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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Library in Goa
Written by Preeti Tressler, LEC 2019 What comes to your mind when you think of Goa? Beaches? Prawn Curry and port wine? A library?? Hmm…The Bookworm Library in Goa is a place that doesn’t quite fit the traditional, touristy definition of Goa. But that’s the trouble with definitions – they’re mostly limited. A week spent […]
My LEC (English) days with Bookworm
Written by Proma Basu Roy, LEC 2017 Alumni ‘Yo ya vatsu ya, hasun khelun, vatsu ya.’ – Konkani folklore I have wanted to join the LEC (Library Educator’s Certificate) Course ever since it began in 2013-2014. My inadequacy of Hindi language proficiency held me back from applying to the Course which till then was offered […]
Library Educator’s Course 2018 – My treasure trove is full
Written by Lakshmi Karunakaran, LEC 2018 On the final day of our last contact a few weeks ago, teary eyed as I bid goodbye to friends and faculty in the serene campus at the St Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre in Goa, I had a conversation with Jane Sahi, a senior faculty member at the […]