Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan's newest book is Classical Music Makes Me Fart, and Other Stories THEY Didn't Want You to Read", available April 2019. He is also 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. He has written several academic articles, including 'Giving Them What They Want in Small Public Libraries' (Public Libraries, May/June 2000), 'The Fragile Future of Public Libraries' (Public Libraries, September/October 2003), and "Why Johnny Won't Read" (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.

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