Be the Change!
Written by Heather Peres Da Silva I was captivated by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegadus’ book, “Be the Change.” It is the perfect book to read as we enter the new year. It will inspire hope for a better tomorrow and love for the humble grandfather who led by example. The book gently teaches a […]
She has us
As the year gently draws to a close, I have the privilege to recount my last experience at Cacra for the year, that both fills and heals my heart. I’d planned for a symbolic purge to make space for hope in the new year and perhaps, the creation of a personal new year tradition amidst […]
Teachers’ Day Celebration at Chimbel
Chimbel Community Library run through our Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) is the oldest site in the MOP. From the beginning itself our engagement with the site has been intense when compared to the other sites because of the large number of children who access the library. For the same reason we used to visit Chimbel […]
Interning at Bookworm
It all started off with me passing by the bookworm library on a nothing but normal evening when a sense curiosity struck me. Today, I’m grateful to that very sense of curiosity for having helped me to land where I am today. People ask me whether I regret taking a gap year, but to be […]
Eid Mubarak Book Release at Chimbel
One of the reasons I like the work at Bookworm is that I get to work on creating books. Recently we just released a book about Eid. The book is written and illustrated by the children of our Chimbel community library. This year at our Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) we are bringing different activities to […]
Mankulem Bookworm
Being with small children is a lovely experience. We get to know their imagination, their thinking, their interests. I got another chance to be with children because of Bookworm. Ma’am called us and told us that Sakshi and I will be going to the Anganwadi which is newly constructed in Bambolim. The children there have […]
Sharing journals from Chimbel
The Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) is one of Bookworm’s important programs that take the library experience to children who have no access to library resources in their community. Children who access MOP are mostly first generation school goers between the ages 3 to 13 years. Through this program we try to foster a relationship with […]
My First MOP (Mobile Outreach Program) Experience
It was Melcom who suggested that I lead the session at Cacra. I agreed- though inside me there was the doubtful- tense me as usual, wondering if I would be able to pull it through. But sure, I wanted to try; so I said “Yes”. Having made up my mind, my next question was…., what […]
When Indu Harikumar visited Chimbel MOP
On 12th of March 2016, Indu Harikumar, a writer and illustrator visited our MOP site in Chimbel. She conducted a session with the senior children. Her session was a creative exercise where children used the outline of their hands to create something. Indu demonstrated a duck and a peacock and then asked the children to […]
Reading ‘Coyote and the Butterflies’ and ‘Library Lion’ at MOP
In our MOP program, we try to read aloud a wide repertoire of stories from across different cultures to the children to immerse them in all kinds of genres. This month I read aloud two stories which were loved by children across all the MOP sites. Coyote and the butterflies, retold by Joe Hayes and […]