The 2nd Annual Michigan Virtual AI Summit was a whirlwind! If you’re interested, you can find many of the presenter slides posted. To find these, follow the link, scroll down, and click the + next to the meeting room assignment.
It was lovely presenting with Chad Williams and Rebecca Lowe (pictured right) about policy, practice and the power of the school librarian…and how that all relates to A.I. I briefly met keynote speaker Ethan Mollick. His book Co-Intelligence is fascinating and should be the next A.I. book you read.
I’m currently at work on a secret project (send me all your productivity and motivational tips!) and so the newsletter and events will slow down a bit. You’ll likely hear from me every other month for 2025 – unless there’s something urgent that I simply can’t wait to share.
Save the Date!
On Saturday, April 12th I’ll give a live STEM storytime at the Ypsilanti District Library.
MEDIA
I had a feature article in the December edition of Computers in Libraries magazine. Tips for Helping Little Computer Scientists and Little Hackers appeared in the print edition.
What I’m Reading Right Now
The American Library Association Youth Media Awards were just announced!
I’m particularly excited about the Newbery award winner The First State of Being which was also a National Book Award finalist. Caldecott honor and Coretta Scott King award winning My Daddy is a Cowboy is also delightful. Kwame Crashes the Underworld, a John Steptoe winner and Coretta Scott King honor is a really fun read and finally the Caldecott award winner Chooch Helped has really gorgeous illustrations. So many wonderful books on this list!
I’ve also been reading Unmasking A.I. and Infinite Education, two very different, but both timely and relevant books on A.I.
