Cornel wrote: Akin to this, another possibility is to ship 'discarded' library books to institutions in Goa. Such discarded books are invariably not that old at all. They are simply discarded to make space for newer stocks. Clearly, there is the cost of sending them across to different destinations where they may be wanted but one embassy in London that I know has collected and shipped books from UK academics and their institutional libraries for use in home institutions in the Caribbean rather than see some excellent books pulped.
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Dear Cornel,
I too have heard of perfectly good condition Public Library books in the USA used as landfill to make way for new stocks on the shelves. What a crying shame. If some initiative is made towards shipping good condition books to Goa I would like to be part of it. For starters I can assure you of a safe well-maintained place for, and public access to, at least 2000 books at the Aldona Institute library which has some empty bookshelves and a paid library-in-charge. Also I am sure local schools will willingly accept and make good use of such books.
Cecil
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