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Chelsea Shockley
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Library Program Operations Manager
Baltimore, MD
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Wednesday
, May 6
1:15pm
EDT
BCMLA Cultural Conference Tour
TBA
4:15pm
EDT
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Choptank Ballroom
Lisa Varga
7:00pm
EDT
BCMLA Meetup
The Lantern Room
Thursday
, May 7
8:30am
EDT
Truth First: Educating, Memorializing and Advancing Racial Justice in Maryland
Cutter A
Lula Beatty • Karen Lee Scrivo • Amy S. Millin • J.P. Williams
9:30am
EDT
The Anthropologist in the Library
Galleon A/B/C
Lisa Bintrim
10:45am
EDT
Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust
Galleon A/B/C
Catherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann
12:00pm
EDT
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
Choptank Ballroom
John Shields
2:00pm
EDT
Refresh With Pets
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
2:30pm
EDT
Ice Cream Social
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
3:00pm
EDT
Black History Lives Here: Telling Our Stories
Chesapeake G
Julia Hughey • Rubab Azeem
Maryland Author Award Talk: The New Chesapeake Kitchen and Our Common Table
Cutter A
John Shields
Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis
Schooner B
Katelyn McLimans • Jaclyn Cassidy • Carly Dabbs
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
Home is here: Strengthening Maryland library partnerships with immigrant communities
Chesapeake E
Ana Ndumu
6:00pm
EDT
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
Liz Gotauco
8:00pm
EDT
Karaoke
Windjammer
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
Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library
Skipjack A
Margery Bayne
Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon
Chesapeake E
Tisha Jasmine Chakraborty
12:30pm
EDT
Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons
Chesapeake G
Laura Toner
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