When Poetry Enables Critical Conversation with Parents
The team at Bookworm wanted more programming for parents within the library, a call that came from years of home visits and interactions with adults who mediate children’s worlds. While we agree that libraries are trusted spaces, they aren’t privileged spaces when competing with school and tuition centres. The team felt strongly that unless parents […]
More Than a Bottle of Cold Water: My Internship at Bookworm, Goa
Written by Joanna Philip (Intern from Azim Premji University, Bangalore) As Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) facilitator, Sonali and I trekked down the road one sultry afternoon, a little girl peeked out from her home. She looked at Sonali, smiled and ran inside. Minutes later, she returned, cradling a small bottle of chilled water, shyly offering […]
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I Remember My Dog
By Suraj Bhandari, member at Bookworm Library, Mala I Remember, I Remember roaming with my dog (her name was Poppy), Running in the park after my school, I Remember playing with her all day I Remember, I Remember One day shifting in another place, I Remember leaving her behind, For seven long months. […]
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Grown Ups at Storytime
Blog written by: Sujata Noronha Bookworm this April has been heavy and ponderous, the weather uncooperative and oppressive and yet I have had two of the finest and most surprising days at the library because of stories, now in my 21st year of practice ! We have begun a new initiative this year, to draw […]
Libraries in School: Bridging the Gap
Blog written by Rucha Prabhudesai (Bookworm Intern) As children, we all had spaces that felt safe, warm, and welcoming. When I was growing up, Bookworm was one of those spaces. Bookworm to me was a place where I could get an abundance of books and participate in a variety of sessions that left me with […]
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