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Suggested Reflection Questions

1. Your role at Burke's

2. When did this opportunity take place?

3. Summary of workshop/ opportunity

4. Goals & Collaborations:

   - What were your big takeaways from your workshop or project?

I attended CCLI 2026: Library Instruction in Changing Times at CSU Monterey Bay. CCLI is a committee of academic instruction librarians in Northern California who aim to support instruction librarians’ professional development needs. The theme of this year’s annual conference was how to reimagine library instruction to “keep pace with changing times…and actively shape a more inclusive, informed and hopeful future.” 

I attended the keynote address, “Libraries as Bridges to Critical AI Literacy,” three workshop/breakout sessions on AI, and poster sessions on various related topics. I found the most meaningful, relevant sessions to be: (1) “When AI Reinscribes Empire: Libraries as Spaces of Counter-Pedagogy” and (2) “From CRAAP to CRITICAL: Updating Information Literacy for the Age of AI.” 

When AI Reinscribes Empire: Libraries as Spaces of Counter-Pedagogy

My biggest takeaway from this breakout session is that we should critically evaluate AI-generated content because the information sets that train Large Language Models…

I attended the ACL 2026 Institute on Resilience, Resistance, Rest & Recovery. The ACL of Northern California is a group of public and school librarians/ students that strives “to connect and inspire a dynamic network of library professionals to create inclusive, vibrant, and equitable library spaces that serve and empower youth in their communities.” This year’s workshops focused on “exploring resilience and resistance while centering rest, recovery, and care for ourselves and our communities.”

The 1st workshop was a conversation with author Joanna Ho, who discussed her journey toward becoming an author, how deep to go with students, book banning, questions that she wants her books to spark, how she incorporates rest into her work, and writing as a revolutionary act. As an educator and daughter of immigrants, Joanna shared the impact and internalization of never seeing herself reflecting in books. This deep invisibility inspired her to do something about it, and her work…

The Association of Children's Librarians (NorCal) had a PD entitled "Resilience and Resistance; Rest and Recovery". It was so wonderful. Author Joanna Ho gave one of the best and most inspiring talks/interviews I've ever heard. It would be so wonderful if she could come to Burke's next school year. She had really important things to say about book banning and about reading her picture books on so many levels so they can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

I did a session of chair yoga with a very inspiring and joyful librarian. I want to look into purchasing the deck of cards she used--they each have a pose and an inspirational quote.

There was also a great session entitled "Rest as Service" and I liked the question the presenter posed: "How can I find a place of rest in my work?"

I am going to contemplate that a lot…