirements. It concludes that there is a lack of librarians in ICEs and no future prospects for changing this reality, making this issue visible in order to press for structural changes and effective public policies. The relevance of this topic lies in continuing to explore this issue and promoting dialogues aimed at raising awareness among the relevant authorities.