Hello again SaligaoNetters,
Will just use the colour code (Green) so short replies, no puranas😊 Annette Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 12:52:24 +0530 Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] BOOKS From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Hi Everyone I think we need to start focusing on how to get the Saligao Institute library functioning again. Agreed! We could get a group of volunteers to take turns to open the institute doors and the library once or twice a week was done then every Saturday, by people like Mr. Nolasco, Ms. Eva, Mrs. Blanche & the others. (cant remember, memory loss again) and keep a record of books that are borrowed/returned . I am keen to get the children's library started again even if very few children avail of the opportunity to read the books there. It's worthwhile encouraging even those few and i know some SI members will agree with me and volunteer to help as they did in the past. I am sure they will. Besides the children's library the teenagers and adults too need to develop the reading habit and have access to books. For all this to materialise first a librarian should be paid to catalogue the books already there in the library, Oh the library still exists? one of the mails questioned that so I am now confused. establish a system and train us to enter new books that are donated in the future. The more books the better, the more choice the more opportunites for the young to "develop minds that question,analyse and formulate answers" as Dilip said. The SI would then become a good place to debate on writers and books, "a matter of personal taste " as Frederick rightly says. Not an impossible dream,is it? No it isnt! after all, the Library at the Saligao Institute was a fact once upon a time. Warm regards Yvonne On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Dilip, Just a few suggestions. Hope you find these as polite as your mail... Saligao-Net is dependent for its posts on all its members. That includes you. So if you take a dig at inactivity and obituaries, then it means we are all (including you) are not doing enough. Please step on the gas! Just btw, Saligao-Net is also active on Facebook. I guess younger, Facebook-prone members find that a more convenient place to cyber-meetup. Are you there? Any books are food for thought. But four books are far from sufficient to build a library. And a priority before the SI (apart from gaining more members), is to get an active library going. Agreed, this is a tough job. As for your offer (bait?) of Dawkins and Hitchens, I must concede I'm not great fan of them. They come across as teenagers who have just discovered the impact of their disbelief. A Pope Francis, a Leonard Boff, a Tissa Balasuriya or even a Fidel and Frei Betto in discussion, do more for me to raise questions about the role of religion and society. Agreed, this is a matter of personal taste. FN On 27 October 2014 12:52, dilip dacruz <[email protected]> wrote: I see Saligaonet has lapsed into suspended animation once more, pending the next obituary. Thought I'd ignite things a bit by seeking suggestions for books I can donate to the Club Library. I shall be in town shortly and have 4 books that I think young village minds (and some elderly ones too) will gain much reward by studying. They are by Dawkins and Hitchens, and I am sure will be displayed in places of great prominence and received with much gratitude. Any other suggestions? Please keep it polite. -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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