NLA/MPLA Joint Conference

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how library work gets done, raising urgent questions about staff roles, ethics, and institutional responsibility. This session by the author of the recent ALA Special Report on AI Policy, Robin Hastings, argues that thoughtfully designed AI policies can elevate the human workforce—freeing staff from routine tasks while protecting privacy, accuracy, and professional judgment—and will present practical frameworks, policy examples, and real-world use cases from libraries actively implementing AI.