Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshops

ARL/CNI’s Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshops are taking place at locations nationwide and online. The toolkit features practical reusable activities and templates research libraries can use to plan for consequences, challenges, and opportunities vis-à-vis AI futures.

The workshops engage participants collaboratively to gain experience using the toolkit hands-on. Participants learn tips and techniques for bringing AI future-planning “back home” to their own organizations for iterative reuse. Participants gain facilitated experience for using the toolkit to create actionable, cross-cutting, and scenario-specific plans, projects, and activities at their research libraries.

Seats at the in-person workshops are limited. Registration forms for each workshop will be posted on this page.

Registration for workshops in the U.S. is free for employees of ARL and CNI member institutions.

The 2025 workshops have concluded. Future opportunities will be announced in ARL e-newsletters or posted on this page.

Past Workshops

Ottawa

Monday–Tuesday, December 15–16, 2025

Organized by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), together with University of Ottawa, Library and Archives Canada, and Carleton University.