Filling the Gap: Sujata Noronha led participants who were brave and open to interrogate privilege to understand the continuing repercussions of Caste in Indian society. Carefully designed modules have slowly moved participants towards becoming confident to take a radical path in the library.
Library Mentoring Support : In its third year, the Library Mentoring Support(LMS) envisioned and enabled through the H T Parekh Grant is strengthening the work of 20 library based organisations across different geographies in India. Children’s libraries are becoming vibrant and accessible because of educators who are part of the LMS.
Library and Foundational Literacy: Our most recent offering - this course opened up an academic discourse on Foundational Literacy and the role that the library can play in ensuring meaningful experiences for children.
Introduction to Libraries: This year was our 8th offering of the Introduction to Libraries workshop offered in collaboration with Wipro Foundation. The workshop brought together 22 participants from 13 organisations for an immersive learning experience. Through a blend of theory, practice, exposure visits, and reflective engagements, participants explored the vision, elements, and possibilities of children’s libraries.
Bookworm Alums Program: We were happy to introduce a new service that aims to strengthen the library practice of our Alumni who work/manage/run libraries across India. The opening cohort had three community librarians and one independent librarian.
School Library Strengthening: In our fourth year of partnership with the Takshila Education Society’s Delhi Public School network we continue to mentor and train school librarians across four locations (Ludhiana, Patna, Pune,Coimbatore) so that the school library becomes a vibrant nerve centre. We are delighted that this work indirectly allows us to impact the reading lives of 7000 + children.
Libraries: Purpose & Practice 2025 (NEET, Guwahati): The Libraries: Purpose and Practice workshop, held in collaboration with the North East Education Trust from 23–26 June 2025, brought together 22 participants from seven organisations to explore foundational ideas in library work. The workshop combined theory with hands-on experiences around library practice.
Libraries: Purpose & Practice 2025 (Parivartan, Bihar): The third edition of this workshop put us in touch with committed and spirited educators who wish to renew and reimagine the library as a place for discovery, dialogue and deepening. 28 participants from different geographies spent five days immersed in understanding the potential of and need of libraries.
Skills Training workshops: Two workshops in February and May 2025 opened out the opportunity to learn skills that are essential to the working of the Library and support the process of children discovering the joy of reading.
Book Clubs and Reading Circles: Thanks to our committed readerly colleagues, Sujata and Niju, we’ve had the honour of hosting three distinct Book Clubs / Reading Circles for anyone interested in reading. Functioning as virtual communities, we’ve read almost a dozen texts via The Last Saturday Book Club, The Bookworm Panel and the Come Read With Us - Non Fiction Reading Circle.
If you would like to join any of these book clubs please write to us at pr...@bookwormgoa.in
