2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Jill Murphy

Carroll County Public Library

North Carroll

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

Navigate Uncertainty: Control Your Story, Amplify Your Impact Skipjack AElaina Norlin

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

1:00pm EDT

Using Stories from the Library Community to Build AI Policy Schooner BTess Wilson

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga The Lantern Room

8:30am EDT

Beyond the Ramp: Creating Truly Inclusive Library Experiences Skipjack AAM Dillon

10:45am EDT

Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust Galleon A/B/CCatherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

3:00pm EDT

Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-generated Content Choptank BallroomNatasha Finnegan • Emily Zerrenner • Sara Wheatley Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis Schooner BKatelyn McLimans • Jaclyn Cassidy • Carly Dabbs Let's Talk Stuff Skipjack ARebecca Lowe • Pam Oakley • Joe DiMaggio • Olivia Mirot

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

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum