Bookworm Trust

Mentoring at LEC 2022: A Journey of Patience, Trust, and Respect

Written by Ria Banerjee, LEC 2022 The seven-month journey from accepting the invitation to mentor the LEC 2022 cohort to the act of listening to each of my mentees’ field project presentations passed by in a flash. It was an intense and emotional experience for me. Returning to LEC after four years to work closely […]

Banyan Tree Exhibition

Written by Sujata Noronha and Priya Naik Historically, embroidery has been considered an unobtrusive and reticent medium tied to the female and domestic domain and that may explain why needle and thread are essential tools in Bookworm’s library practice for close to two decades.  However the Banyan Tree project that began almost ten years ago […]

What does it mean to be a librarian – My LEC Experience

Written by Deepti Ganesh, LEC 2022 While I was deciding on a career, my mother suggested librarianship based on my love for reading and keeping meticulous records of my extensive collection of books. At that time, I immediately dismissed the idea, not impressed by the picture of a librarian I held in my head.  Like […]

A quick peek into my LEC journey!

Written by Tenzin Yangkey, LEC 2022 Being a language teacher, I have often felt the need for reading as the most important activity for young minds.  I believe that reading is the core of every language skill and I have witnessed students’ rapid movement with language by building a strong reading foundation. I work at […]

The Joy of Reading with Bookworm’s Long Distance Library Membership

Urvashi Nangia, an educator and parent based out of Mumbai, whose children aged 5 and 2  are members of Bookworm’s Long Distance Library Program, talks about her experience of discovering and re-discovering books with her children.  We have been part of Bookworm’s long-distance library membership program for over a year now,  and it has been […]

My First Connect with LEC

Written by Indrani Barua, LEC 2022 In my childhood it was so exciting to take a ride on the ferris wheel that usually came to all fairs. There was a sort of excitement mixed with apprehension for the lurch in the stomach that you knew was waiting for you at the point when the chair […]

Reading in the early years: Reading with N.

Written by Ana L. R.  Book: A color of his own by Leo Lionni N was the only child for the preschool morning session (PSM). He was present at the last PSM too. N has a vast amount of vocabulary, especially for a 2 year old. So he is able to express himself and communicate […]

The Homecoming

Written by Nirupama Kaushik, LEC 2022 “If I say ‘moon’ then the Moon team runs to the safe zone while the Sun team tries to catch them. If I say ‘sun’, then the Sun team will be chased by the Moon team. Ready? Let’s go…” Standing on Bambolim beach, Goa, as I listened to the […]

My simple yet profound journey

Written by Loga Balasubramanian, LEC 2022 A few years ago, I would not have given much thought about joining a library course. But as every year at school with children and their parents passed by, the below questions became more pressing for me. How do I help children to read?  Can reading be made an […]