Bookworm June 2023 Calendar
Banyan Tree Exhibition
Written by Sujata Noronha and Priya Naik Historically, embroidery has been considered an unobtrusive and reticent medium tied to the female and domestic domain and that may explain why needle and thread are essential tools in Bookworm’s library practice for close to two decades. However the Banyan Tree project that began almost ten years ago […]
Bookworm April 2023 Calendar
The Joy of Reading with Bookworm’s Long Distance Library Membership
Urvashi Nangia, an educator and parent based out of Mumbai, whose children aged 5 and 2 are members of Bookworm’s Long Distance Library Program, talks about her experience of discovering and re-discovering books with her children. We have been part of Bookworm’s long-distance library membership program for over a year now, and it has been […]
Bookworm March 2023 Calendar
Reading in the early years: Reading with N.
Written by Ana L. R. Book: A color of his own by Leo Lionni N was the only child for the preschool morning session (PSM). He was present at the last PSM too. N has a vast amount of vocabulary, especially for a 2 year old. So he is able to express himself and communicate […]
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 […]