Romance books
Written by Deepali As the month of November comes to an end, I am trying to read as many books as I can, as the theme for this month is ‘Romance’ and as a die-hard romantic, I always make the time to read a love story. I picked up two books consecutively from the Shelf […]
Haiku Writing
Written by Shruti I joined Bookworm expecting to learn some things, but I never thought I will learn so many things. Everyday in Bookworm is a new experience for me and a new learning for me. Haiku writing is one of such newly-learned things. Before coming to Bookworm I just heard the word ‘Haiku’ but […]
‘Animal Voices’ by Satomi Ichikawa
In association with the Alliance Francaise Panjim, the Bookworm Library is thrilled to invite you to an illustration workshop for children (ages 7-15), and for an interaction (open to all ages) with French author-illustrator of children’s books, Satomi Ichikawa – on Tuesday, the 1st of December, at 4:30 p.m. at the Bookworm Library. The Workshop, […]
I love cats
Written by Krupa I love cats. No, that is not the title of a book, but a fact. I love cats. So when a blog writing assignment was needed, Ma’am suggested that I write a blog post on books which have cats in it. Sounds funny but I gladly accepted this task and I enjoyed […]
Ten years of cultivating the reading habit
Bookworm in Taleigao is a charitable trust managed by trustees Dr Lucio Fernandes, Dr Fernando Noronha and Dagmar Peres da Silva that supports reading and spreads the love for books. It has three major areas of focus – the Library, Libraries in Schools and the Mobile Outreach Program. The library and resource centre is stocked […]
November 2015 Events Calendar
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Another New LiS School in Margoa ( Ravindra Kelekar Dnyanmandir )
Written by Melcom It is nice to see that our Libraries in School program is growing every year. The most recent addition to the LiS school list is Ravindra Kelekar School, a Konkani Medium School in Gogol Margao managed by the Konkani Bhasha Mandal. I still remember the first day, where children were very excited […]
10,000 books issued this academic year in Libraries in Schools
I have been called number crazy and I must confess; I am. Working with a team who is focussed on quality of the work, I might be the person obsessed with numbers more than anyone else. That is the reason for this post, I must confess Two weeks back, we hit a major internal milestone […]
Theatre on the Beach
Written by Alia Imagine you are standing on the beach, the sea at your back, your feet anchored in smooth sand. Imagine you are with a group of people who are not quite strangers. Easy warmth exists between you all, a camaraderie. As the sea rises, you all climb into a boat and sail away […]
4 years with Bookworm
On the 15th of October 2015, I completed my 4 years with Bookworm. Starting as a volunteer to now working full time with Bookworm has been an unpredicted journey; so yes, you can’t connect the dots looking forward. So many people have come and gone and so many things have changed over the time, but […]