2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

#MyReasonWhyDE Facilitator Training Brigantine Board RoomStacy Lane • Gail Bruce From Zero to Festival: How One Library Pulled Off a Big Event with No Budget (and How You Can Too!) WindjammerElizabeth Mayer • Kathryn Hatfield My First Art Class: Art Programs for Toddlers and Preschoolers Schooner BLisa Bintrim Navigate Uncertainty: Control Your Story, Amplify Your Impact Skipjack AElaina Norlin Stories of Sustainability: How Libraries Lead Climate Action in Their Communities Skipjack BLisa Kropp • Jennifer Ferriss Everyone Leads Schooner AKatie George • Jaleen Walker

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

12:30pm EDT

DLA Annual Meeting Quorum Check-In Windjammer

1:00pm EDT

Creating in Canva for Cricut Skipjack BDana Alsup • Luz Flores How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships WindjammerJohn Chrastka Things from Future Libraries: An Interactive Workshop Skipjack APam Taylor • Tracy Miller Using Stories from the Library Community to Build AI Policy Schooner BTess Wilson Wonder Media: Media & News Literacy for Tweens & Teens Brigantine Board RoomCarrie Sanders

1:15pm EDT

BCMLA Cultural Conference Tour TBA

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Author Signing - Sia Willie, Melissa Trempe Exhibit Hall - Booth 22 Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

7:00pm EDT

Academic Libraries Meetup Windjammer DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C BCMLA Meetup The Lantern Room

8:00pm EDT

Haunted Walking Tour TBA