{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Membership Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/alsc-membership-committee\/","title":"ALSC Membership Benefit: Keep Current on Children's Services","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mWWlmO1CZ8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/alsc-membership-benefit-keep-current-on-childrens-services\/\">ALSC Membership Benefit: Keep Current on Children&#8217;s Services<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/alsc-membership-benefit-keep-current-on-childrens-services\/embed\/#?secret=mWWlmO1CZ8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ALSC Membership Benefit: Keep Current on Children&#8217;s Services&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"mWWlmO1CZ8\" 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":"After working 7 years as a children\u2019s librarian, I took a new role as a regional services librarian in 2023. It was a move I made for my librarian career, although I loved my time as a children\u2019s librarian. In my new job, it has been hard to remain relevant in the field since I don\u2019t plan children\u2019s programs regularly and no longer am involved in children\u2019s collection development. As I adjusted to my new role and learned new skills, I felt like I was losing my sharpness as a children\u2019s librarian. I heard similar concerns from other former children\u2019s librarians who took on new jobs outside of the children\u2019s department. We still want to remain relevant in children\u2019s librarianship, but how can we do that? The answer is staying relevant through and with an ALSC membership. Here are at three ways ALSC can help you learn about up-to-date trends..."}