2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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7:30am EDT

DLA Annual Breakfast Galleon A/B/C MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony Choptank Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Author Signing - Laura Parnum, Veronica Jones Exhibit Hall - Booth 22 Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum Author Signing - Salvacion Monasterio, Doreen Hamilton Exhibit Hall - Booth 22

11:15am EDT

Balancing the Books: Intellectual Freedom in Technical Services and Collection Development Clipper A/BMaggie Saponaro • Kristina J. Alayan • Laura Bandoch Cents and Sensibility: Financial literary for your patrons. Schooner ATyler Lardy Collections to Creations: A Flexible Mindful Making Model for Teen Services Chesapeake FWitt Salley • Leslie Salley Ignite Session #3 Clipper CAmanda Kramer • Debra Elfenbein • Laura Aguilera Maintaining Our Virtual Shelves: Database Descriptions for Better Patron Engagement Cutter BNicole Kulp • Katie Delezenski Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls Chesapeake GJoe Dacey • Tyson Fogel Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library Skipjack AMargery Bayne Snack Attack at the Stacks: An Afterschool Cooking Program Schooner BStacy Lane • Gail Bruce Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon Chesapeake ETisha Jasmine Chakraborty The Talbot County Free SEED Library Cutter AMissy Corley • Mikaela Boley Using the M in STEM: Engaging Children with Math WindjammerShannon Young • Marsha Quarles

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

12:30pm EDT

Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons Chesapeake GLaura Toner Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance Chesapeake EMichelle Halber Fundraising Without Fundraisers: Turning Awareness into Action Schooner BCathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley • Julie Kizer Ball Keeping You and the Library Safe: How to Handle Contaminated Materials Skipjack AChristopher Cannon Once Upon a Summer: Our Stories, Our Shelves, and the Maryland Libraries Summer Ideas Toolkit Clipper CKaren Earp Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending Cutter ADeb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier Shelf Censorship: Threats to the First Amendment's protection of intellectual freedom Galleon A/B/CAaron Terr Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment Chesapeake FBrittany Tignor Using Digital Tools to Preserve Organizational History Schooner AHannah Erickson • Paul Moreno Who's Going to Do It?: Utilizing Vendor Services to Fill Outreach Gaps WindjammerEtana Laing