Future-Ready Youth: Preparing Our Patrons to Navigate the Age of AI

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Description

Children and teens are often eager adopters of new technology, but access doesn’t always mean understanding. As we navigate the age of AI, important questions arise: How is artificial intelligence impacting our youth, and what does the future hold? More importantly, how can we, as library professionals, empower our patrons to understand and engage with this consequential technology?

Learning Outcomes

By participating in this webinar, you will:

  • Explore recent studies on how children and teens interact with artificial intelligence.
  • Identify curriculum sources for AI literacy programming in a public or school library setting.
  • Examine sample active and passive programs designed to teach youth critical thinking about artificial intelligence.

About the Presenter

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). Tanzi is a past column editor for Public Library Magazine’s “The Wired Library” and was named a 2025 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

This event will be hosted in Zoom. Automatic captions will be enabled for this event. This event will be recorded, and registrants will receive access to the recording within a day after the event ends.

If you have questions or requests regarding accessibility, contact us at ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.

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