March 17-19 preconference workshops March 16 hyatt regency crystal city
arlington, va

Chad Mairn

Professor
Innovation Lab
St. Petersburg College
San Jose State University

Chad Mairn is a Professor, Librarian, and founder of the Innovation Lab at St. Petersburg College. Chad is also a faculty member in the School of Information at SJSU. While an undergraduate studying Humanities at the University of South Florida (USF), Chad was awarded a Library of Congress Fellowship helping archive personal papers and other items in the Leonard Bernstein Collection. During his Library and Information Science graduate work, also at USF, Chad became a technology liaison between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Florida public libraries. 

Computers in Libraries 2026

Monday March 16, 2026

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W7: Strategic Blueprint for Responsible AI

Tuesday March 17, 2026

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

D103: Experimenting with AI Tools

Computers in Libraries 2025

Tuesday March 25, 2025

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

D101: Experimenting With AI: Riding With AI & Coming in Hot

Computers in Libraries 2024

Thursday March 14, 2024

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

C301: VR at the Library: Immersive Job Exploration Experiences

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

A303: Managing in a Hybrid & AI Environment

Monday March 11, 2024

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W12: AI & 3D Sandbox: Experiment, Learn, & Enjoy!

Tuesday March 12, 2024

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

A102: Fake News, ChatGPT & AI: Wrangling Strategies

Computers in Libraries 2023

Monday March 27, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

W9: New Tech for Libraries: 3D Scanning for Extended Reality Applications

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W17: Creating Stimulating Community Makerspaces & Innovation Hubs in Libraries

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Games, Gadgets, & Makerspaces

Wednesday March 29, 2023

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

D203: XR in Action: Cool Initiatives

4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

D205: Library XR Experiments & Possibilities for the Future

Computers in Libraries 2022

Monday March 28, 2022

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

W8: New Tech for Libraries: 3D Scanning, Holograms & More

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W13: Creating Stimulating Community Spaces & Innovation Hubs in Libraries

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Games, Gadgets & Makerspaces

Tuesday March 29, 2022

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

D104: Building the iLab: Makerspace on Steroids

Wednesday March 30, 2022

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

E203: Smart Cities & Library Communities

Thursday March 31, 2022

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

B301: State of the Art Technology: XR Update

Computers in Libraries Connect 2020

Thursday April 2, 2020

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

E301: AR/VR—Latest & Next

Monday March 30, 2020

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W8: Makerspaces, Innovation Labs & Studios

Computers in Libraries 2019

Monday March 25, 2019

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W16: Getting Started in Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR & VR)

Tuesday March 26, 2019

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

D104: Digital Achievers

Thursday March 28, 2019

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

B302: Taking the Magical Leap with Immersive Technologies in Libraries

Wednesday March 27, 2019

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Introducing 3D Scanning, Holograms & More

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

360° Video/Photography Basics

Computers in Libraries 2018

Monday April 16, 2018

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

W11: Getting Started in Augmented & Virtual Reality

Wednesday April 18, 2018

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

C201/202: From Makerspace to Solve Space: A Road Map

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