Once upon a feast
Written by Melcom The book “Once Upon a feast” is published by Bookworm written by Mia Maria Lourenco and illustrated by Fatema Barot Mota. When I read this book, I immediately connected to it because the feast of St. Francis Xavier was around the corner and this gave me a perfect opportunity to choose to […]
Things I’ve learned
Written by Flavia As part of my end-of-year reminisces, here are a few things I’ve learnt and experienced while at Bookworm. I‘ve learnt that there are many public libraries in Goa – at least one per taluka – besides the Central Library at Panjim. Thanks to Bookworm, I’ve been one of those who’ve lit the […]
Jumble Sale, Jumble Sale, Jumble all the way!!!
Written by Deepali Jumble Sale, Jumble Sale, Jumble all the way!!! Oh ! what fun it is to sort jumble through the day!!!! Hey ! Jumble Sale, jumble sale, jumble all the way!!! And the countdown has begun……Bookworm’s very own Jumble Sale, coming soon on the 14th of February 2016…..But right now, the library space […]
‘Gulla and the Hangul’ at KMS
Written by Deepali It was my first story session after a month long Diwali vacation and I was a bit apprehensive and had started doubting my decision about taking ‘Gulla and the Hangul’ to this particular sixth grade as they had nil exposure to any state other then Karnataka and a little bit of […]
International Award for preserving Goa’s heritage and culture
It’s another momentous occasion for Goa when the prestigious Instituto Felga-Gracias Arte e Cultura, Rio De Janario, Brazil, conferred its Arte e Cultura Award on Goans here for their pioneering work in preserving the heritage and culture of Goa at an august gathering at Goa Chitra at Benaulim on Sunday. It comes as no surprise […]
This is Not a Library
Written by Alia As the end of November rears its head, I find myself staring desperately at the computer screen, the phrase blog, blog, blog, blog echoing dimly in the recesses of my skull. Because what does one write about, really? It’s not that there’s nothing to write about- but that too much of significance […]
Romance books
Written by Deepali As the month of November comes to an end, I am trying to read as many books as I can, as the theme for this month is ‘Romance’ and as a die-hard romantic, I always make the time to read a love story. I picked up two books consecutively from the Shelf […]
Haiku Writing
Written by Shruti I joined Bookworm expecting to learn some things, but I never thought I will learn so many things. Everyday in Bookworm is a new experience for me and a new learning for me. Haiku writing is one of such newly-learned things. Before coming to Bookworm I just heard the word ‘Haiku’ but […]
‘Animal Voices’ by Satomi Ichikawa
In association with the Alliance Francaise Panjim, the Bookworm Library is thrilled to invite you to an illustration workshop for children (ages 7-15), and for an interaction (open to all ages) with French author-illustrator of children’s books, Satomi Ichikawa – on Tuesday, the 1st of December, at 4:30 p.m. at the Bookworm Library. The Workshop, […]
Representing our creative selves
This school break, it seemed imperative that I enable the team to reflect on self, go inwards and strengthen their own personhoods. This need arises from the nature of our work. It makes very heavy demands on us as people and I feel in order to keep going and nurturing others we must on occasion […]