2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Claire Jacobs

Frederick County Public Libraries

Shelving Supervisor

Thurmont, MD

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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

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

10:45am EDT

Trouble with Teens Chesapeake FGretchen Benson • Tyler Chadwell-English

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

Refresh With Pets Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Leading Through Influence and Persuasion: An Excerpt from Everyone Leads Clipper A/BKatie George • Jaleen Walker

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

8:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Chesapeake E/F/GMichael Gannon

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

Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons Chesapeake GLaura Toner Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance Chesapeake EMichelle Halber