YOUNG MAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO READ?

A STUDY OF THE COLLECTION FOR THE YOUTH PUBLIC OF THE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ANTÔNIO DIAS ANDRADE (ITABERABA/BA)

Abstract

This article presents the results of a monographic study whose purpose was to analyze the collection of the Antônio Dias Andrade Municipal Public Library in the municipality of Itaberaba-BA with regard to materials for literary reading and adequacy of works aimed at young readers from Itaberaba. The methodology adopted for this was the documentary analysis of the collection of the library studied through the criteria for the composition of collections in public libraries established by the National Public Library System. The empirical study in question found that the collection aimed at the juvenile public of the Antônio Dias Andrade Municipal Public Library can be characterized as: science fiction, suspense narrative, fantastic elements (categories of collection composition); It has a very diversified collection with regard to literary typologies, namely: reference works, Brazilian literature, foreign literature, special materials, historical-documentary materials, children's literature. However, with regard to the collection aimed at the youth audience, it was noticed that the library is still very lacking in this regard, because when analyzing the entire bibliographic collection, it was observed that the library has only 10 books in its collection that can be categorized as juvenile literature and within other linguistic modalities regarding visual and sound materials, the library has materials that can be used by deaf and blind young people.