About Bookworm
Bookworm is an award-winning children's library, registered as a charitable trust and based in Goa.
Through running active library spaces in communities and schools, Bookworm demonstrates the possibilities of library spaces, and the importance of sound library practices by conducting immersive training programmes for educators and institutions, who in turn, impact thousands of children.
Vision
‘To inspire and develop a love for reading as a way of life, and nurturing humane engagement, in everyone.
Partnership Model
The Library Mentoring & Support (LMS) program is a joint collaboration between Bookworm and the H T Parekh Foundation to provide Mentoring & Resource support to 10 library organisations across different geographies of India. The objective is to strengthen the library programme by strengthening the capacity of individuals working within the organisation in library work. The LMS program provides an opportunity to experience the possibilities of library spaces, and to develop one’s own vision and practice for libraries.