Simmons College

Professor Margaret Bush teaches a wide array of courses in library materials and services for children and adolescents in public library management. She is a reviewer for the Horn Book and for School Library Journal. She has been very active in the American Library Association, where she served as a member of Council for eight years. She is a past president of ALA's Association for Library Service to Children and recently served as a member of its Wilder Award Committee. For the Massachusetts Library Association, Bush chaired the committees which developed Standards for Public Library Service to Children and Standards for Public Library Service to Young Adults in Massachusetts. She also serves on the board of directors for the Advancement of New England Storytelling. In 2003, she received the Hope Dean Memorial Award given by the Foundation for Children's Books.

Teaching Areas

LIS 411: Information Sources for Children
LIS 423: Storytelling
LIS 450: Organization and Management of Public Libraries
LIS 481: Children's Literature and Media Collections
LIS 482: Library Programs and Services to Children
LIS 483: Young Adult Literature
LIS 531L: Library Programs and Services for Young Adults

Publications

• (Selector/Evaluator). (2000). Science and technology materials (Dewey 590-699). In The Elementary School Library Collection (22nd ed.). Williamsport, PA: Brodard Company. (Also editions 14-21.)
• Author Entries. In: Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Edited by Jack Zipes. Oxford University Press, 2006.
  • "Brooks, Polly Schoyer," v. 1, p. 214
  • "Dowden, Anne Ophelia," v. 1, p. 428
  • "Du Chaillu, Paul," v. 2, p. 1
  • "Fromm, Lilo," v. 2, pp. 107-8
  • "Hafner, Marilyn," v. 2, p. 190
  • "Himler, Ronald," v. 2, p. 231
  • "Lavies, Bianca," v. 2, p. 409
  • "Piatti, Celestino," v. 3, p. 246
  • "Pomerantz, Charlotte," v. 3, p. 277
  • "Rockwell, Harlow," v. 3, p. 356
  • "Russo, Marisabina," v. 3, p. 379
• "Information Books." In: The Essential Guide to Children's Books, Edited by Anita Silvey. Houghton Mifflin (2002), pp. 217-221.

Professional Service

• Member, Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards Committee, 2006
• Member, Board of Visitors, Dimock Community Health Cener, Boston

Committee Service to GSLIS and the College

• Representative to Faculty Senate, 2006
• Representative to Graduate Faculty Council, 2002-2005
• Representative to Faculty Fiscal Affairs Committee, 2003
• Chair, Simmons GSLIS Western MA Committee, 2002-2003
• Member, GSLIS Committee on Admission and Financial Aid, 2002-2003
• Member, GSLIS Committee on Committees, Fall 2002
• Member, GSLIS Committee on Rank and Tenure, 2002-present
• Member, Steering Committee, Accreditation 2000
• Chair, Committee on "Faculty", Accreditation 2000
• Co-chair, Council of Graduate Faculties

Academic Background

B.A.,University of California at Berkeley
M.L.S., University of California at Berkeley