Awesome Owl
Interview with Sujata by Aarav Poonawala. Click on the images to view bigger…
A reader is born
I remember so vividly a day in the Chimbel library room where I was reading with a child whilst the whole room was busy and bustling with raised voices, quiet chatter, intoned hum of independent reading, a slim frame crowded the door. I looked up into the eyes of a distinctly curious boy who immediately […]
Exposure visit for Nirmala Institute Of Education – Bachelor of Special Education students
Written by Melcom We welcome visitors to Bookworm, we feel that the best way to experience the library and the work we do, is by visiting us. So, it was our great pleasure to welcome Nirmala Institute Of Education Bachelor of Special Education student s who are doing a course under the guidance of Sujata […]
Anganwadi Teachers Training
Written by Deepali One day, we received a mail from Sethu, another NGO if we could conduct a half day training session for Anganwadi teachers who were undergoing a course with them. Always eager to share the joy of reading books with anybody who works with children, we readily agreed. Along with my colleague […]
St. Thomas Boys Primary School Std III – Choral reading
Written by Flavia At most of our Monday-morning LiS meetings, the group discusses various methods to get kids more interested in reading. We know that the kids enjoy browsing through books and selecting one to take home. However, only a few actually read their books – some are able to tell the story from […]
The Boy & Dragon Stories and Other Tales
Suniti Namjoshi is a writer who respects her readers and the only fitting ‘return gift’ is to respect her right back by reading everything she writes ! This slim, almost gentle looking book is packed with little and big thoughts that set you – thinking ! A Boy and A Dragon and you may immediately […]
The biggest Jumble sale ever!
Thousands of books, ten thousands of clothing, household , jewellery, electricals, shoes,bags & accessory items and all to raise lakhs of rupees to have millions of pages read by Bookworm children in schools and communities in Goa. Sunday 14 th Feb. indoor stadium Campal, 9.30 am onwards. Come love books !
Mae de Deus School, Corjuem
The Alban Couto Library Program crosses the cable suspended bridge over the Mandovi tributary every Wednesday to take books, readers and the joy that comes from stories to the Mae de Deus Primary School. This is a rather non descript school when viewed from the road, approached through a tiny lane that just about fits […]