{"id":13576,"date":"2016-07-04T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=13576"},"modified":"2016-07-04T18:51:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T22:51:53","slug":"orsburn-orlando-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/orsburn-orlando-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Orsburn in Orlando & OZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

How was your conference?\u00a0 It was transformative for me, and I would like to share some of the quieter moments with you.<\/p>\n

Orlando began early for the ALSC Board with a trip down the Yellow Brick Road looking into the future of our organization and searching for our Emerald City, where dreams come true.\u00a0 \u00a0President Andrew Medlar as the Wizard of OZ welcomed us to the Land of OZ and Executive Director Aimee Strittmatter as Glinda the Good Witch provided magical support as the current and in-coming Board members gathered for a full-day meeting on Friday to start our strategic planning process.<\/p>\n

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ALSC Executive Board on the way to the Emerald City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By examining the strengths and assets of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), then analyzing the opportunities in the external world around children\u2019s librarianship, we were able to match them as we envisioned a vivid future for our association.\u00a0\u00a0 Many thanks to Kathryn Deiss, our Organizational and Leadership Consultant, who was and still is our Dorothy, helping us see the future and avoid the poppy fields of indecision and uncertainty. \u00a0\u00a0Supporting roles were also well played by Jenna Nemec-Loise as Toto, Ellen Riordan as the Scarecrow, Diane Foote as the Courageous Lion, and yours truly as the Tin Man.\u00a0 \u00a0The 2015-2016 ALSC Executive Committee members were great sports to dress-up and share their passionate, yet playful commitment to guiding our association\u2019s path forward.<\/p>\n

Anyone who joined us on Saturday morning for the Leadership & ALSC meeting participated in this program\u2019s highlight\u00a0 – the strategic planning discussions held at small tables around the room.\u00a0 Our time flew by, as the Priority Group Chairs, Committee Chairs, Board members, and interested ALSC members engaged in spirited conversations and could hardly contain themselves to the question of how the field of library and information science is evolving and the second inquiry on our vision and aspirations.\u00a0\u00a0 These were stimulating discussions that spilled out of our meeting rooms and continued around Orlando.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Two focus groups were also conducted for ALSC by our consultant in Orlando, and members\u2019 voices were heard.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advance registration for these focus groups filled them within three days of their announcement, plus a waiting list of eager participants.\u00a0 \u00a0ALSC needs the input of as many of our members as possible.\u00a0 Together we will shape our organization\u2019s future, 2017 to 2020, which is right around the corner<\/p>\n

We do want to hear your voices too.\u00a0 An ALSC Community Forum will be scheduled later this month, and we also plan to host a second Community Forum on this topic in the fall.\u00a0\u00a0 Kathryn Deiss, our able consultant, will again be present to guide us in our future forecasting in both online sessions.\u00a0 Look for the announcement of the July Community Forum coming soon.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all the members who spoke to me about volunteering for ALSC committees, for asking how you can participate, for sharing your passion for our association and the work we do together, and for your many well wishes.\u00a0 \u00a0I began the Orlando conference as your Vice President\/ President-Elect 2015-2016 and I left as your ALSC President for 2016-2017.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My apprenticeship is over, the transformation is complete, and so we begin together!<\/p>\n

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\"betsy\"Former Children’s Librarian and Public Library Administrator, and current ALSC President, Elizabeth “Betsy” Orsburn now has her dream job – teaching Children’s Literature at her alma mater, Drexel University.\u00a0 \u00a0Her two biggest accomplishments are successfully chairing the 2014 Newbery Committee and parenting a daughter into an amazing adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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