Library Educators Unite Online
Written by Dwithiya Raghavan, LEC 2020 How do you move a course that has so far run in the wonderous haven for readers that is the Bookworm library in Goa into tiny Zoom windows without losing its soul? Ask the Bookworm team and they will tell you how! Thanks to the pandemic, they were pushed […]
The Underworld of our Virtual Work Life
The clock reads 17 minutes to scheduled zoom session My heart reads […]
Mutation, Permutation
I first came to Bookworm Library a day after 2020 began. At a crossroads in the Portuguese-era neighbourhood of Fontainhas, Panjim, between the Ourem creek and the Altinho hill steps down which a painted river cascades, is a white-walled, blue-trimmed, pitch-roofed treasure of a library. It used to be a school, but now it houses […]
A place that fosters Growth and Learning
Written by Nayan Mehrotra You dream of a place and a company of people, and then, if they become part of your life, how would you feel? It’s been just a month since I joined but I feel I have been part of Bookworm since a long period of time. Looking back, I am trying […]
A Journey to Remember
Written by Nayan Mehrotra, LEC 2019 The journey of experiencing the library educators course was enriching and exciting on many levels. Before doing the course, I had a small open library which I was running out of my passion for library work. I did not know much of the practices and approaches which I got […]
In Community, we trust
Written by Sowmya Ravindranath, Library Educator, Valley school, Bangalore “A course in Goa?! What fun!”, said a friend. I would’ve certainly said the same thing if someone told me they were off to Goa for a course contact-week. That’s the thing about Goa. Then again, that’s also the thing about the course. LEC makes you […]
LEC Contact 2
It was already June and the Bookworm Team realized that LEC 2019 Contact 2 was just a month away! The Team huddled to plan, prepare and get ourselves and our Library ready to welcome the participants to Contact 2. Faculty prepared for their sessions and sent out reading and resources lists, Visiting Resource Persons were […]
So many ways to see, and so many more ways to relate …
Written by Swetha Nambiar, LEC 2019 Have you seen a cat ? Have you seen a child see a cat ? Have you seen a dog see a cat ? Have you seen a fish, a rat or a bee see a cat ? You can, if you pick up “They all saw a cat” […]
A Rush of Joy-My LEC Journey
Written by Surya Prakash, LEC 2019 I was introduced to Bookworm’s LEC Course way back in 2017 when one of my well wishers suggested me, “Surya, if you are working on libraries, you should attend this course”. And I found many excuses and made sure not to attend this until I got a glimpse of […]
An Opening Door towards Libraries and Children’s Literature
Written by Bhawna (Project Coordinator with ‘The Community Library Project’), LEC 2019 While attending the Library Educators Certificate Course (LEC), organized by Bookworm, I and most of the participants felt that the space was safe. It was as if we were by ourselves. The space was so connectable that we were able to even share […]