AI Consulting for Canadian Public Institutions
Your members deserve better than AI theatre.
Vairify helps public libraries cut through vendor noise and adopt AI that actually works — with strategy built by someone who's spent 15 years on the other side of the reference desk.
The Problem
AI vendors sell magic. Libraries need plumbing.
Demos aren't strategy
Vendors show you what AI can do. Nobody tells you what it should do — for your staff, your members, your board, and your budget.
Generic doesn't work here
Canadian public institutions operate under specific privacy legislation, procurement rules, and bilingual service obligations that off-the-shelf "AI transformation" ignores entirely.
Hype has a shelf life
The organizations that move carefully and deliberately now will be in a stronger position than those chasing every shiny tool. Strategy beats speed.
Services
Practical AI work for public institutions.
01
AI Readiness Assessment
A clear-eyed review of your current systems, staff capacity, and institutional readiness. You get an honest snapshot — not a sales funnel disguised as a report.
02
Strategy & Roadmapping
A phased plan for adopting AI tools that respects your budget cycle, your union agreements, and the fact that your IT department has three people.
03
Staff Training & Workshops
Hands-on sessions that meet staff where they are. Not "prompt engineering bootcamps" — practical skills for real library work.
04
Policy & Governance
Draft AI use policies, responsible-use frameworks, and board-ready documentation that actually make sense to the people who have to follow them.
05
Vendor Evaluation
Independent assessment of AI products and platforms. No affiliate links, no partnerships. Just an instinct for what's useful and what's noise.
06
Prototype & Pilot Design
Small, scoped AI pilots that test real hypotheses with real members. Built to prove value before you ask for budget.
How It Works
No decks. No discovery phases that last six months.
Conversation
You tell me what's actually going on. No forms, no NDAs. Just talk.
Assessment
I look at your systems, your staff, and your strategic plan. You get a written brief that names the real opportunities and the real risks.
Recommendations
Specific, prioritized next steps. Not a 60-page report — a short document your CEO and board can actually act on.
Execution Support
I stay involved through implementation. Training, vendor calls, pilot design — whatever you need to make it stick.
About
15 years in public libraries. Built AI tools from scratch. Still skeptical.
I'm a library professional in Ontario who started building AI tools because the ones being sold to us weren't good enough. I've written the policies, trained the staff, and sat through the vendor demos. I know what works because I've tested it on real members with real questions.
Vairify exists because Canadian institutions deserve AI advice from someone who understands their constraints — not a consultant who learned about libraries last week.
15+
Years in public libraries
CA
Canada-based practice
A+
CompTIA certified
0
Vendor partnerships
Let's start with a conversation.
No pitch deck. No obligation. Tell me what you're working on and I'll get back to you.