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Friday
, May 8
7:30am
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DLA Annual Breakfast
Galleon A/B/C
MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony
Choptank Ballroom
8:00am
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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
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Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Choptank Ballroom
Cyndee Landrum
Author Signing - Salvacion Monasterio, Doreen Hamilton
Exhibit Hall - Booth 22
11:15am
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Balancing the Books: Intellectual Freedom in Technical Services and Collection Development
Clipper A/B
Maggie Saponaro • Kristina J. Alayan • Laura Bandoch
Cents and Sensibility: Financial literary for your patrons.
Schooner A
Tyler Lardy
Collections to Creations: A Flexible Mindful Making Model for Teen Services
Chesapeake F
Witt Salley • Leslie Salley
Ignite Session #3
Clipper C
Amanda Kramer • Debra Elfenbein • Laura Aguilera
Maintaining Our Virtual Shelves: Database Descriptions for Better Patron Engagement
Cutter B
Nicole Kulp • Katie Delezenski
Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls
Chesapeake G
Joe Dacey • Tyson Fogel
Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library
Skipjack A
Margery Bayne
Snack Attack at the Stacks: An Afterschool Cooking Program
Schooner B
Stacy Lane • Gail Bruce
Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon
Chesapeake E
Tisha Jasmine Chakraborty
The Talbot County Free SEED Library
Cutter A
Missy Corley • Mikaela Boley
Using the M in STEM: Engaging Children with Math
Windjammer
Shannon Young • Marsha Quarles
12:00pm
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Boxed Lunch Pickup
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
12:30pm
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Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons
Chesapeake G
Laura Toner
Build Your Outreach Kit
Clipper A/B
Thomas Vose
Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance
Chesapeake E
Michelle Halber
Fundraising Without Fundraisers: Turning Awareness into Action
Schooner B
Cathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley • Julie Kizer Ball
Keeping You and the Library Safe: How to Handle Contaminated Materials
Skipjack A
Christopher Cannon
Once Upon a Summer: Our Stories, Our Shelves, and the Maryland Libraries Summer Ideas Toolkit
Clipper C
Karen Earp
Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending
Cutter A
Deb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier
Shelf Censorship: Threats to the First Amendment's protection of intellectual freedom
Galleon A/B/C
Aaron Terr
Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment
Chesapeake F
Brittany Tignor
Using Digital Tools to Preserve Organizational History
Schooner A
Hannah Erickson • Paul Moreno
Who's Going to Do It?: Utilizing Vendor Services to Fill Outreach Gaps
Windjammer
Etana Laing
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