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 […]
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 […]
Bookworm in Bombay
Written by Melcom | Yes! That’s right Bookworm is in Mumbai! I always dreamt of going to Mumbai with my family, and although my parents said that they’ve taken me to Mumbai, I cannot remember. What was really good to witness was that Mumbai really is a sapno ka sheher. Life starts very early in […]
Ten years of cultivating the reading habit
Bookworm in Taleigao is a charitable trust managed by trustees Dr Lucio Fernandes, Dr Fernando Noronha and Dagmar Peres da Silva that supports reading and spreads the love for books. It has three major areas of focus – the Library, Libraries in Schools and the Mobile Outreach Program. The library and resource centre is stocked […]
My Sweet Home at Chimbel
Written by Prerana The Chimbel community library was buzzing with static energy though last Saturday session was attended by around twelve children. The Words ” My Sweet Home” stuck out in a delightful shade of pink against the dark backdrop of the blackboard. The curiosity of the children seemed to take the form of a […]
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
Written by Shraddha Joining Bookworm was more than what I’d wanted to do. At the start I was very scared as the Bookworm library was new to me, as were its people. Being an introvert, i was finding it very difficult to cope with the environment… as time passed by, I got to know people […]
My first month with Bookworm
Written by Prerana It’s been one month since I’ve been a part of Bookworm, and honestly it’s one of the most remarkable experiences I’ve had so far. I remember the afternoons I used to spend procrastinating and lazing around, whiling away my time like the lazy log I sometimes am, but Bookworm changed all of […]
Wish comes true…
Written by Melcom I still remember that day when one of the St. Inez boys asked me “Sir! When are you going to take us to your library …we had been there once so now we wish to go again”. In my mind I was so happy to know that the children had an urge […]
Mukand and Riaz- Play at St. Thomas Boys Primary School, Aldona
Written by Alia Ever since the CLCE conference, Nina Sabnani’s words and images had permeated the Bookworm Library like friendly spirits, popping up from the shelves at odd moments. So when St. Thomas Boys Primary School said they wanted us to contribute to their “Independence Day” program with something, Nina’s book ‘Mukund and Riaz‘ seemed […]
Teaching is a work of heart
Written by Deepali “Teaching is a work of heart” I happened to read this somewhere and it made me pause for a moment and totally agree. So many children touch our lives in different ways and every child makes his own place in our heart. We go to different schools to conduct weekly library sessions […]