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Nicole Hance
St. Mary's County Library
Assistant Branch Manager of Information Services - Lexington Park Library
Wednesday
, May 6
8:00am
EDT
Registration Table Open
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
9:00am
EDT
Stories of Sustainability: How Libraries Lead Climate Action in Their Communities
Skipjack B
Lisa Kropp • Jennifer Ferriss
12:00pm
EDT
Boxed Lunch Pickup
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
1:00pm
EDT
How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships
Windjammer
John Chrastka
4:15pm
EDT
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Choptank Ballroom
Lisa Varga
5:30pm
EDT
Exhibitor Hall Open
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
Thursday
, May 7
8:30am
EDT
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
Harvesting Stories: Cultivating Agricultural Literacy Through Our Shelves
Windjammer
Tonya Wible • Victoria Stone
12:00pm
EDT
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
Choptank Ballroom
John Shields
2:00pm
EDT
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
Maryland Author Award Talk: The New Chesapeake Kitchen and Our Common Table
Cutter A
John Shields
5:15pm
EDT
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
6:00pm
EDT
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
Liz Gotauco
Friday
, May 8
7:30am
EDT
MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony
Choptank Ballroom
10:00am
EDT
Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Choptank Ballroom
Cyndee Landrum
11:15am
EDT
The Talbot County Free SEED Library
Cutter A
Missy Corley • Mikaela Boley
12:30pm
EDT
Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending
Cutter A
Deb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier
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