A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender a prática educativa de bibliotecários brasileiros que atuam em escolas de ensino básico, buscando esclarecer: se esta prática está restrita à promoção da leitura, se os bibliotecários já desenvolvem atividades de ensino de habilidades informacionais e em que medida estão contribuindo para o processo de letramento informacional dos alunos. Utilizou-se metodologia interpretativa e os dados foram coletados por meio de relatos de experiências, entrevistas e grupo de discussão. A amostra foi composta por 28 bibliotecários que atuavam em escolas de ensino básico (14 de escolas públicas e 14 de escolas particulares). Os resultados revelaram que a sensibilização e a conquista dos estudantes constituem o principal foco da prática educativa dos bibliotecários, evidenciando a predominância de ações voltadas para atrair os alunos para a biblioteca e para a leitura. A quantidade de atividades de orientação à pesquisa é bem mais modesta. Considerando-se que o letramento informacional se caracteriza pela ênfase na aprendizagem pela pesquisa orientada, pode-se concluir que, nesse sentido, a ação dos bibliotecários é incipiente.

This research aims to understand the educational practice of Brazilian school librarians, seeking to clarify: whether this practice is restricted to the promotion of reading, if librarians are involved in teaching informational skills and in what extent they are contributing to student‟s information literacy. Analysis was made based on a qualitative/interpretative approach. The sample group was made up of 28 librarians, 14 of them from government schools and 14 from private schools, from nine different states. Data were collected through reports, interviews and group discussion. Results showed that the main focus of the librarian educational practice is on attracting students to the library and reading. Librarians‟ performance in regard to the research process proves true the assumption that there is an incipient action toward the practice of information literacy in Brazilian school libraries, but librarians still need to move further in order to contribute effectively to develop student‟s information literacy.

This research aims to understand the educational practice of Brazilian school librarians, seeking to clarify: whether this practice is restricted to the promotion of reading, if librarians are involved in teaching informational skills and in what extent they are contributing to student’s information literacy. Analysis was made based on a qualitative/interpretative approach. The sample group was made up of 28 librarians, 14 of them from government schools and 14 from private schools, from nine different states. Data were collected through reports, interviews and group discussion. Results showed that the main focus of the librarian educational practice is on attracting students to the library and reading. Librarians’ performance in regard to the research process proves true the assumption that there is an incipient action toward the practice of information literacy in Brazilian school libraries, but librarians still need to move further in order to contribute effectively to develop student’s information literacy.