2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Evelyn Hudson

Delaware Department of Health & Social Services Library

Library Director

New Castle, DE

About me

VP CRLD

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

7:00pm EDT

DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C

8:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

8:30am EDT

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

9:00am EDT

MLA|DLA: A Friendship Bracelet Station The Lantern Room

10:45am EDT

Short staffing and strategic thinking: Redesigning a service model using evidence-based practices Chesapeake GCatherine Johnson • Amanda Rudd

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

Visit the Exhibitors Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Refresh With Pets Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Author Signing - Karen Leggett, Mirka Hokkanen Exhibit Hall - Booth 22 Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-generated Content Choptank BallroomNatasha Finnegan • Emily Zerrenner • Sara Wheatley

4:15pm EDT

Historical Walking Tours: How to Make Your Story Interactive Schooner AMichelle Wynne-Feigin

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

DLA Annual Breakfast Galleon A/B/C

8:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls Chesapeake GJoe Dacey • Tyson Fogel