2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Hilary Fudge

Bridgeville Public Library

Youth Services Coordinator

Bridgeville

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

#MyReasonWhyDE Facilitator Training Brigantine Board RoomStacy Lane • Gail Bruce

12:30pm EDT

DLA Annual Meeting Quorum Check-In Windjammer

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

7:00pm EDT

DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C

9:30am EDT

Financial Literacy Programs for Children from the ALA and FINRA WindjammerRebecca Maron-Ryan • Stacey Freedman

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

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

Bringing Kindergarten to Libraries – How to Start a Kindergarten Readiness Program for Underserved populations. Schooner BDanielle Navarro • Missy DeCesaris

5:15pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

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

DLA Annual Breakfast Galleon A/B/C

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Snack Attack at the Stacks: An Afterschool Cooking Program Schooner BStacy Lane • Gail Bruce

12:30pm EDT

Once Upon a Summer: Our Stories, Our Shelves, and the Maryland Libraries Summer Ideas Toolkit Clipper CKaren Earp