Interning at Bookworm
It all started off with me passing by the bookworm library on a nothing but normal evening when a sense curiosity struck me. Today, I’m grateful to that very sense of curiosity for having helped me to land where I am today. People ask me whether I regret taking a gap year, but to be […]
Eid Mubarak Book Release at Chimbel
One of the reasons I like the work at Bookworm is that I get to work on creating books. Recently we just released a book about Eid. The book is written and illustrated by the children of our Chimbel community library. This year at our Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) we are bringing different activities to […]
Mankulem Bookworm
Being with small children is a lovely experience. We get to know their imagination, their thinking, their interests. I got another chance to be with children because of Bookworm. Ma’am called us and told us that Sakshi and I will be going to the Anganwadi which is newly constructed in Bambolim. The children there have […]
Sharing journals from Chimbel
The Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) is one of Bookworm’s important programs that take the library experience to children who have no access to library resources in their community. Children who access MOP are mostly first generation school goers between the ages 3 to 13 years. Through this program we try to foster a relationship with […]
My First MOP (Mobile Outreach Program) Experience
It was Melcom who suggested that I lead the session at Cacra. I agreed- though inside me there was the doubtful- tense me as usual, wondering if I would be able to pull it through. But sure, I wanted to try; so I said “Yes”. Having made up my mind, my next question was…., what […]
When Indu Harikumar visited Chimbel MOP
On 12th of March 2016, Indu Harikumar, a writer and illustrator visited our MOP site in Chimbel. She conducted a session with the senior children. Her session was a creative exercise where children used the outline of their hands to create something. Indu demonstrated a duck and a peacock and then asked the children to […]
Reading ‘Coyote and the Butterflies’ and ‘Library Lion’ at MOP
In our MOP program, we try to read aloud a wide repertoire of stories from across different cultures to the children to immerse them in all kinds of genres. This month I read aloud two stories which were loved by children across all the MOP sites. Coyote and the butterflies, retold by Joe Hayes and […]
Happy World Poetry Day!
The Bookworm Library, Goa is thrilled to invite you to The Poetry Mob, in celebration of World Poetry Day, on the 21st of March, at 9:30 a.m., at the Panjim Bus Stand, and 4:30 p.m., at the Bookworm Library, Taleigao. Join us as we roam all over the city of Panjim, displaying, performing and distributing […]
A reader is born
I remember so vividly a day in the Chimbel library room where I was reading with a child whilst the whole room was busy and bustling with raised voices, quiet chatter, intoned hum of independent reading, a slim frame crowded the door. I looked up into the eyes of a distinctly curious boy who immediately […]
St. Thomas Boys Primary School Std III – Choral reading
Written by Flavia At most of our Monday-morning LiS meetings, the group discusses various methods to get kids more interested in reading. We know that the kids enjoy browsing through books and selecting one to take home. However, only a few actually read their books – some are able to tell the story from […]