In search of the SDGs

the role of libraries in the development of information skills and in the valorization of reading

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to reflect on the fundamental role of libraries as institutions which can assist their users in the development of their informational skills when dealing with the great information flow nowadays. In addition, this paper discusses the importance of libraries as spaces which promote the habit of reading and the pleasure of literature as possibilities of humanization and ethical considerations. These two characteristics of libraries and librarian’s performance are closely linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as we can see from practical examples of actions in the Libraries Senac Lapa Tito and Senac Francisco Matarazzo.