Poetry Appreciation Group forming at Bookworm
An Invitation Dear friend of words, This year in close collaboration with Jugneeta Sudan who describes herself poetically in the note attached, we are reforming a POETRY APPRECIATION GROUP that will meet once a month at Bookworm. We are aware that there are many groups and they abound and they must. The more we believe […]
Special Delivery
Yes, we are a library and yes we receive boxes of books. Yes, this is the fund raising month and yes, boxes of stuff are being left at the library doorstep for the Jumble but a few days back a delivery van pulled up. Many eyes lifted from screen, pages of books and faces and […]
Bookworm Jumble Sale 2017 – 12th Feb
EVERYTHING you donate goes towards helping someone read. Reading IS everything! Do spread the word, forward this information to others on your mailing list and let us know of people who could donate, volunteer and help us. OUR WISHLIST We gladly accept donations of ANY new and used-but-almost-new stuff IN USABLE CONDITION such as: TOYS […]
Be the Change!
Written by Heather Peres Da Silva I was captivated by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegadus’ book, “Be the Change.” It is the perfect book to read as we enter the new year. It will inspire hope for a better tomorrow and love for the humble grandfather who led by example. The book gently teaches a […]
My First Official Trip: Library Auditing of The Hongirana School of Excellence
I was going with the Bookworm team (Sujata & Niju) for a library audit of The Hongirana School of Excellence, Sagar, Karnataka. This was a first experience for me, an official work trip. Thrilled to be on an official trip, new place, new people, new experience, new lessons….! So much to look forward to.Auditing, setting […]
Travelling with my daughter for work
It was somewhere in mid-October that Sujata asked me if I would be interested in travelling to Bangalore for a Children’s Literature Festival called Kathavana, hosted by the Azim Premji University. I have never ever travelled for work purposes of any sort ever and this was a bolt from the blue. Of course my default […]
The Joy of Writing Well: PART 2
This two-session workshop aims at strengthening student writing skills through the sharing and practice of the qualities that are essential to good writing. The specific focus, as per special request, will be on the art of short story writing. Who: Open to students between the ages of 12-16 When: This workshop will be run over […]
Partnering with teachers
In our LiS program, we realise that the impact and culture of reading can only be strengthened by the rich community of teachers who inhabit a school. We were honored to have two of our LiS school partners encourage their teachers to attend an interactive session at Bookworm. The morning was filled with exploring, reading, […]
In and Out of Aldona Schools
At the start of this academic year 2016-17, the Bookworm Team were all set to continue in two schools in Aldona – the first was one of our oldest LiS schools, St. Thomas Boys’ Primary School or STBPS and the second was one of the newest LiS schools, Mae-de-Deus High School or MdD. As usual, […]
When Bholu came Back
Every month, unfailingly we receive a pack of new books that are published by Tulika. Every month there is a scramble to get to the pack first and explore the new books. Every month these new books are discussed at our meetings; comparing, contrasting, commenting and considering on how we will use them, whom we […]