O papel social do bibliotecário que atua na biblioteca pública na prevenção do uso de substância psicoativas

Abstract

Considering the importance of the public library and its social responsibility, this research had as objectives: to understand the actions taken by librarians of two public libraries, regarding the prevention of drug use; to characterize the social role of the public library and its possibilities of action regarding the prevention of the use of psychoactive substances; to identify if there is a joint work between the public library and society regarding the prevention of drug use; to verify the frequency of actions regarding the issue of preventing the use of psychoactive substances. The methodology used was exploratory-descriptive, with a qualitative approach, using a questionnaire to collect data, applied to two librarians who work in public libraries, chosen through a sample by accessibility. It was also used a bibliographic survey carried out in books, theses and dissertations, followed by specialized journals in the area of Information Science. As a result, the work demonstrated the need for librarians to contribute to the specialized care of library users in order to prevent the use of psychoactive substances. Librarians, the subjects of the research, contribute to the prevention of the use of psychoactive substances through the application of their activities in the information units where they work. The contribution of social librarianship to the population is verified in the approaches of the public library librarian about the theme of this research, and this professional must be at the forefront of issues related to social problems, especially because the latter has as a working tool, the information, which if properly used, can solve the problem of substance abuse, in which the latter is a public health problem in our country.