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SUMMARY:Ten Tips to Upgrade Your Thinking About AI Technologies (ALA Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we 
 have contracted with ALA to provide our members with access to their live 
 webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our 
 calendar.  Please do not register directly with ALA. Members who register 
 directly with ALA are responsible for paying their registration fee. 
 \n\nPlease help us keep MLS sponsored training free for all members. If you 
 are unable to attend the live webinar\, please cancel your registration. A 
 cancellation link can be found in your confirmation email\, or you may 
 contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to cancel. 
 \n\n\nDescription\n\n***BEFORE YOU REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR PLEASE REVIEW 
 IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW***\n\nAre you caught in the 
 whirlwind of AI hype? Are you and your library patrons feeling overwhelmed? 
 Is your library looking for new ways to approach AI and make the most of 
 your staff’s skills and talents to serve internal and external customers? 
 In this webinar\, experts in community engagement\, advocacy\, and 
 professional development will share practical tips and techniques to help 
 you understand and embrace this rapidly evolving technology with a 
 common-sense approach.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nAt the conclusion of 
 this webinar\, participants will be able to:\n\n\n	Identify at least two 
 ways for enhancing their common-sense approach in using 
 technologies\;\n	Name at least two resources to recommend to patrons for 
 further learning about AI and evolving technologies\; and\n	Cite at least 
 three resources that can help further hone their skills in developing 
 common-sense tech strategies.\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nThis webinar is 
 intended for all public library staff.\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\nDorothy Stoltz 
 is a professional librarian\, author\, and trainer. The majority of her 
 forty-year library career was at Carroll County Public Library in 
 Maryland\, where she retired as director for community 
 engagement. Dorothy started in libraries in Pennsylvania\, where she grew 
 up\, and also worked at the Queens Library in New York City for five years. 
 She’s written numerous articles as well as seven books\, six of them for 
 ALA Editions\, including Inspired Thinking: Big Ideas to Enrich Yourself 
 and Your Community. Dorothy offers workshops through Stoltz Creative 
 Consulting\, and is owner of Waldo Publishers\, a small publishing house 
 inspired by the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nKymberly 
 Konty (she/her) is the early literacy outreach associate for Brooklyn 
 Public Library's youth and family services. She offers workshops\, 
 educational activities\, and programs to parents and families with an 
 emphasis on digital media\, technology learning\, and balancing screen 
 time.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nKrista Respass works as a managing director of 
 early childhood education services at Maryland Public Television (MPT). MPT 
 is leading the way with the 2024 opening of its Maryland Center for Media 
 Literacy and Education and enjoys a rich history of collaborating and 
 partnering with Maryland public libraries. MPT is a public television 
 network that broadcasts throughout the entire state of Maryland and the 
 District of Columbia and into parts of Delaware\, Pennsylvania\, Virginia\, 
 and West Virginia.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCarrie Sanders (she/her) is the youth 
 services coordinator for the Maryland State Library Agency\, providing 
 consultation and training to library staff regarding early literacy\, STEM 
 programming\, teen services\, media mentorship\, and family engagement. 
 Previous experience includes a decade of service as a school librarian and 
 fifteen years as a public children’s librarian. She is passionate about 
 helping library staff develop skills and strategies to create engaging\, 
 relevant programs and services for all ages and populations of youth. 
 Carrie received the 2025 Library Journal Mover and Shaker Educator 
 Award.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPaul Signorelli\, a trainer and facilitator\, is 
 the author of Change the World Using Social Media (Rowman & Littlefield\, 
 2021) and the library advocacy training project manager for the California 
 Library Association\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility 
 Information\n\nIf you have questions or requests regarding accessibility\, 
 contact ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.
LOCATION:Webinar
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