The ALA AI Policy Working Group is pleased to share the draft document Guidance of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries for public comment. 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 the 2026 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

The working group invites all ALA to review and comment on the draft. Please complete the feedback form by May 8, 2026. Your responses will be shared with the Working Group co-chairs and may inform revisions prior to Council action. Additional details are available on the ALA website (login required).

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