Practical Implementations of Artificial Intelligence in Public Libraries
| Date/time: | August 14th, 2026: 10:00 – 16.00 Standard Korean Time |
| Venue: | Seoul City Hall with a reception at Seoul Metropolitan Library |
| Organisers: | IFLA Public Libraries Section with IFLA IT section and IFLA AI SIG |
| Hosts: | Seoul Metropolitan Library |
Ticketing will be available shortly! Until then seats can be reserved by email to ifla2026@db.dk
The satellite conference is genereously sponsored by Overdrive
PROGRAM (preliminary – subject to minor changes)
Keynote: CEO & founder of Overdrive, Steve Potash
“AI in the reading advisory function in the Libby app” (Working title)
Keynote: Prof. Kim Osman, Queensland University & co-author on the IFLA Trend Report
“Community needs and AI literacy: research in progress” (Working title)
Keynote: Seoul Metropolitan Library
“AI policy cases”
Lunch
Session 1: Public libraries and AI implementations
“Bookan’s AI-powered Library Collaborative Service System” / Jason Sun, Director, Global Library Solutions, Hong Kong Magook Technology Limited (Bookan)
“From Library Data to Action: A Practical Hybrid AI Approach to Public Library Performance Monitoring — The Indonesian Case” / Irhamni Ali, Lead Data Scientist, National Library of Indonesia
“AI adoption in the Municipal Library Network in the province of Barcelona with the collaboration of Barcelona Supercomputing Center.” / Núria Pi Vendrell, Head of the Information Technologies Section & Judit Terma Grassa, Head of the Library Network, Services Office, Barcelona Provincial Council
Session 2: Public libraries and AI literacy
“From Government to Communities: Delivering AI Literacy Through Public Libraries in Estonia” / Kristi Veber, President of the Estonian Librarians Association
“Reading the Future: Public Libraries as a Civic Anchor in the AI Era” / Ben Kolaitis, Library Programs and Partnerships Coordinator, City of Melbourne Libraries
“Exploring generative and conversational AI in the national library” / Celonie Rozema, AI researcher, National Library of the Netherlands
Panel: Work in progress
Reception & tour: Seoul Metropolitan Library
Practical details
Tickets & fee: The fee is 20 Euro / 20 USD / 25 AUD / 43.000 Korean Won and covers:
- Entrance
- Lunch
- Reception & tour
The venue has a max capacity, so tickets are issued on a first come first serve basis
Link to registration and payment: Available shortly but tickets can be reserved until then by emailing ifla2026@db.dk
Contact Information: For inquiries, please contact:
Mikkel Christoffersen, deputy director of the Danish Library Association at mc@db.dk
We’re looking forward to exploring the exciting possibilities of AI in public libraries together with you!
