Maryland and Delaware have experienced the effects of climate change; it has become clear that libraries are critical to community resilience. Climate action can be overwhelming and sometimes debilitating when the solutions seem out of your control. In this session, leaders from the award-winning Sustainable Libraries Certification Program from the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will demonstrate how the program can bring about organizational transformation. They will provide examples from different library settings where leaders used replicable steps to conserve natural resources and ecosystems, that also help with social and economic development of their local communities.
We’re taking an imaginative deep dive into the future of libraries! In this interactive workshop, you’ll transform everyday objects into visionary “artifacts” from libraries yet to come.
Whatever wild future you imagine for libraries, this hands-on experience will sharpen your design-thinking, ignite your creativity, and connect you with others who are working to shape what’s next for libraries.
While AI represents potential, it also poses real harm. As information professionals, library workers have a responsibility to understand this technology and the implications of its widespread use. Library Freedom Project will present strategies for those curious about the use of AI in their institution, opportunities to share stories and experiences of AI, approaches to assessing the privacy risks AI poses for our communities, and resources for continued learning. Participants will work together to build actionable frameworks for analyzing, designing, and implementing AI policies in their libraries that support the values of the communities we serve and of the profession at large.
