Growing our Banyan Tree
The room knows its users. Some months back it knew the hands and the feet of young children who assembled to craft, read, cook and paint. Over the past few months, it knows the hands of the Bookworm team as a working space. It feels their hands. The shelves are called upon to produce something […]
Shopping WITH Bookworm
Written by Meghna I first visited Bookworm in 2011. Since then I have come to the library and the family on many occasions. Over time these visits have defined my experience of Goa – the character of the villages, the glory of the green trees, the serenity of some of the beaches, the beauty of […]
Stitching stories featured in NT Buzz
Stitching Stories- Thread Narratives – Quilt Release
Corporation of The City of Panaji (CCP) in association with Bookworm concluded a summer of Thread Narratives at Garcia de Orta garden on 27th May 2015 at 5 PM. Bookworm’s summer Thread Narrative project this year was to gather a community under a common banner, or should I say quilt. Every Wednesday for the last […]
When life gives you scraps…stitch!
The Bard is going to tell a rhyme,Of some happy, carefree stitching time! 13 ladies (& Niju) met in the park,With thread on fabric to leave a mark. On the bandstand we all happily sat;surrounded by coloured thread (& scissors & cloth) on a mat! The needles they went up & down;as stories were shared […]
Thread Narratives – Stitching in the park launched
SEVEN STITCHERS in the PARK SEVEN QUILTERS until dark SEVEN SEVEN squares were sown SEVEN STITCHES and more grown EVERY Wednesday, we are sewing Needle and thread and happiness flowing Discover the stories that can be stitched together as we explore quilts and other illustrative narratives in cloth and begin to stitch our own little […]
Thread Narratives
Thread Narratives Stitching in the parkA Bookworm Initiative Discover the stories that can be stitched together as we explore quilts and other illustrative narratives in cloth and begin to stitch our own little projects this summer. Open to young and old, needle, thread and recycled cloth will be available. Let’s stitch ourselves together, every Wednesday […]
Parent Workshop on benefits of reading for a developing child
Parent Workshop with ESL expert Jessica Driver at Bookworm. An interactive workshop to discuss and learn about the benefits of reading for a developing child.Rs. 200/-Saturday 21st February, 201510. 00 – 11. 30 amCall 09823222665 to register
Book Stop – Panaji – the open library launched
An Open Free library rolled into the Panjim garden, Garcia d’Orta yesterday evening at 8. 00 pm. Book Stop, a collaborative initiative of many is part of the larger vision for Panjim the Open Library. Beautifully and thoughtfully designed shelves by designers at Shirk Shop made Book Stop a reality. Book Stop were originally conceptualised […]
Doctor Sex Talk
Written by Meenal Childhood sexuality – a topic that till today is a hush-hush point of discussion in many families, and to a certain extent a taboo in many communities, is something that very few of us have knowledge about. The moment we hear the word sexuality, we tend to relate it to an individual’s […]