Library as a Community
On Teacher’s day I received four beautifully handcrafted cards with heartwarming messages that read “Dear Teacher, thank you for the library books”. I was taken aback because I somehow did not fit the criteria of a teacher. In fact after joining the Aldona Institute Library and Alban and Aurora Couto Library I became a student […]
Library Corner in Government Primary and Aided Schools in Goa
A box full of books coupled with space has the potential to initiate great library experiences. But it cannot be realized without a thoughtful person enabling these experiences and making the space vibrant. We experienced this potential through library corners as part of the Libraries in Schools (LiS) program. We have been providing a curated […]
What kind of a teacher do I want to be?
Written by Jennifer Thomas, Sharon English High school Despite being a teacher for the last ten years I continue to be plagued by this question at different points in my professional life. I work with school students and with adults but I am not sure what kind of a teacher my students perceive me to […]
A Summer Guided Reading Program
“One was a book thief. The other stole the sky.” ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief Toward the end of April, with all our minds geared toward the first contact of the LEC course, the 2nd wave descended and we retreated again from contact. In the week that followed, we re-immersed into the […]
A Journey to Continents
Bookworm, being a library focused organisation, has always shared books and stories with children. However, the second wave of the pandemic, once again locked us within the walls of our homes and screens. It restricted physical movement, but gave wings to fly to different continents through stories. During the summer break, we planned to travel […]
Anarko Ke Aath Din-A Book Review
Anarko ke Aath Din is a fictional story written by Satyu, illustrated by Chanchal and published by Rajkamal Prakashan Private Limited, New Delhi. Anarko, the main character is around 9-10 years old and lives with her parents. They have certain expectations of her in terms of what she should and should not do, which she […]
Puu – A Critical Book Review
Written by the Bookworm Team Title: Puu Author: CG Salamandar Illustrator: Samidha Gunjal Publisher: Scholastic The book narrates the story of a girl, who is part of a community of manual scavengers, and her experience and interaction with the other children in the school she attends. Through a heroic act of rescuing a puppy […]
Alban Couto Community Library children come visiting
In every room at the library , the air was ruffled – there were children and they had come back ! Six readers from our Alban Couto Community Library ( ACCL) with Wendy our own library educator, and parent Akshi came to Bookworm library. It was a joy to have children as young as three […]
An Exit and A (Re)Entry
One way in which I have come to know myself better is in the way others refer to me. All qualities that refer to me have been rather grace filled and compel me to live a better life to examine more closely my actions and intentions and to try and live upto them. Some of […]
Is it the Same for You?
“The day they found my brother with a blood stain, I found one on my kurta too, but no one noticed mine.” Is it the Same for You? Is written by Neha Singh and illustrated by Priya Sebastian. The story centers around the life of a girl and the challenges that she goes through in […]