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Bringing Together Text and Images: A Three-Day Drawing Workshop with Liz Kemp
14Apr

Bringing Together Text and Images: A Three-Day Drawing Workshop with Liz Kemp

Author: Liz Kemp and Bookworm Team Renowned artist and dear friend of Bookworm, Liz Kemp, conducted a three-day drawing workshop at The Vinay & Jean Kalgutkar Community Centre, Saligao last month. Though originally intended as a session for adults, we saw the enthusiastic participation of many children.  Three drawing techniques were covered over the three […]

Feeling Picture Books
03Apr

Feeling Picture Books

The place of Picture Books in a library collection is a contested one. Children who belong to ‘hard’ levelled reading programs learn to use the Picture Book as a marker of fluency. Parents who grew up before the big boom of the Picture Book market , within the country and globally, see it quite like […]

ANOTHER Library in Goa
31Mar

ANOTHER Library in Goa

A geographical representation of Bookworm’s work in Goa, is imbalanced to say the least. In our Strategic Plan for 2022- 2025, our Trustees indicated that we need to permanently cross the largest Tidal river in the state – Zuari. We have been flitting across intermittently for many years but we never felt brave and strong […]

My LEC Journey From Being a Novice to a Transformative Library Educator
30Mar

My LEC Journey From Being a Novice to a Transformative Library Educator

Author- Tsering Youdon Our life is uncertain and it’s funny how life sometimes leads you to where you’re meant to be, even when you least expect it to. Well, I used to be a teacher for many years before stepping into the track of librarianship. My journey into library education was one that happened by […]

Children’s Joyful Exploration at Saligao Bookworm Library
06Mar

Children’s Joyful Exploration at Saligao Bookworm Library

Author: Daisy D’Souza Gail Honeyman, the Scottish author rightly quoted, ‘In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder’. Bookworm proves this quote. Bookworm is a library-focused organisation with multiple outreach programs. Libraries bring to mind the notion of only books, but at Bookworm it’s a different world, particularly for children. I joined Bookworm […]

Booktalks under the Gazebo
03Mar

Booktalks under the Gazebo

Author- Swati Ramkumar My journey with the Library Educator’s Certificate course feels like a dream come true. To think, read, and talk about children’s books in the company of fellow book enthusiasts is pure magic. So, when it was time for our second contact session in January, I was abuzz with anticipation. Our venue this […]

A normal day like no other
27Feb

A normal day like no other

It seemed like a normal parent’s evening at Bookworm. Twenty five parents and their child/ ren were invited to the library to both experience the library and engage with a psychologist on the role of books in the life of a child. The rooms were beautifully arranged, laid out with toys, play tents, blocks, cars, […]

Breaking, Building, and Belonging: My LEC Journey
22Feb

Breaking, Building, and Belonging: My LEC Journey

Author: Jyoti Narayan When I stepped into the Library Educator’s Certificate (LEC) course, I expected to learn about running  a library, organizing books, and engaging young readers. What I didn’t anticipate was how deeply it would challenge my understanding of reading, learning, and the very purpose of a library. More than just a space for […]