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Instructor for: Boys, Books and the Library and Power of Children's Services

Michael Sullivan (MLS, Simmons, 1999) is the author of Connecting Boys With Books: What Libraries Can Do (ALA Editions, 2003), and The Fundamentals of Children's Service (ALA Editions, 2005). He has spoken widely on the topic of boys and reading. He has been a Children's Librarian and Library Director in public libraries for more than fifteen years, and is currently Director of the Weeks Public Library in Greenland, NH. He has written several articles for Public Libraries, including "Giving Them What They Want in Small Public Libraries" (May/June 2000) and "The Fragile Future of Public Libraries" (September/October 2003), as well as "Why Johnny Won't Read" for School Library Journal (August 2004). In 2005 he was profiled in Library Journal's "Movers & Shakers" edition for his work in promoting reading to boys. He is a traveling storyteller and a chess instructor, and once worked at the Boston Museum of Science as part of its overnight "Camp-In" instructional program for children. His chess program at the Parlin Memorial Library in Everett, Massachusetts was honored with an Outstanding Achievement Award in the U.S. Conference of Mayors City Livability Award competition in 2001. He is a former President of the New Hampshire Library Association and was the 1998 New Hampshire Librarian of the Year.

  Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
  Boys, Books and the Library: Booklist (PDF)
  Boys, Books and the Library: Handout (PDF)
  Power of Children's Services: Handout (PDF)