The Goa State Central Library

This ultra-modern Goa State Central Library in Panjim is the oldest public library in India and though not exactly a bookstore, does have a small one. This recently renovated and well-designed library has a bookshop, gallery and some six floors of reading material. It is open on all days of the week, except for public holidays. It features a children’s book section, free Internet browsing for academic research, Goan history books that you will not find anywhere else and the sixth-largest collection of Portuguese books. Add to it Braille books, periodicals, manuscripts, journals, maps & newspapers, this place can be considered as Mecca for any bookworm.