The library in the province of Minas Gerais

Introduction: With the arrival of the royal family and the Portuguese Court to Brazil, besides the growth habit of reading and selling books there was also the creation of institutions to the public library, theater, media and literary and scientific academies. More specifically Minas Gerais in the nineteenth century was the capital of the province creating libraries. Objectives: Based on a study by Luiz Antonio Gonçalves da Silva (2010) on Brazilian libraries seen by travelers in the nineteenth century it is intended with this paper to present information about the libraries found in Minas Gerais in this period. Methodology: The methodology is through documentary analysis through reading, analysis and interpretation of miners periodicals available in Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira. Results: Fragments alluding to the library in Minas Gerais were identified in the periodic " O Universal ", "O Astro de Minas", Abelha do Itaculumy " constitute important elements for determining the proposed objective. Conclusions: Where it was established that there were Minas Gerais in private, public, school and academic libraries, literary societies and reading consultants