{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Managing Children\u2019s Services Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/managing-childrens-services-committee\/","title":"Supporting Children\u2019s Services through Career Transitions","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mm02SIYmrb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/supporting-childrens-services-through-career-transitions\/\">Supporting Children\u2019s Services through Career Transitions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/supporting-childrens-services-through-career-transitions\/embed\/#?secret=mm02SIYmrb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Supporting Children\u2019s Services through Career Transitions&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"mm02SIYmrb\" 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":"Recently, I re-read the ALSC Blog post, Why Children\u2019s Librarians Should Run the World (or at least the library), which asked why more children\u2019s librarians weren&#8217;t moving into management positions. One explanation was that they prefer not to give up the job satisfaction received by working directly with children. I\u2019ve certainly heard that reluctance from children\u2019s librarians who would make excellent supervisors. If you are on the fence about testing out a leadership role, know that you can shape your job to still feel linked to your original mission. I know firsthand &#8211; I was a children\u2019s librarian for nearly seven years before deciding to explore supervision. I\u2019ve now served as an assistant managing librarian, the children\u2019s services coordinator, the youth services manager and a managing librarian. In that time, I\u2019ve learned that you can support children\u2019s services in a meaningful way even as job titles and responsibilities change. Give..."}