{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Mary Fellows","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/mary-fellows\/","title":"So You (Might) Want To Be (ALSC) President","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RSsI0rWE4R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/so-you-might-want-to-be-alsc-president\/\">So You (Might) Want To Be (ALSC) President<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/so-you-might-want-to-be-alsc-president\/embed\/#?secret=RSsI0rWE4R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;So You (Might) Want To Be (ALSC) President&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"RSsI0rWE4R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"It&#8217;s June, the last month of my ALSC presidency. As my term nears its end, I think about the leaders who will come after me to carry on our work. Carolyn Brodie and Starr LaTronica will each in their turn do a fine job. Yet we need a new leader each year. Some of you reading this post may already be wondering if you might like to do this job someday, and what you might do to prepare and position yourself. In my last presidential post, I\u2019d like to share my path and a bit of what I\u2019ve learned along the way, as a sort of trail guide for you. I joined ALSC when I joined ALA, as a student in 1987. It seemed like a given to me then just as it does now. If you think of yourself as a professional, then you must take an interest and..."}