Abstract：Smart cities fueled by smart librariesImplementation and application in an English-speaking Caribbean context Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the development and growth of smart cities across the globe and explore the possibilities for their implementationto assess the emerging trend for smart homes supported by smart citiesto identify and analyze technologies used in smart cities such as voice recognition that can be integrated into libraries as well as to identify hindrances that confront English-speaking Caribbean islands in their quest to implement Smart Cities and make recommendations how they can attain this featDesignmethodologyapproach Using the qualitative methodologya careful assessment of literature was done to compare technological development as well as infrastructure available to develop and sustain smart cities and by extension smart societiesFindings In the Caribbeannumerous homes are outfitted with the requisite internet connectivitysmart technology as well as capabilities to foster intelligent environments but their infrastructure is not set up for full integration that allows all facets to be controlled and or manipulated by the touch of a central remote systemOriginalityvalue To the best of the authorsknowledgethis paper is the first of its kind to highlight the possibilities of having a smart city powered by smart libraries and the impact that the latter will have on the empowerment of citizensIt also highlights the technological strides of AI and their impact on assisting daily lifeThis study focuses on exploring the possibility of having a smart city driven by smart librariesand the latters impact on giving citizen powerThis research paper mainly explores the development and growth of global smart citiesand the possibility of its implementationIt evaluates the emerging trend of smart families supported by smart citiesand recognizes and analyzes technologies that can be integrated into the librarysuch as voice recognitionStudies have found that although many Caribbean families are equipped with necessary Internet connections and intelligent technologytheir infrastructure has not been fully integrated to allow all aspects to control or operate through the touch of the central remote control system