A normal day like no other
It seemed like a normal parent’s evening at Bookworm. Twenty five parents and their child/ ren were invited to the library to both experience the library and engage with a psychologist on the role of...
View ArticleBooktalks under the Gazebo
Author- Swati Ramkumar My journey with the Library Educator’s Certificate course feels like a dream come true. To think, read, and talk about children’s books in the company of fellow book enthusiasts...
View ArticleChildren’s Joyful Exploration at Saligao Bookworm Library
Author: Daisy D’Souza Gail Honeyman, the Scottish author rightly quoted, ‘In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder’. Bookworm proves this quote. Bookworm is a...
View ArticleMy LEC Journey From Being a Novice to a Transformative Library Educator
Author- Tsering Youdon Our life is uncertain and it’s funny how life sometimes leads you to where you’re meant to be, even when you least expect it to. Well, I used to be a teacher for many years...
View ArticleANOTHER Library in Goa
A geographical representation of Bookworm’s work in Goa, is imbalanced to say the least. In our Strategic Plan for 2022- 2025, our Trustees indicated that we need to permanently cross the largest Tidal...
View ArticleFeeling Picture Books
The place of Picture Books in a library collection is a contested one. Children who belong to ‘hard’ levelled reading programs learn to use the Picture Book as a marker of fluency. Parents who grew up...
View ArticleBringing Together Text and Images: A Three-Day Drawing Workshop with Liz Kemp
Author: Liz Kemp and Bookworm Team Renowned artist and dear friend of Bookworm, Liz Kemp, conducted a three-day drawing workshop at The Vinay & Jean Kalgutkar Community Centre, Saligao last month....
View ArticleTaking a deep dive into ‘Childhood’
Author- Prema Basargekar Childhood is often imagined as a beautiful stage in one’s life which you always remember fondly, which nourishes your soul and which gives you strength to face challenges in...
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