Stories of Paraná - A library of 2000

Stories of Paraná - A library of 2000

The library of 2000
Olga Maria Soares da Costa

1953 ... it started the construction of the building of the Public Library of Paraná, one of the works of the govemment Muñoz Bento da Rocha Netto, specially programmed for the celebrations of the centenary of the emancipation policy of the state.
No one better than this govemment to celebrate the big event.
It is tradition in political figure Paraná, university professor and one of the best intellectuals identified with the history and culture of Paraná.
For the current collection, space is privileged and are proud of all of Paraná for since its inception in 1857, the Library of Paraná had been provisionally in several buildings.
Curitibano until 1873 at the Lyceum, in Paraná Institute until 1886 and Paranaense Museum until 1932 when it was incorporated into the Gym Paranaense.
In 1937, he was transferred to the city of Curitiba, going to work between the street and the Riachuelo Tiradentes Square.
Came under the jurisdiction of the Municipality until 1952, when it passed again to the State.
1993 ... walls demolished, torn wires, books boxed, unassembled bookcases, reading rooms closed ... 6,000 users daily by circulating library are perplexed. What's going on? A novel Fahrenheit 451?
In place of the old, old and squeezed facilities, is emerging the new Public Library of Paraná.
Mezzanines under construction, space expansion, information in profusion ...
And next year, when everything returns to normal, a new character will be part of this scenario. The computer.
Two databases, managed by software Microisis UNESCO, so enabling, starting this month, the registration of 370,000 volumes that compose the collection and 40,000 registered users.
The books are getting labels with bar codes and new portfolios are delivered also with barcodes already printed. The system will enable the optical reading of these codes to record 2,000 loans / day.
All controls of loan services, return, renew and reserve books will be streamlined, eliminating the huge queues that form daily.
Also the intensive work of the employees will be minimized because no longer need to make a thousand notes to present their reports, nor endless research to communicate with readers delinquent.
Who does not have a lot of patience to consult the General Catalogue consists of approximately 1.5 million chips, you can search authors, titles and subjects daily on a computer terminal.
Forty years later, when throughout Brazil is celebrating the National Book Week and Library, the Paraná may, as in 1953, fill up again with pride. The library of 2000 is coming.

Olga Maria Soares da Costa, Librarian CELEPAR


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.