2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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Beth P Jarvis

Wicomico Public Library

Mobile Library & Outreach Manager

Salisbury, MD

About me

I am the Manager of our Library's Mobile Branch. That includes our Reader Van, Bookmobile and Mobile Learning Lab. I also schedule Outreach events that our Library participates in.

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

8:30am EDT

Make Good Choices: Decision Making Under Duress Choptank BallroomBrittany Cornish • Amy Dickinson • Amy Ford

10:45am EDT

Library on the Loose! Serving the Underserved through Mobile Library Outreach Skipjack BEwa Wojciechowska • Nicole Worth

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

Visit the Exhibitors Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall 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 BallroomNatasha Finnegan • Emily Zerrenner • Sara Wheatley Book Buzz 2026: New Stories for Your Shelves! Galleon A/B/CMeg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully • Amanda Crabill

4:15pm EDT

Managing the Mess: Leading from the Middle When Everything is Hard Choptank BallroomBria Sinnott • Allison Jennings-Roche

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Cents and Sensibility: Financial literary for your patrons. Schooner ATyler Lardy

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose