Bookworm Trust in Aldona
Six years ago, Bookworm started its Libraries in Schools (LiS) program in the lovely, not-so-quaint-anymore village of Aldona, in North Goa. This was due to the efforts of Dr. Mrs. Aurora Couto who wanted to keep alive the ideals of her late husband, Alban Couto. At that time, we started in only two schools of […]
Gardening experience at Bookworm
I love being surrounded by nature. Having a hot cup of tea in the evening, amidst plants, flowers and the setting sun, is a favourite part of my day. Since my childhood I have liked gardening. If a friend at school ever gave me a rose, I would bring it home and give it to […]
Bookworm Events – November 2018
A Month in the Life of a Library
Each month, we compile a monthly library report that encompasses all that happened in the Library during the preceding month. The following is a brief report of the happenings in the Library, during the month of September. These reports not only allow us to note and record, happenings, changes, events and plans, but also allow […]
Representation in Music for Joshua
Only one in every 100 children’s books features a main character from a black, Asian or other minority ethnic background, a study commissioned by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, UK in 2017 revealed. The study reviewed 9,115 books published for children in the year and found the collection wanting. In 2017, Lee and […]
Adventurous Eels
As part of the Professional Development of the LiS (Libraries in Schools) team, we were asked to prepare for a Book Talk on a book from the ‘Outstanding Shelf’. I was excited about this and asked for recommendations from the other team members. They suggested different books. Yet when I stood in front of the […]
Bookworm events–October 2018
New Spaces
It was a Monday in the new Bookworm blue house. Deepali decided to forge a connection with our old library building by asking us to wear red. So at 9. 30 am the house was filled with women in shades of red all assembling together in our pretty meeting room. It was one of our […]
Space Walk
In the library a drama activity we use is called Space Walk. The objectives of this activity help actors to get to know their space as well as practice using their bodies in different ways. Our stage is changing. This week we move to a historic building in Mala Panjim built in 1908 as the […]
Caring for books at Bookworm
When I joined Bookworm, my library work included mending and covering of books. As a child, my mother always covered all my text books and notebooks as she felt that I would never be able to do a good job of it. My younger sister Vandana, had helped me join the Bookworm library and I […]