How do I use AI as a librarian without spreading misinformation?

You use the AI tools now, but you carry two worries, the misinformation they can spread, and what they mean for the profession you care about. Those worries are a credit to you. They come from the thing librarians have always stood for: getting people to what is true and reliable. Do not let that go. The tool can help you search and answer faster, but it will state false things with a straight face and has no commitment to truth. So it can never replace what you do, which is precisely to know the difference between good information and convincing junk. That discernment, and teaching others to have it, matters more in an age of AI, not less. The machine is exactly why the world needs you. So use the tools for speed, but stay the guardian of what is trustworthy. This week, take one AI answer and verify it against a real source before you pass it on. That habit is your craft in miniature, and it is the reason the profession is not fading, it is becoming more necessary.