2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Ashley Swinford

Allegany County Library System

Director of Marketing and Outreach

Allegany County, MD

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

Navigate Uncertainty: Control Your Story, Amplify Your Impact Skipjack AElaina Norlin

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

1:00pm EDT

How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships WindjammerJohn Chrastka

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga The Lantern Room

8:30am EDT

Legislative Update Cutter BTif Sutherland • Liz Sundermann-Zinger • Allison Jennings-Roche

10:45am EDT

Shared Stories, Shared Support: Building Inclusive Mentorship Communities Brigantine Board RoomShaunda Vasudev • TaChalla Ferris • Camille Robinson

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Our Stories, Our Advocacy: Making the Library Voice Heard Brigantine Board RoomJohn Chrastka • Catherine Wimberley

5:15pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

7:30am EDT

MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony Choptank Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Maintaining Our Virtual Shelves: Database Descriptions for Better Patron Engagement Cutter BNicole Kulp • Katie Delezenski

12:30pm EDT

Fundraising Without Fundraisers: Turning Awareness into Action Schooner BCathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley • Julie Kizer Ball