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Beth Stevens
Elsmere Library
Librarian
Wednesday
, May 6
12:00pm
EDT
Boxed Lunch Pickup
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
12:30pm
EDT
DLA Annual Meeting Quorum Check-In
Windjammer
1:00pm
EDT
Creating in Canva for Cricut
Skipjack B
Dana Alsup • Luz Flores
4:15pm
EDT
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Choptank Ballroom
Lisa Varga
Thursday
, May 7
10:45am
EDT
AI Ethics Library Instruction and Educational Autonomy
Clipper A/B
Ernest Anderson
Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust
Galleon A/B/C
Catherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann
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
2:30pm
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
Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries 2026 Update
Cutter B
Anne Hiller Clark • Morgan Lehr Miller
Our Shared Shelves: How Collaborative Outreach Unlocks the Full Story of Our Communities
Windjammer
Shaunda Vasudev • Natasha Griffin • Amelia Costello
Read It & Eat It: Building Community Through Edible Book Festivals
Schooner A
Heidi Herr
Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis
Schooner B
Katelyn McLimans • Jaclyn Cassidy • Carly Dabbs
Book Buzz 2026: New Stories for Your Shelves!
Galleon A/B/C
Meg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully • Amanda Crabill
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
6:00pm
EDT
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
Liz Gotauco
Friday
, May 8
7:30am
EDT
DLA Annual Breakfast
Galleon A/B/C
10:00am
EDT
Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Choptank Ballroom
Cyndee Landrum
11:15am
EDT
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
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