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Annemarie Baldassarre
University of Maryland, Library and Information Science Program
Graduate Student
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Wednesday
, May 6
4:15pm
EDT
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Choptank Ballroom
Lisa Varga
Thursday
, May 7
8:00am
EDT
Registration Table Open
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
Exhibitor Hall Open
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
9:00am
EDT
MLA|DLA: A Friendship Bracelet Station
The Lantern Room
9:30am
EDT
Stories Bring us Together: Connections through the Family Literacy Pilot
Skipjack B
Carrie Sanders • Mary Rayme
10:45am
EDT
Library on the Loose! Serving the Underserved through Mobile Library Outreach
Skipjack B
Ewa Wojciechowska • Nicole Worth
Recipes for Connection: Food and Making as Pathways to Community
Cutter A
Joe DiMaggio • Katie Haines
12:00pm
EDT
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
Choptank Ballroom
John Shields
2:00pm
EDT
Poster Sessions
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
Gary White • Pamela McClanahan • James Parrigin • Franklin Ofsthun • Emily Zerrenner • Melissa King • Kristina Banks • Olivia Rose Isaacs • Katie Delezenski • Theresa Bruce • Alexandra Trim • Caroline Haislip • Rosalyn Rivera
Refresh With Pets
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
2:30pm
EDT
Ice Cream Social
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
3:00pm
EDT
Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-generated Content
Choptank Ballroom
Natasha Finnegan • Emily Zerrenner • Sara Wheatley
Read It & Eat It: Building Community Through Edible Book Festivals
Schooner A
Heidi Herr
4:15pm
EDT
Building Collections and providing services to all patrons during challenging times
Chesapeake G
Genive Purchase • Melanie Townsend Diggs • Alyssia Gilmore • Sophia Sotilleo
Classic Book Clubs: Thinking With the Great Thinkers
Chesapeake F
Dorothy Stoltz • Thomas Vose • Erin Hanratty
Home is here: Strengthening Maryland library partnerships with immigrant communities
Chesapeake E
Ana Ndumu
Nature's Pages: Nurturing Environmental Literacy from an Early Age
Skipjack B
Melissa King
5:15pm
EDT
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
6:00pm
EDT
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
Liz Gotauco
8:00pm
EDT
Karaoke
Windjammer
Pub Quiz
Chesapeake E/F/G
Michael Gannon
Friday
, May 8
7:30am
EDT
MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony
Choptank Ballroom
10:00am
EDT
Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Choptank Ballroom
Cyndee Landrum
11:15am
EDT
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
12:30pm
EDT
Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons
Chesapeake G
Laura Toner
Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance
Chesapeake E
Michelle Halber
Keeping You and the Library Safe: How to Handle Contaminated Materials
Skipjack A
Christopher Cannon
Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending
Cutter A
Deb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier
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