2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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Emily Dyer

Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County

9:00am EDT

My First Art Class: Art Programs for Toddlers and Preschoolers Schooner BLisa Bintrim

1:00pm EDT

How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships WindjammerJohn Chrastka

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

8:00pm EDT

Haunted Walking Tour TBA

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga The Lantern Room

10:45am EDT

AI Ethics Library Instruction and Educational Autonomy Clipper A/BErnest Anderson

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

Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis Schooner BKatelyn McLimans • Jaclyn Cassidy • Carly Dabbs School's Out! Building Local Partnerships with Schools Using *Their* Calendars Chesapeake FBernadette Davis Book Buzz 2026: New Stories for Your Shelves! Galleon A/B/CMeg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully • Amanda Crabill

4:15pm EDT

Nature's Pages: Nurturing Environmental Literacy from an Early Age Skipjack BMelissa King

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

8:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Chesapeake E/F/GMichael Gannon

7:30am EDT

MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony Choptank Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

The Talbot County Free SEED Library Cutter AMissy Corley • Mikaela Boley

12:30pm EDT

Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending Cutter ADeb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier