Direito de acesso à leitura: garantia ou privilégio?

Abstract

This article addresses the historical development of the book in Brazil, the habit of reading as a cultural expression of the responsibility of society, as well as the influence of books on the development of a country. Likewise, it conceptualizes the function of a public access library and exposes its need for building citizens. Consequently, it presents the normative guarantees, constitutional immunities, right to education legislation and public policies of promotion to reading. The contribution of technology and the internet to the promotion of books. The socialization of reading through digital libraries. The importance of society, of the family together with the Public Power in prophesying the habit of reading. The reality of the financial cost of accessing the book in Brazil. The contribution of the habit of reading in the formation of the human person, thus building citizens knowledgeable of duties and rights, and thus contributing to the growth of the country.