Home away from home
Like any other teenager, I had a lot of time at hand that I knew not how to utilise. I considered taking up a job that would give me an allowance of sorts. Knowing that I was in search of job, a kind friend of mine introduced me to Bookworm. For me, Bookworm was synonymous […]
Colour struck Bookworms
I have assisted in a couple of workshops and camps in the past but a lead?? This was my first. I love to draw and paint. I have used my gift of art as a stress buster, as a way to express my happiness, as a way to suppress my anger. But never had I […]
A Rainforest in Chimbel
A weekend library session was scheduled into my day. I would be at our community library room in Chimbel and it would be weeks since I was there, so I was excited and curious to experience the sessions we do at the library through our library educators. The story chosen was The Great Kapok Tree, […]
Thankfulness
From our community library in Cacra yesterday, the 5th of April… Abhay who came right before the story, was adamant on going to the beach so I sort of changed the extension idea I had conceptualised at the end of the story. Our story was Dakia the Mailman, a beautifully illustrated book by A. Ramachandran […]
Defining libraries
If one looks at the dictionary meaning of ‘library’ it reads as a ‘room where books are kept’ or ‘a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed fee.’ A conceptual understanding that most people have about a library- including me. When I was asked to observed one of the MOP (Mobile Outreach Program) sessions conducted by […]
Dreams
Another episode in the series of the Bookworm Mobile Outreach Program, was on it’s way to Chimbel after rigorous planning by Krystle, Terence and I. As always, we were greeted with 3-4 children running behind our bikes right as we entered the the doors of the closely knit community of Indiranagar. The book chosen for […]
From Read- Aloud to Listen – Quietly
Written by Krystle and Terence Read Aloud – a practice of bringing stories alive by reading from the text, is a significant practice of the Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) of Bookworm. Many children of various ages come to the various mobile library sites not just to borrow books, but also to listen to […]
Bookworm Jumble Sale 2017
Taking BOOKS to the doorsteps of CHILDREN!
Twelve-year-old Shahnawaz Nadaf is a restless boy. He runs around the small room in Indiranagar, Chimbel which doubles up as the Bookworm Children’s Library pinching and pushing other children. But that is only until the Bookworm resource persons begin the musical circle. Once the singing and the movement begins, Shahnawaz becomes calmer. The restless boy […]
Bookworm Jumble Sale 2017 – 12th Feb
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