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Jamie Eichelberger
Baltimore County Public Library
Processing Assistant
Wednesday
, May 6
8:00am
EDT
Registration Table Open
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
4:15pm
EDT
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Choptank Ballroom
Lisa Varga
5:30pm
EDT
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
8:00pm
EDT
Haunted Walking Tour
TBA
Thursday
, May 7
8:00am
EDT
Registration Table Open
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
Silent Auction
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
8:30am
EDT
Ignite Session #1
Clipper C
Miriam Heard • Andrea Schuba • Aditya Desai • Brandt Van Unen
Legislative Update
Cutter B
Tif Sutherland • Liz Sundermann-Zinger • Allison Jennings-Roche
You’re Already a Project Manager: Identifying, Applying, and Leveraging Project Management Fundamentals
Chesapeake E/F
Abigail Williams
9:00am
EDT
MLA|DLA: A Friendship Bracelet Station
The Lantern Room
10:45am
EDT
Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust
Galleon A/B/C
Catherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann
Short staffing and strategic thinking: Redesigning a service model using evidence-based practices
Chesapeake G
Catherine Johnson • Amanda Rudd
12:00pm
EDT
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
Choptank Ballroom
John Shields
2:00pm
EDT
Visit the Exhibitors
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
Poster Sessions
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
Gary White • Pamela McClanahan • James Parrigin • Franklin Ofsthun • Emily Zerrenner • Melissa King • Kristina Banks • Olivia Rose Isaacs • Katie Delezenski • Theresa Bruce • Alexandra Trim • Caroline Haislip • Rosalyn Rivera
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/B
Katie George • Jaleen Walker
Let's Talk Stuff
Skipjack A
Rebecca Lowe • Pam Oakley • Joe DiMaggio • Olivia Mirot
4:15pm
EDT
Managing the Mess: Leading from the Middle When Everything is Hard
Choptank Ballroom
Bria Sinnott • Allison Jennings-Roche
Our Files, Our Selves: Digital Maryland, the DPLA, and the Power of Access
Cutter A
Megan Kean • Tracy Thompson • Kim Steinle-Super
5:15pm
EDT
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
6:00pm
EDT
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
Liz Gotauco
8:00pm
EDT
Pub Quiz
Chesapeake E/F/G
Michael Gannon
Friday
, May 8
7:30am
EDT
MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony
Choptank Ballroom
8:00am
EDT
Exhibitor Hall Open
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
Silent Auction
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
10:00am
EDT
Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Choptank Ballroom
Cyndee Landrum
11:15am
EDT
Balancing the Books: Intellectual Freedom in Technical Services and Collection Development
Clipper A/B
Maggie Saponaro • Kristina J. Alayan • Laura Bandoch
12:30pm
EDT
Shelf Censorship: Threats to the First Amendment's protection of intellectual freedom
Galleon A/B/C
Aaron Terr
Using Digital Tools to Preserve Organizational History
Schooner A
Hannah Erickson • Paul Moreno
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