1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogMary Voorshttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/mary-voors/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xGOGtm0mfy"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/05/meet-your-alsc-board-amy-sears/">Meet Your ALSC Board: Amy Sears</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/05/meet-your-alsc-board-amy-sears/embed/#?secret=xGOGtm0mfy" width="600" height="338" title="“Meet Your ALSC Board: Amy Sears” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="xGOGtm0mfy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> In this monthly feature, we profile ALSC Board members. We hope to offer information about the people who work to guide the organization so that you can feel more comfortable in reaching out to them with your concerns, questions, or comments. To continue this series, we invite you to meet ALSC Board member, Amy Sears. Why did you join ALSC? I was 4 the first time I told someone I wanted to be a children’s librarian. I was at my local library speaking to the children’s librarian who called me “Giggles.” Through my post college detour in children’s publishing, I first became aware of ALA and ALSC. So once I decided to stop talking about becoming a librarian and actually go to library school, I joined  ALSC as a student member.  When I started working at Brooklyn Public Library after library school, the library actively promoted and supported staff involvement in...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/amy-sears-headshot.jpg