Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth
Written by Deepali Ganapati Bappa Morya, Pudchya Varshi Lavkar Ya……everybody’s beloved Ganesha has finally gone back to his home but we kept the spirit of Ganapati alive with a new, interestingly illustrated book- Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes. School opened after the Ganesh Chaturthi holidays and I ran up to Kasturba […]
What colour is your cat?
Written by Krystal Some imagination and a splash of creativity….that is really what all of us need. It is imagination and creativity that sustains engagement in the library class. I’ve been thinking about this in recent weeks. Stories are magic. This we already know. But something has to be said about the consistent and continuing […]
Bookworm Aldona: More than just books…
Written by Karla Contreras Through books, children can certainly improve their reading and writing skills. However, an integrated education consists in developing not only the mind, but the body and emotions. Therefore, creativity and critical thinking are essential in today’s world and should be included in a curriculum at an early age. I feel that […]
Raising a Reader In-house
It is the mission of the work I choose to do, to raise readers. I want to excite them with the possibilities of the book and the story within. I want to ignite the spark of imagination, reflection and learning that comes from good books and I invest enormous amounts of energy in doing this, […]
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My Mother’s Sari at St. Thomas Girls High School, Aldona
M-A-M-M-A We all call HER by different names but the feeling is personal and universal. It is this same feeling I have experienced at St. Thomas Girls High School, Std. 1 class when Flavia read aloud My Mother’s Sari published by Tulika, written by Sandhya Rao and beautifully illustrated by Nina Sabnani. After the pre-story […]
LiS at Sharon School, Mulund Mumbai
Goa to Bombay ( okay, read Mumbai) is where the Library in School Program has a new site. It all began some months ago when Sharon English School, Mulund, Mumbai showed an interest in how LiS functions and how we could share our pedagogy and material with their teachers. Since the vision and mission of […]
Libraries in Schools started at Auxilium Caranzalem
Written by Deepali Correya Everybody had started their LiS sessions in Aldona and Carona schools except me. I was behind schedule by almost a week as I had not received confirmation for the classes that I was to do. Finally!!! everything was confirmed and our classes were to begin on the 17th. The D-day arrived […]
Libraries in Schools Annual Report 2013 – 14
Our Libraries in Schools Annual Report for 2013 – 14 is ready. You can download the report by clicking the link at the end of this post. Download the report
Ready! Set! Go LiS!
Summer’s through and not a moment too soon! The kids and their energy… (there were moments when) they made us swoon! (The heat this summer had a large part to play in the swooning!) But now the academic year’s back and we need to prepare; And as you know, this is done with great care! […]