An Opening Door towards Libraries and Children’s Literature
Written by Bhawna (Project Coordinator with ‘The Community Library Project’), LEC 2019 While attending the Library Educators Certificate Course (LEC), organized by Bookworm, I and most of the participants felt that the space was safe. It was as if we were by ourselves. The space was so connectable that we were able to even share […]
The Enchanted Hour
The Enchanted Hour is a program we have only just begun to enter into with the Melwani Recreation Centre in Fontainhas, Panjim. But the feelings we are left with after a session appear to hold us into the month in a powerful way. As we sat down as a group to think about what we […]
The Late Flight
In our collective pursuit at Bookworm to extend our reach in Goa, we have finally ( after over 8 years of school outreach work) felt bold enough to invite teachers into our circle of learning. We feel ready to share what works and what is sustainable during a school calendar to bring reading joy. In […]
A Library in Goa
Written by Preeti Tressler, LEC 2019 What comes to your mind when you think of Goa? Beaches? Prawn Curry and port wine? A library?? Hmm…The Bookworm Library in Goa is a place that doesn’t quite fit the traditional, touristy definition of Goa. But that’s the trouble with definitions – they’re mostly limited. A week spent […]
Looking Ahead…
The academic year has begun and our Libraries in School (LiS) sessions have started last week. During the first school week we do not go into classes so as to give the children time to settle in and get used to the school schedule. In the second week, we enter the classrooms, book boxes and […]
Work Culture in a Library
‘This is a Library. Crossroads of civilization. Refuge of all the Arts, against the ravages of time. Armoury of Fearless Truth against whispering rumour. Incessant Trumpet of Trade. From this place, words may fly abroad, not to perish as digital waves, but fixed in time. Not corrupted by the hurrying hand, but verified in proof. […]
TIME TO TAKE A WALK IN YOUR GOA, AND DRAW AS YOU DO
Herald 23th May 2019 Is it a walk? Is it a sketch? Don’t stress. It’s a fun exercise that lets you wander and amble through some of the breathtaking interiors, of Goa, and put pen to paper what your mind sees- It’s called The Sketch Walk Sketch-walks are a common practice especially with design, art, […]
Book Talk with Young Adults
It began as a listing on our monthly calendar – Book Talk with Young Adults. For a library this must become a monthly offering but how do I gather these young adults ? Young adult reading is not often a social exercise and our reading culture is not always inclusive enough to welcome all readers […]
Library, Literacy games and Children at MOP Chimbel
As the children’s exams approach in the month of March, some do still attend library sessions, though for shorter periods of time. We tried literacy games as a tool to involve the children (for shorter lengths of time) while staying connected with the library through literacy. So children could participate in a game and then […]
Learning how to assess
In March, the last month of the academic year, the children in our Libraries in School program answer a library test. We call this the End line test. Here, a story is read out and then the children answer the test based on this story. We designed the test to assess the children’s comprehension and […]