2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Kristen Chelmow

Laurel Public Library

Adult Services Librarian

Laurel, DE

https://laurel.lib.de.us

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4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

7:00pm EDT

DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

8:30am EDT

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

9:30am EDT

The Anthropologist in the Library Galleon A/B/CLisa Bintrim

10:45am EDT

Recipes for Connection: Food and Making as Pathways to Community Cutter AJoe DiMaggio • Katie Haines

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

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Read It & Eat It: Building Community Through Edible Book Festivals Schooner AHeidi Herr

4:15pm EDT

No Consultant? No Problem! In-House Marketing and Program Planning Brigantine Board RoomMallory Wareham

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

Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon Chesapeake ETisha Jasmine Chakraborty

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose