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Kailyn “Kay” Slater

2026 Research Network

Kailyn “Kay” Slater is a Chicago-based public library worker and critical information studies scholar. Slater was the winner of the 2025 Annual Library Juice Paper Contest for their work “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library.” They hold a MSLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a MA in Communication from the University of Illinois Chicago. You can follow Kay on Bluesky: @kslater.bsky.social.

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