Bookworm Jumble Sale 2017 – 12th Feb
EVERYTHING you donate goes towards helping someone read. Reading IS everything! Do spread the word, forward this information to others on your mailing list and let us know of people who could donate, volunteer and help us. OUR WISHLIST We gladly accept donations of ANY new and used-but-almost-new stuff IN USABLE CONDITION such as: TOYS […]
Be the Change!
Written by Heather Peres Da Silva I was captivated by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegadus’ book, “Be the Change.” It is the perfect book to read as we enter the new year. It will inspire hope for a better tomorrow and love for the humble grandfather who led by example. The book gently teaches a […]
Certificate Course 2017 – Academy for Illustrators – Application Call
The one-year certificate course (an Eklavya-Parag initiative) aims to refine the perception and professional skills of students interested in illustration, especially picture book illustration. One week of theory & intensive hands-on practice and three weeks of distance mode every month, supported with mentoring by a group of eminent professionals. Faculty – Dileep Chinchalkar, Atanu Roy, […]
The Joy of Writing Well: PART 2
This two-session workshop aims at strengthening student writing skills through the sharing and practice of the qualities that are essential to good writing. The specific focus, as per special request, will be on the art of short story writing. Who: Open to students between the ages of 12-16 When: This workshop will be run over […]
November 2016 Events Calendar
Child profiles and reading
As a part of the Libraries in School Program, an initiative of Bookworm, we have forayed in yet another school from this academic year. This is a school which has almost ninety percentage of children coming from migrant communities. As a part of our ongoing data collection process, we gather basic information about children and […]
World Literacy Day every day!
Bookworm is a very small grounded organisation. This means a small team doing big things. Having this closely knit small team works in our favour because we are very agile. We are very quick to work on ideas, create a working model, try it out in the field, collect feedback and revise and finalize the […]
Teachers’ Day Celebration at Chimbel
Chimbel Community Library run through our Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) is the oldest site in the MOP. From the beginning itself our engagement with the site has been intense when compared to the other sites because of the large number of children who access the library. For the same reason we used to visit Chimbel […]
September 2016 events calendar
GROWING LiS schools
This academic year, Bookworm is honored to partner with Cipla Foundation as we include two additional schools in our family of LiS schools. Our Lady of Succor, Nagoa and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Goa Velha now have a Libraries in Schools program every week reaching out to 408 children. The support of like-minded partners like […]