2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Caroline Haislip

Loyola Notre Dame Library

Access Services Supervisor/Interlibrary Loan Assistant

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4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

9:00am EDT

MLA|DLA: A Friendship Bracelet Station The Lantern Room

9:30am EDT

The Anthropologist in the Library Galleon A/B/CLisa Bintrim

10:45am EDT

African American Subject Funnel Project Clipper CAaron M. Wilson 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

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 Let's Talk Stuff Skipjack ARebecca Lowe • Pam Oakley • Joe DiMaggio • Olivia Mirot

4:15pm EDT

From Page to Plate: Empowering Young Cooks with Library Kitchens WindjammerJaclyn Cassidy • Katie Haines • Ryan Ellis No Consultant? No Problem! In-House Marketing and Program Planning Brigantine Board RoomMallory Wareham

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

Ignite Session #3 Clipper CAmanda Kramer • Debra Elfenbein • Laura Aguilera Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls Chesapeake GJoe Dacey • Tyson Fogel Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon Chesapeake ETisha Jasmine Chakraborty

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance Chesapeake EMichelle Halber