Visit to our Mala Library
When we were shifting to our new place in Mala, the children from the Bethesda Life Center, Santa Cruz, were very curious to know as to why we were moving to a new place. When I told them that it was so because this space was bigger, and that this place used to be a […]
Library Educator’s Course 2018 – My treasure trove is full
Written by Lakshmi Karunakaran, LEC 2018 On the final day of our last contact a few weeks ago, teary eyed as I bid goodbye to friends and faculty in the serene campus at the St Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre in Goa, I had a conversation with Jane Sahi, a senior faculty member at the […]
Bookworm Trust in Aldona
Six years ago, Bookworm started its Libraries in Schools (LiS) program in the lovely, not-so-quaint-anymore village of Aldona, in North Goa. This was due to the efforts of Dr. Mrs. Aurora Couto who wanted to keep alive the ideals of her late husband, Alban Couto. At that time, we started in only two schools of […]
Changes without and within
“Over time, everything changes”. It is a saying that I have often heard. I studied to be in the media sector and when applying for a job I held the highest hope of getting a job at Bookworm. While surfing through the internet, I had found out that there was a possibility of working with […]
Improving report writing
Back Story The journey in Bookworm has been a long one. There has been many things that I have learned and got opportunities to do. In my school we did have a library, but it never interested me enough for me to go and read there. When I joined Bookworm I got introduced to a […]
Great Initiator for Art- Lucy’s Picture
I was searching for an Art book for my school sessions and was very keen to read this picture book, Lucy’s Picture by Nicola Moon Illustrated by Alex Ayllife, as it is a book around craft and art. This book catches my eye. The book tells us the story of a girl who makes a […]
Gardening experience at Bookworm
I love being surrounded by nature. Having a hot cup of tea in the evening, amidst plants, flowers and the setting sun, is a favourite part of my day. Since my childhood I have liked gardening. If a friend at school ever gave me a rose, I would bring it home and give it to […]
Library Educator’s Course – 2018, How do I stop gushing?
Written by Radhika Timbadia, LEC 2018 I was intrigued when I came across an email about the Library Educator’s Course earlier this year. I wondered what it would entail. I was at a point in my life where I was winding down other work and beginning to think about opening a bookstore. I was very […]
Art Attack in Chimbel
Written by Velanky and Pranita The Bookworm van travels to the Chimbel community library thrice a week as part of the Mobile Outreach Program (MOP). Children usually have read aloud sessions during these three days. But this pattern was interrupted in August when Sujata had an innovative idea of having […]
Stepping into Library Work: My Immersion at LEC 2018
Written by Jennifer Thomas, Educator. Rolling my suitcase down the quiet corridors of the Spiritual Renewal Centre in Old Goa, the beautiful venue for the third contact of the Library Educators Course 2018, I felt a sense of trepidation. The only sound was the noise of my suitcase wheels. The stillness and calm of the […]