I had written: "CECO Circulating Library Will Be History Soon
Do you, my frends, know that CECO Circulating Library in Mapusa will be shut soon. It used to be one of the two main ones that were very popular in the 70's and 80's (Shabbir's was the other). I used to frequent them in those days but then I lost touch. Shabbir's closed down long ago, and now it seems people's book habits have reduced so drastically that they are not capable of sustaining these libraries. They are disposing off many of their books for about Rs 40 - 50. Much of it is pulp fiction, but there may be some things that you are looking for. For the younger readers there are a lot of Nancy Drews and Hardy Boys and Louis L'Amore and such like stuff; as well as comics and magazines. So it might be worth paying them a visit." Surprisingly to me there were no responses to this post. I expected readers of goanet who were living and around during the late 70's to condole the demise of the premier circulating library of Bardez of those days. In my days we used to expend our extra gonadal energies on table-tennis tables; badminton courts; football and cricket grounds - and the likewise. Apart from all these my personal favourite was -Chess, the most apparantly placid but which actually is the most lucrative feature of chess. With regards, Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
