Bookworm August 2025 Calendars
Library of Flavours: Exploring Food and Freedom
We embarked on a delicious journey with a group of curious children, each from diverse backgrounds, eager to explore the world of food and freedom. Our session was filled with laughter, learning, and a buffet of fake food like mutton curry, beef, chicken burger, veg thali, fish fry, fish head curry, etc. that sparked some […]
A Box Full of Stories, A Heart Full of Moments
Written by: Jolyan Dias Sapeco There’s something quietly transformative about delivering a playset to a home. Not just any books, but books chosen with care,and with a particular child in mind. As part of Bookworm Goa’s Home-Based Library Program, I’ve had the chance to do just that. And while each visit begins with a simple […]
Neurodiversity and the Power of Inclusive Library Experiences
Written by: Madeeha Khan Understanding Neurodiversity Neurodiversity is a term that recognizes the wide variety in how human brains work and process the world. This concept moves away from viewing conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and sensory processing disorder as “problems” or “disorders,” and instead embraces them as natural variations in brain functioning. Each […]
Spaces of Meaning and Meaning for Spaces : My Experience at Bookworm
Written by- Somya Jain While I wish to write concisely and structurally about Bookworm as an organisation, I find it nearly impossible to be concise about something so expansive—an organisation that has taken on different shapes for different people. I could write about the one child who came daily to read, carving out his own […]
Summer in the South
Written by: Sinead Vaz This May, we participated in the summer camp organised by the MLA of Benaulim. It was a week-long summer camp, with our team members travelling to seven constituencies, from Seraulim to Cavelossim in south Goa. This April we opened our first library is South Goa! Located near the railway tracks in […]
Two Months in a Library: Learning on Both Sides of the Tracks
“How come you’re not wearing a sari?” “There’s a new box of Non-Fiction books in the library!” “Today is the sketch walk, no?” “Which car did you bring?” “I have 23 rupees for the library party!” “Didi is not giving me the key—Didi!!!” This was my welcome one morning. Not your typical “Good morning, […]
Where science fiction meet environmentalism
Written by: Sinead Vaz Collectively, we’ve been facing the issues of climate change and children today are introduced to its detrimental effects at a very early age. Maybe it’s my pessimism, but it’s very hard to maintain hope when trash around us grows and trees are felled. However, a conversation with the children who came […]
Bookworm May 2025 Calendars
Bringing Together Text and Images: A Three-Day Drawing Workshop with Liz Kemp
Author: Liz Kemp and Bookworm Team Renowned artist and dear friend of Bookworm, Liz Kemp, conducted a three-day drawing workshop at The Vinay & Jean Kalgutkar Community Centre, Saligao last month. Though originally intended as a session for adults, we saw the enthusiastic participation of many children. Three drawing techniques were covered over the three […]