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ArLA 2026 Annual Conference
Saturday October 17, 2026 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT
AI is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in almost every aspect of our lives. AI is also creeping into the children’s publishing industry with increasing speed. YouTube is flooded with channels claiming you can whip up children’s books in minutes and make thousands by selling them on Amazon KDP. (Sure, Jan.) Not only does this ignore the artistry and hard work of many children’s authors and illustrators, it devalues the literary needs of our youngest patrons. These books, often self published, are starting to find their way into book distributors, and maybe, just maybe, your precious picture book collections. 


The session will include examples of AI imagery in children’s books and a fun recap game where participants try to spot AI images using the skills we discuss. After this session participants will have a grasp on how AI books have permeated book distributors with supposed policies against such items, tips for recognizing AI illustrations in children’s books, ways to spot  authors of AI content, a list of tools to help them in this quest, along with policy ideas to help prevent the purchase or donation of AI generated books.
Speakers
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Stephanie Sweeney

Youth Services Manager, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library
Stephanie is the Youth Services Manager at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. Her hobbies include painting and listening to true crime podcasts. She can often be found holding long, nonsensical conversations with her cats. 
Saturday October 17, 2026 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT
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