Guidance on Use of AI in Libraries — ALA Executive Board, Council, and Member Feedback Form

The American Library Association is inviting ALA Council and Member feedback on Guidance on Use of AI in Libraries, a document developed by the ALA AI Policy Working Group.

This document is intended to support library professionals in navigating the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence presents for our institutions, our communities, and our profession.

The Working Group has spent considerable time examining these questions through the lens of ALA's Core Values, and they welcome your perspective as this work moves toward consideration at Annual 2026 in Chicago.

Your responses will be shared with the Working Group co-chairs and may inform revisions prior to Council action. Feedback will be accepted through May 8, 2026.

Link to the document, Guidance of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries.

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1.What surprised you in this document?
2.What topic was given too much and/or not enough attention/airtime/focus in this document?
3.Imagine you are part of a small team of colleagues asked to draft a library AI policy or set of guidelines. Together, you read this document to begin your work. Do you feel prepared to begin drafting a library policy or set of guidelines about AI? Or what questions remain for you about this work?
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