1. Leadership, professional organizations and YOU December 2009

2. LeadershipOpportunityYOU

3. Kim Bui-Burton Library shelver, library volunteer, youth paraprofessional, non-MLS librarian, branch manager, branch supervisor, mid-level manager…. Now - Library, Museums and Cultural Arts Director; City of Monterey (City library, bookmobile, four museums, art gallery, public art, monuments and statuary; preservation; heritage tourism; PIO)

4. What’s driving me? Public Good KnowledgeNetworkingGratitude

5. Kim BB, con’td President, California Library Association (CLA) 2010 Vice President/President Elect, Pacific Library Partnership (PLP) 2011/2012 American Library Association, Public Library Association, Asian Pacific American Librarian Association California Association of Museums, American Association of Museums Leadership Council, Women’s Fund,Community Foundation for Monterey County

6. What gives? Public Interest Furthering individuals Furthering profession

7. “We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.” Wynton Marsalis

8. What do I bring? leadership respect & inclusioncommitmentresponsibilitycommunicationstewardship

9. What can YOU bring? vision & voice energycreativityskills

10. What will YOU gain? colleagues/ networks practicevisibility impact re- charging/fun

11. Yes, but…. time budget cuts workload I already have a life travel ?

12. “I am large, I contain multitudes…” Walt Whitman

13. CLA 2010 New CLA BylawsNew CLA Board New CLA ED New CLA management Navigating the New

14. Member? Interest Group?? Presenter??? Committee???? Board????? ????????????

15. Navigating the new valueopportunityvision

16. You LeadershipSeizingOpportunity

17. “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver

18. Questions? buiburto@ci.monterey.ca.uswww.cla-net.orgslisweb.sjsu.edu/resources/orgs.htm