Evan Michael Bush
Children’s Librarian
MLISBSED
One of Four National Recipients of the
ALA/ALSC Scholarshipfor Future Children’s Librarians
MLIS With a focus in Public and Children’s Librarianship
University of AlabamaSumma Cum Laude
BSEDEarly Childhood Education
T-5 Certification Grades Pre-K through FifthUniversity of GeorgiaSumma Cum Laude
Education
Public Library Experience
Derry Public Library-Derry, NH
Head of Children’s Services since 2011
Supervise a staff of 5 Children’s librarians.
Responsible for all programming, community outreach and collection development
Act as building-wide supervisor on rotating basis
Public Library Experience
Athens Clarke County Library-Athens, GA
3 years Children’s Programming
2 Years Branch Management
2 Years Circulation and Tech-Services
Teaching Experience
Pre-K and Kindergarten classroom teacher
Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grade EIP (Early Intervention Program) Reading & Math Specialist
5 Years Teaching in Public Elementary School
Bookstore Management
Hastings
Barnes & Noble
Hawley-Cooke
Walden Books
10 years progressive Management/Supervisory experience
Children’sProgramming
Infant Storytime
Early literacy story program for newborns up to 24 months, plus their caregivers. Lively time of sharing
books, songs, puppets and nursery rhymes.
Toddler & Pre-K
Family literacy program for children ages 18 months to 5 years old, plus their adult caregiver. Includes picture books, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and
action –participation fun!
Pre-K & KindergartenOutreach
Every Wednesday we visit 2-3 classrooms to bring storytime, books, puppets, music and early literacy activities as a library
outreach service.
Juvenile
Weekly After School Activities for children grades 2-5.
Book Club
Lego Club
Chess Club
Sewing Club
Stories and Crafts
Wii Games
Puppet Shows
Traditional Puppet Theater Performances
Lap Puppet Shows
Shadow Puppets
Kamishibai
Outreach traveling puppet shows
Storytelling
Traditional Storytelling
Digital Storytelling
Children’s Storytelling Workshop
Reader’s Theater
Crafts and Extensions
Crafts are an excellent way to extend a storytelling program. I have offered craft activities for for a wide range of audiences, from Pre-K to Tweens.
Music
Guitar
Banjo
Washboard
Interactive Rhythm Instruments
Djembe
Harmonium
Vocals
I like to work music into many of my library performances, from infant storytimes all the way up to storytelling and school outreach visits. Instruments range from simple hand held shakers to acoustic guitar.
Special Events
Derry Fairy and Elf Festival
Each May we hold an all day festival with music, dance, crafts and fairy house building.
One Spooky Night
Every October our children’s area
transforms for an evening of seasonal
tales, shadow puppet shows and Trick-Or-Treating throughout the library for non-
food prizes.
Harry Potter Hogwarts Summer School at the Library
Harry Potter and the Quidditch Pep Rally!
The Library Strikes Back –Star Wars Celebration
Other Events
Read Across America-Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Poetry Month
National Book Week
Banned Books Week
Dia
Additional Pieces
Reader’s Advisory
Over 20 years experience helping people find just the right book
Experienced using both print and online resources
Created a wide array of bibliographic bookmarks and handouts
Collection Development
Over 20 years experience with selecting and ordering books from all genres including both adult and children’s titles, periodicals and multi-media. I have worked with many vendors including Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Follet, Bound to Stay Bound and EBSCO.
Technology
Experienced with all Microsoft Office products
PC and Mac friendly
Trained on Smartboard technology
Ebooks/ipads/Kindle/Smartphones/Apps
Basic HTML and web design
Graphic design
Social media friendly: Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Blog design
Digital storytimes and iMovies
Creative webpage content
Parent-Child Workshops
Family Place
Family Literacy
Early Literacy
Community Connections
Summer Reading Program
Strategic planning
Programming
Outreach & Promotion
Art and Displays
Art and Displays
Reading Incentive Programs
I like to encourage children in the community to read all year long by creating unique
miniature seasonal and genre based reading
programs.
Staff Development
I am a big supporter of staff development and have sat on committees at both the school and the library, offering training in read alouds, storytelling, technology, problem resolution and stress management.
I have also created and led staff activities such as our annual Ghost Story Cookout and the Employee Summer Reader Club.
Adult Storytelling
Organized and performed in our successful ongoing Adult Storytelling Program at the Athens Clarke County Library.
Storytelling Festival
Chaired and organized
Athens’ first annual
storytelling festival.
The Many Faces of Children’s Programming
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