Home away from Home
Written by Blaise D’sa, Library in-charge, Alban Couto Community Library I have a ‘Home’ away from home. A pretty, cosy little nook tucked away in a corner of the Aldona Parish centre which comes alive by mid evening with children running to and fro either borrowing or returning books or some sprawled on the floor […]
In Community, we trust
Written by Sowmya Ravindranath, Library Educator, Valley school, Bangalore “A course in Goa?! What fun!”, said a friend. I would’ve certainly said the same thing if someone told me they were off to Goa for a course contact-week. That’s the thing about Goa. Then again, that’s also the thing about the course. LEC makes you […]
A Volunteer’s Inner Journey
Written by Radhika Chhabra I found Bookworm Trust online a little more than a year ago after I moved to Goa from the capital city and I’m so glad I did, on both fronts. Settled in my new environment, I felt a piece of me still missing. I searched for a more meaningful way to […]
A very special Treasure Hunt
By Anandita & Stephie It started with a red envelope taped to the Jio register in the drawer (The jio register is a much needed Bookworm idiosyncrasy that arose from a curious case of missing jio’s, missing charging cords,and uncharged jio’s.) The envelope said ‘Terence’ in bold black letters. Terence was duly summoned and handed […]
So many ways to see, and so many more ways to relate …
Written by Swetha Nambiar, LEC 2019 Have you seen a cat ? Have you seen a child see a cat ? Have you seen a dog see a cat ? Have you seen a fish, a rat or a bee see a cat ? You can, if you pick up “They all saw a cat” […]
A Rush of Joy-My LEC Journey
Written by Surya Prakash, LEC 2019 I was introduced to Bookworm’s LEC Course way back in 2017 when one of my well wishers suggested me, “Surya, if you are working on libraries, you should attend this course”. And I found many excuses and made sure not to attend this until I got a glimpse of […]
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 […]
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 […]
100+ Diverse Books to make a Collection
A library’s collection is its heart and soul, the very foundation on which a library is built. It acts as a conduit for its community to learn about the world, see themselves reflected in it, contribute to a definition of themselves and engage with varied perspectives. The collection allows us to dream, to imagine, to […]
My LEC (English) days with Bookworm
Written by Proma Basu Roy, LEC 2017 Alumni ‘Yo ya vatsu ya, hasun khelun, vatsu ya.’ – Konkani folklore I have wanted to join the LEC (Library Educator’s Certificate) Course ever since it began in 2013-2014. My inadequacy of Hindi language proficiency held me back from applying to the Course which till then was offered […]