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7 PM to 8 PM - Artificial Intelligence and the Library: A Primer for Trustees
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be highly impactful, but just what does it mean for our libraries? An exploration of what trustees will need to know as we navigate a changing library landscape.
Presenter: Nick Tanzi
Nick Tanzi is an internationally recognized library technology consultant and author of the books Making the Most of Digital Collections Through Training and Outreach (2016) and Best Technologies for Public Libraries: Policies, Programs, and Services (2020). Nick is a past column editor for Public Library Magazine's "The Wired Library". His work has also been featured in publications including Computers in Libraries, Library Journal, American Libraries, and Marketing Library Services. You can find his thoughts on the intersection of libraries and technology at the-digital-librarian.com.
8 PM to 9 PM - Sustainability: The Newest Core Value
Libraries face a future guaranteed to be impacted by this generation's grandest challenge: climate change. Library trustees are confronted with risks to the organization that include more frequent and severe weather that threatens library infrastructure and the resilience of our communities. Library trustees would do well to apply the newest core value of the library profession to their governance work: sustainability. Sustainable Thinking helps a board to use the "Triple Bottom Line" approach to decision making to find balance among economic feasibility, environmental stewardship, and social equity to ensure strong and future-focused decisions are made about the library on behalf of the community that you serve. Join us as we discuss our newest core value and for practical examples of how library boards around the country are taking action to strengthen their libraries.
Presenter: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich is the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System, co-author of the Handbook for Library Trustees in New York State, and the co-founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative.