Bookworm February 2025 Calendar
Summer Dream Camp
Written by Priya Naik and Milika Toppo Summer Dream Camp was held at Vinay & Jean Kalgutkar Community Centre (Bookworm), Saligao from 6th to 11th May, from 10.30 am. to 12.30 pm. Thank you so much to all those who showed interest in the Summer Dream Camp. Children dream of summer vacation to unwind after […]
Pre School Mornings in Online format
The Bookworm team brings to you our Pre School Mornings in a new online format. Engaging stories and interactive activities make this an interesting hour for children. See you online! Venue: Online (Zoom links will be shared upon registration) Starts at: 11 a.m. Ends at: 12 noon Organiser: Bookworm, House no. 127, Mala, Fontainhas, Panaji, […]
What we have been doing during the lockdown:
In this time of social isolation, we have been engaged in a number of long distance activities and discussions. Sharing some of these below. About Stories Like the fish that is not aware of the water, in our day to day work, we rarely pause to think about stories. The lockdown enabled us to offer […]
Literacy Playground
Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown, schools and others, through parents are enabling learning using digital media. How does this work? Does it work for everyone? In the last few weeks, we have been reflecting on the inequity of the digital divide and sharing an infographic to help us all think together for a way forward. 1) […]
Bookworm Events – November 2018
Memoirs in the Library
This year I have the joy of teaching a small group of young adults at the library. A group of five middle schoolers who are on the threshold of being swept into the undercurrent of literature and life. Being a group in an open program with an open educator, we have the freedom to choose […]
Dialogues at Bookworm: Why do we dialogue?
Written by by Radha Gopalan The Beginning We live in extraordinary times: there is the crisis around justice , violence of human against human and human against all life systems, preoccupation with our own wants, desires, aspirations. Then there are people and communities that are trying hard to live cohesively with respect and dignity with […]
Lap Time Baby Time
On the Saturday morning pre – school sessions at Bookworm, I am known to work from home or creep up the stairs to avoid engagement. Deepali who holds this session does it remarkably well and I considered myself done with little ones. For years – as far back as I can I have worked with […]
Booktalking with technology
I met the students and faculty of Hongirana School for Excellence on a Library Audit visit late last year. Hongirana School is situated close to Sagar town and has the biodiversity of the Western Ghats with the school surrounded by nature. Within this school, rests a beautiful library building that our team had the joy […]