Professional and special librarian’s work with physically handicapped and chronically ill children and adolescents in the Centre for Training of the Physically Handicapped Young People Kamnik

Rasprava obrađuje specifičnu ulogu koju knjiga može imati za čitatelja. U školskim knjižnicama knjižničari traže nove načine rada s mladima, kako bi među njima širili naviku čitanja. Jedan od načina je čitanje i razgovor o knjigama koje govore o problemima mladih. Ovaj način rada s mladim čitateljima možemo nazvati biblioterapija. Cilj ovakvog rada je, pored širenja kulture čitanja, sprečavanje i rješavanje problema mladih. Riječ biblioterapija ima svoj izvor u kliničkoj praksi, te zato može upotreba ovoga izraza u školskoj praksi biti upitna. Stoga se preporuča da razgovor o knjizi bude dio širega projekta u suradnji sa školskom savjetodavnom službom koja među svoje zadaće uključuje preventivu i pomoć. U slučaju uključivanja većeg broja školske mladeži u ovaj projekt, potrebno je i sudjelovanje profesora književnosti.The article discusses the effect of literature on readers. School librarians search for new methods of work with the young people in order to spread reading habits among them. One of the methods can be reading books which describe problems of adolescents nowadays and having discussions afterwards. This form of work could be called bibliotherapy and its aim is, besides reading, to solve the problems of young people as well. The term bibliotherapy is taken from the clinical environment, and therefore, its use here could be controversial. It is advisable to organize readings and discussions as a part of a wider school project in which librarians would cooperate with school counseling services as well as with the literature teachers