The Homecoming
Written by Nirupama Kaushik, LEC 2022 “If I say ‘moon’ then the Moon team runs to the safe zone while the Sun team tries to catch them. If I say ‘sun’, then the Sun team will be chased by the Moon team. Ready? Let’s go…” Standing on Bambolim beach, Goa, as I listened to the […]
My simple yet profound journey
Written by Loga Balasubramanian, LEC 2022 A few years ago, I would not have given much thought about joining a library course. But as every year at school with children and their parents passed by, the below questions became more pressing for me. How do I help children to read? Can reading be made an […]
Oh LEC! What have you done to me?
Written by Ashuti Mathur, LEC 2022 It had been a long day. The discussions had been engaging, the reflections had been immersive and by the time the sessions ended, my mind was clouded with more questions and thoughts that I could not make sense of. It was dark and the few lights around were creating […]
LEC: A window to New Possibilities
Written by Tsering Dolma, LEC 2021 I enrolled in the LEC several months after I joined my current job at Manjushri Educational Services and its children’s library. Manjushri Educational Services, based in Dharamshala was formed in 2015 by individuals who are strong advocates for the importance of emphasis on Early Childhood Care and Education in […]
Defining Rigour
Written by Radha Gopalan, Mentor, LEC 2021 ‘Rigour’ is a culture. This was reinforced for me in many many ways as I deep dived into LEC 2022 officially in the role of a mentor but also other wonderful parts including ‘breather’. The only way to truly experience a culture is to immerse oneself in it […]
CLASSROOM TEACHER TO LIBRARY EDUCATOR
Written by Poornima Natarajan, LEC 2021 As a Pre-Primary teacher, I thought my duties were preparing a fun curriculum that combines learning and playing for the children and stories were told to younger children as a part of a daily routine. I thought the classroom Library is a part of learning centres for kids. My […]
LEC, A New Perspective
Written by Rajarama M S, LEC 2021 The LEC course is intended for teachers, school librarians, development sector professionals, literacy educators and anyone interested in library work. My journey with LEC started on 4th October 2021. As a library educator, I learnt a lot from the LEC course. It was a great experience and I […]
My journey of evolving as a Library Educator
Written by Geetanjali Mehra, LEC 2021 A Library Educator, a word which seems to be so complete in itself. A word that brings together the responsibilities and knowledge of both, a librarian and an educator. Hence, the person plays an important and critical role in opening the collection, engaging children, and making them feel safe […]
My Learnings as a Tibetan Librarian
Written by Lobsang Sangmo Despite being in exile for 62 years, the Tibetan community in India is fortunate to have good Tibetan schools with all the facilities which also include a Library. Ever since my childhood I have known the library as a place where we can borrow and return books. It’s been one and […]
Chapter One
Written by Pooja Sagar, LEC 2021 It all started when… One morning, a colleague forwarded the ‘Bookworm’ Library Educator’s Certificate (LEC) course prospectus to our school’s library WhatsApp group. The prospectus was ‘magical’! It gave me such a profound sense of the kind of program that I could expect from Bookworm, that I was just […]