THE CHILDREN. THE LIBRARY
The generator would come on and drown out any conversation that was going on. Yuvraj noticed me grimace and began to countdown and lo and behold when he got to 8, the generator stopped. I looked at him and indicated he had magic. Every time during this library session which is a part of the […]
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 […]
LEC- Joyful Learning!
Written by R. Devabalan, LEC 2020 Having spent almost a quarter-century in development work, I had the privilege of participating in training, workshops, and multiple learning courses but the Library Educators Course organized by Bookworm Trust is unique. What makes LEC unique, are three things: the facilitators, the curriculum, and the mentoring support. The facilitators […]
My Library Dream
Written by Bhavna Faizullabhoy, LEC 2020 I still cannot believe that it has been a week since I returned from Goa, having completed a course in Library Education from Bookworm Trust Goa. Reading and books have always been an integral part of my existence and have shaped who I am. Sometime in 2019, I had […]
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 […]
Learning from Stories and Stories of Learning
By Poonam Bhonsle, LEC 2020 I thrive on stories. As much as I love listening to stories I equally enjoy narrating them to others. This year the pandemic exposed me to different kinds of stories – of despair, of suffering, of anxiety and of grief. Amidst all this, I was worried whether I will be […]
LEC with Bookworm
My first year with the Library Educator Course (LEC) was an experience that threw open different doors and windows in my mind, and left me floating in the ideas that emerged. LEC is a seven month professional development course offered by Bookworm that consumes and excites. I stood on the fringes and let everything wash […]
A Welcome Change
Written by Blaise D’sa Two months ago Bookworm revamped the library space at the Alban Couto Community Library in the hope of reorganising and refreshing the library collection. What catches the eye as you enter is a visually attractive space which houses three book shelves replete with diverse books. To the right of the room […]
The LEC Way
Written by Sonia Deshpande, LEC 2020 It was in a pre-pandemic February of 2020 that I eagerly applied to the Library Educators Course (LEC) offered by the Bookworm Trust, Goa. It was the title of the course that drew me to it, the bringing together of the library with education. The course was about to […]
Learnings from Displays
As a part of our mentoring support to a sister organisation, Prayog in Bihar, Nayan, Anandita and I found ourselves in Gopalganj Dt. of Bihar on a pleasant week in December 2020. The world of the pandemic and social distancing was cast aside to keep the glow of library possibilities alive. One of the requests […]