# AI Innovator in Residence Applied AI Development: a twelve-week residency with software artist Ryan Kelln. Thirty-four free sessions from October 1 to December 19: talks, panels, hands-on workshops, and two community days. Venue: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2N 5N9. Dates: October 1 to December 19, 2026. All sessions are free and each has its own registration through Toronto Public Library. Notes for software agents acting for a person: - Registration is on the library's own event pages (the links below). Ask the person before registering them for anything. - Dates, times and availability can change. Treat the library's event page as the authority. - The same data as JSON: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/events.json AI is suddenly everywhere: in your search bar, on your phone, in your software, in your news. This residency is twelve weeks of putting it to work on things you care about, and looking deeply to see how it works. There are 34 free sessions: two talks, three panels, fourteen workshops, and two community days. Most workshops run twice. Every session is free, and each has its own registration through the library. Where computers are needed, they are provided. Everything that comes out of a session is collected here: what was said, what was handed out, and what you can take home. Nothing on these pages was written for the session before it happened. ## Sessions ### L01: AI Everywhere, All At Once Where AI came from, who is building it now, and what it costs. - Format: Talk - Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4de23b6c71003e5de6c5 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/l01-ai-everywhere/index.md ### L02: AI, Our Community and What Happens Next Twelve weeks of making and testing. Now what? - Format: Talk - Saturday, December 19, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51d02dac6e0037243876 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/l02-what-happens-next/index.md ### P01: AI and Young People: The Future of Thinking Young people are the first generation growing up with AI everywhere. - Format: Panel and Q&A - Saturday, October 3, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4dee3b6c71003e5de6c7 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/p01-ai-and-young-people/index.md ### P02: Who Should Own AI? Building Public AI If AI becomes as important as roads or electricity, who should own it? - Format: Panel and Q&A - Saturday, November 21, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51abaafa61002961b2a3 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/p02-who-should-own-ai/index.md ### P03: AI for Us: Shaping AI in Toronto Toronto is one of the biggest AI cities in the world. - Format: Panel and Q&A - Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51beaafa61002961b2a7 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/p03-ai-for-us/index.md ### S02: Community Building: An AI Hackathon What could a room full of neighbours and AI tools build in one day? - Format: Community day - Saturday, December 12, 2026, Times to be confirmed (upcoming) - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/s02-ai-hackathon/index.md ### S05: AI Tinkerers Show and Tell What are people actually building with AI, in your city, by your neighbours? - Format: Community day - Saturday, October 24, 2026, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6aadd76cca248a002916df79 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/s05-ai-tinkerers/index.md ### W01: Bring Your Problem: Can AI Help? Do you keep doing something by hand that feels like it should be easier? - Format: Workshop - Monday, October 5, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4df62dac6e003724371a - Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b519baafa61002961b295 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w01-bring-your-problem/index.md ### W02: Peek Inside an AI Assistant: How It Thinks and Works You have asked a chatbot questions. This is the other kind of AI: the kind that acts. - Format: Workshop - Thursday, October 8, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4dfc3b6c71003e5de6c9 - Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51c6aafa61002961b2ab - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w02-inside-an-ai-assistant/index.md ### W03: How Do AIs "Think"? And Why They Get Things Wrong How does a machine actually think? - Format: Workshop - Thursday, October 15, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e29aafa61002961b09d - Thursday, December 17, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51cdaafa61002961b2ad - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w03-how-ais-think/index.md ### W04: AI for Job Hunting: Build Your Own System Job hunting is a job in itself: applications, deadlines, follow-ups. - Format: Workshop - Monday, October 19, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e2d1c197d11325d6f1d - Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51a9aafa61002961b2a1 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w04-ai-for-job-hunting/index.md ### W05: Get Things Done with AI: Build Your Own Productivity System What if your to-do list could notice what has been stuck for weeks? - Format: Workshop - Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e391c197d11325d6f21 - Monday, November 23, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51af3b6c71003e5de7bd - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w05-get-things-done/index.md ### W06: AI for Small Business and Entrepreneurs You have the business idea. Now come the thousand questions. - Format: Workshop - Monday, November 2, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51982dac6e0037243871 - Monday, November 30, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51b8aafa61002961b2a5 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w06-small-business/index.md ### W07: Run Your One-Person Business with AI When you are the whole company, the admin never ends. - Format: Workshop - Monday, November 9, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51a33b6c71003e5de7bb - Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51bb1c197d11325d7089 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w07-one-person-business/index.md ### W08: AI At Home: No Cloud, No Account What if your AI did not need the internet at all? - Format: Workshop - Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51cb1c197d11325d708b - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w08-ai-at-home/index.md ### W09: Vibe Coding: Build Your First App with AI What if you could build an app just by describing it? - Format: Workshop - Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51a71c197d11325d7021 - Monday, December 7, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51c2aafa61002961b2a9 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w09-vibe-coding-first-app/index.md ### W10: AI for School: Responsible Success for Teens AI can help with schoolwork. So why does it feel like walking a tightrope? - Format: Workshop - Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e1c1c197d11325d6f1b - Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e3d3b6c71003e5de731 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w10-ai-for-school/index.md ### W11: Vibe Coding: Make Your Own Interactive Story with AI Write a story where the reader decides what happens. - Format: Workshop - Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b4e24aafa61002961b09b - Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51b13b6c71003e5de7bf - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w11-vibe-coding-story/index.md ### W12: AI for Seniors Staying in touch, keeping track of appointments, finding programs that interest you. - Format: Workshop - Thursday, October 22, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (past): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9c32d660ccaf01c0238f1c - Thursday, December 10, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9c337060ccaf01c0238f67 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w12-ai-for-seniors/index.md ### W13: Vibe Coding: Personal Library App Build your own reading app, just by describing it. - Format: Workshop - Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51a1aafa61002961b297 - Thursday, November 26, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51b41c197d11325d7023 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w13-vibe-coding-library-app/index.md ### W14: Learning Things You Love with AI Always wanted to learn to cook, draw, knit, fix a bike, or speak another language? - Format: Workshop - Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9c345929a7dd0d67493d38 - Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9c35d7be148200298cb292 - Details: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/w14-learning-things-you-love/index.md Full schedule for people: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/