Bookworm Trust

The Library Team Reminisces… Looking Back at 2023

Written by the Library Team, Bookworm The library team at Bookworm is a small team who ensure that our libraries at Mala, Aldona and Saligao remain vibrant, accessible and engaging spaces. In this blog we look back at the calendar year 2023, traversing two fiscal and academic years. Captured here are voices of different team […]

Connecting with The Owl House at the Library

By Harrison Amaral “You never really understand a person until You consider their point of view” ~Harper Lee On the 1st of September we had the Owl House Visit; they are a community service initiative that provides skill support to individuals and families with neurological differences. It was a warm evening, the sun was cheerful […]

Bookworm Trust Annual Report 2023

At Bookworm, we know that when you know better, you do better – but we also know that not everyone in this diverse economy has equal opportunity to know. This year we celebrate the ways in which we have come to know more children and their families through our mobile library programs in schools and […]

Bookworm’s Traveling Library in Schools

Bookworm’s Traveling Library, which began in 2022, has enabled us to encourage children to borrow books of their choice, across schools and communities. The Mobile Outreach Program (MOP) at Bookworm started with an idea that if a child cannot come to the library, the library  should visit the community and reach children.  The Travelling Library […]

Learning to Embody Stories – An LEC Journey

Written by Nayanika P, LEC 2022 When I first joined LEC, I had some experience of working with children as a storyteller. I was often at loggerheads with the role, knowing there were parts of it I enjoyed and parts of it, like the performance bit, that I was deeply anxious about. The sessions I […]