THE CHILDREN. THE LIBRARY
The generator would come on and drown out any conversation that was going on. Yuvraj noticed me grimace and began to countdown and lo and behold when he got to 8, the generator stopped. I looked at him and indicated he had magic. Every time during this library session which is a part of the […]
Holding up Story Time
As the pandemic set in and life became bleak, we tried finding ways to engage with our surroundings, to feel connected, to do better than merely existing. As mental health touched a new low, we wondered how to keep moving forward, to not let these times bring us down and productivity to suffer. Amidst this […]
Are the Children Alright? Am I?
I was locked down for over six weeks in a home with no children. As I looked out onto the road, I would see a man on a bike, a woman on a bike, an occasional car driven by a woman or more often a man,but I never saw a child. I was beginning to miss the […]
An Online Story Sharing Experience
The lockdown, sudden and complete, brought the library to a standstill, as we went from less programming to no programming, and finally had to put a stop to the return and borrowing of books as well. For the first few days after this abrupt halt, everyone retreated into themselves and their homes and sunk into […]
Seeking Blessings
I, word lover that I am have been hanging onto words like ‘mantras’ that must be chanted appropriately for units of time inorder to be heard. This will pass. It will not affect our work. Our vision is stronger than this time. How can libraries be irrelevant ? The children will return to us. We […]
New Site – Live Happy
For the past two years Bookworm’s outreach sites have been listed as Chimbel, Cacra, Santa Cruz and Aldona. There has been a need to increase our outreach but no one on the team seemed able or willing to take up this initiative. Thankfully initiative comes to Bookworm. Beatriz Contreras Milla, who heard about Bookworm, immediately […]
Things that can help make a story experience better
While planning for a Read Aloud or a Storytelling session, there is a need to think of ways that can bring the children closer to the story by allowing them to experience it in an interesting manner. Some of the things that worked during my sessions at Bookworm’s Mobile Outreach Program community library at Chimbel, […]
Stitching in the Library
Besides the books, an element in Bookworm that runs through the shelves, across the walls and hides in secret spaces in the Library, are the stitches. Stitching is a much practiced craft at Bookworm, and each person who joins the team learns to stitch, from hand stitched logos, to collaborative stitching activities, that when put […]
Art and Craft Thursdays at MOP Chimbel
Art and craft are mediums of expression that make every heart fill with joy, especially when done collectively. At our community library at Chimbel, Thursdays are all about art, craft and books for children. My sessions at this site began in January this year and have been met with a great deal of excitement. The […]
Library football match
Written by Stephie Madurai and Pranita Naik The children came running happily to tell us that there will be a match in Cacra. What had come to pass was that we were expecting a group of Tibetan librarians at Bookworm for a Library Retreat and in conversation with the children, Sujata learnt that the children […]