Simple Joys
It has been a couple of months since the Library in School Program (LiS) started in schools for this academic year. We have grown from 11 schools to 16 schools this year. Last year, in December, we were approached by the Government Primary School, Taleigao to conduct LiS sessions in their schools and although there […]
My first month at Bookworm
Bookworm Library is a quaint “ half house” library and is situated on my way to the University. I always used to see it from outside but I had never entered it ever. One day I got an opportunity to visit the library because of my journalism assignment. When I entered the library, it had […]
Yo Ya Vachuya
This year, the Libraries in Schools (LiS) team conceptualised a new activity called Yo Ya Vachuya (YYV) which means ‘Come, let’s read’, in Konkani. The plan is to conduct this activity at least once a month in classes 3 and 4. By the end of the academic year, each class will have participated in 5 […]
New Beginnings- Our Lady of Merces School
The Bookworm Libraries in School (LiS) program started in the Our Lady of Merces school two years back. Supported by the Cipla Foundation, the program nurtured readers in Classes 3 and 4 in its first year. We decided to stick with the same classes as they got promoted, as we wanted the children to grow […]
Being Fired, not hired!
At Bookworm Trust we make a concerted effort to keep our blog posts current and updated, even if this means wielding my mighty cursor and shaming and naming people to write down reflective pieces to share ! Yes, irony aside I am often determined to post as freshly as we can because everyday there is […]
LiS Showcase 2017-18
LiS Showcase – this phrase popped into my head as we all sat down one day in March, planning for a ritualistic ending to the academic year of the Libraries in School ( LiS) program. Early in August we had Gouthami an NGO Consultant join our team. It was a matter of weeks before Gouthami […]
Stepping Stones- A refugee family’s journey
This is a book about a girl called Rama and her family, whose lives are torn apart by war, and they have to leave everything behind and find refuge in Europe. The book, though sad, ends on a hopeful note. I picked up this book because of its cover page- the illustrations were done with […]
Something Out of Nothing…..
Joseph had a Little Overcoat’ is a book written by Simms Taback. It is adapted from a song called ‘I had a Little Overcoat’. It has received a Caldecott Medal as the illustrations are beautiful with pages being cut in the shape of clothing. The story revolves around the grandfather’s coat. He wears it until […]
The sweet fruit of consistent effort
What matters at the end of the day is the outcome; of all the countless hours that you have put into your project, your endless efforts and your sleepless nights. It just narrows down to this one word “results”; without which all the effort is just in vain. I recently got a taste of this […]
Bookworm Jumble Sale 2018: the place to be!
It seems to be a tradition for the library to be thrumming with a cauldron of high strung nerves, high end energy, combined with immense anticipation and excitement, during the month of January. The reason of course, being: the Jumble Sale. During this month, we are as likely to be bombarded by shouts and loud […]