This tutorial shows how read-alouds can turn your library into a vibrant, engaging space where children enjoy themselves while building language skills. Apeksha Harsh, a seasoned library professional, shares practical ways to read aloud effectively, and librarians from Karnataka’s Gram Panchayat libraries offer inspiring tips based on their own experiences.
This tutorial features fun, book-themed games like Library Taboo to make the library a lively, welcoming space. Shared by librarian Krutika Gupta, these games help children build genre knowledge, communication, and social skills. Activities like Musical Books, Library Treasure Hunt, and Pictionary spark curiosity and make visits to the library more joyful and engaging.
This tutorial shows how pairing stories with creative activities like drawing, using playdough, or storytelling tools like the Kavad Box can make reading sessions more engaging. Teacher-librarians Brinda Pandit and Darpana Choudhary Baria share how such hands-on methods help children connect stories to real life and express their own ideas.
This simple tutorial introduces the 5-Finger Rule—a quick and child-friendly method to help readers choose books that are “just right” for their level.
Join Sunita Agarwal, teacher-librarian from DPS Rajasthan, as she shares how this strategy empowers children to select books they can enjoy and understand, boosting their confidence, comprehension, and love for reading.
In this tutorial, we bring you “Flip the Script”, an idea by Siby Shaji—storyteller, reading advocate, and librarian. Siby noticed that children often arrived at library sessions overstimulated by gadgets and distractions, making it hard to focus on stories. Her solution was simple yet powerful.
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In this tutorial, we bring you a creative library activity from Ms. Anupa Bhonslay, a passionate school librarian who has been experimenting with fun ways to engage young readers.
She introduces us to the idea of a “Book Tasting”—a playful way to present books as if they were dishes in a buffet. This simple yet powerful practice helps students step out of their comfort zones and cultivates curiosity, choice, and a deeper love for reading.
In this tutorial, Nisha from the Pedagogy Planning Team of Aseem’s Library suggests four easy steps for enhancing reading experiences.
In this tutorial, Srajal, Director of Bansa Community Library & Resource Centre, shares how simple book discussions can revitalize your library community.
Buddy Reading is a simple, joyful strategy where two readers come together to explore a book, offering support and confidence to children who may feel hesitant when reading alone. In this course, Kuheli Sarkar, Library Educator and Co-founder of Bhabook Foundation, shares how pairing readers—whether classmates, siblings, or even parents and children—can make reading more engaging and meaningful for everyone.