The article discusses bibliotherapy as a possible therapy through reading. Suggested reading practices that provide interpretation of texts and additional comments to them. Can be used in treatment of people suffering from mental and physical illnesses, it applies in education, health and rehabilitation of individuals. Investigates the role of the librarian as library-therapist/patient/nursing, considering that there are few scholars of bibliotherapy in Brazil. The lack of information about the practice, it is still great, but the literature shows efficiency of this application long ago.

Keywords: Bibliotherapy. Reading. Applications bibliotherapy. Social rehabilitation.