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The AI Toolkit for Librarians

by Mike McQueen

Practical AI guidance grounded in library values

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Practical AI guidance grounded in library values

Mike McQueen’s guide connects artificial intelligence with the daily work of academic, public, and K–12 libraries. It introduces key concepts in accessible language and considers both AI’s opportunities and its challenges across reading, writing, research, instruction, and programming. Practical strategies, chapter-level tips and discussion questions, and interviews with library leaders give the material several points of entry. A featured AI storytelling chapter includes a 90-minute, hands-on workshop, while the concluding Bridge Framework organizes a path from experimentation toward thoughtful, ethical, and sustainable adoption. Access, equity, and learning provide the book’s stated frame for considering how AI might fit into library practice.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Librarians in academic, public, or K–12 settings exploring AI in their work
  • Library staff seeking practical activities, strategies, or discussion prompts about AI
  • Readers interested in equitable and ethical approaches to AI in learning environments

Themes

Artificial intelligence in librariesAccess and equityEthical and sustainable adoptionReading, research, instruction, and programming

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Book overview

How do you integrate AI into the library in an accessible and equitable way? This book shows you how!

The AI Toolkit for Librarians offers a clear and encouraging way to make sense of today's fast-moving world of artificial intelligence. Written for academic, public, and K-12 settings, it helps readers understand how AI fits into everyday library work while staying grounded in the values of access, equity, and learning. The book explores AI's biggest opportunities and challenges, breaks down essential concepts in everyday language, and shows how AI can strengthen reading, writing, research, instruction, and programming.

Each chapter includes practical strategies, Quick Tips, discussion questions, and interviews with 25 respected leaders representing a variety of library settings and roles. Throughout the book, real-life examples and personal experiences help make these ideas practical and relatable. The AI storytelling chapter includes a ready-to-use AI Playground Event, a 90-minute workshop that invites learners of any age or skill level to explore AI through a fun, hands-on approach.

The book concludes with the Bridge Framework for AI Readiness, a simple model that helps libraries move from experimenting with AI to adopting it in thoughtful, ethical, and sustainable ways.

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