Happy March from the Wyoming State Library! Here is an updated roundup of news and articles regarding literacy, libraries, and library professionals.
Considering AI in Your Collection Policy: A Practical Framework for Libraries-Libraries cannot ignore AI-generated content. Instead, they must engage with it intentionally. By grounding decisions in mission, prioritizing transparency and quality, and remaining flexible as technology evolves, libraries can continue to provide trusted access to information while adapting to a rapidly changing publishing landscape.
AI Literacy Framework: DOL Releases AI Literacy Framework — What School Library Professionals Should Know-The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has published a new AI Literacy Framework designed to guide AI literacy efforts across workforce development and education systems nationwide. The framework identifies five foundational content areas and seven delivery principles for AI literacy programming, and is intended as a flexible resource adaptable across industries, roles, and educational contexts.
Airport Libraries Take Off-In recent years, public libraries across the country have begun partnering with airports to bring books, digital materials, and dedicated reading spaces into terminals, offering travelers a free alternative to a shop or restaurant and a rare moment of calm amid the bustle of travel.
Library of Congress Now Accepting Concepts for the 2026-2027 Innovator in Residence Program-The Library of Congress is seeking their next Innovator in Residence to start in September 2026 and will fund an individual up to $90,000 per year, for a maximum of two years, to create a transformative digital work with Library of Congress collections for the American people and to serve as an ambassador for the Library.
Newsmaker: Mychal Threets-This article includes an interview with children’s librarian and author Mychal Threets on falling in love with library service and his road to Reading Rainbow.
Getting Started with Web Accessibility-The ultimate goal of web accessibility improvement should be a website that maximizes accessibility and considers inclusive access in all decisions, but even incremental improvements have real benefits. A good approach is to look at the most high-impact changes you can make early in the process to improve accessibility for users, even if the entire site is not fully accessible. This article outlines several changes that can have a significant impact without requiring the wholesale redesign of a website.