2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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Pamela Mann

Washington County Free Library, Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch

Branch Manager

Hancock, MD

washcolibrary.org

About me

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

My First Art Class: Art Programs for Toddlers and Preschoolers Schooner BLisa Bintrim

1:00pm EDT

Creating in Canva for Cricut Skipjack BDana Alsup • Luz Flores

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

10:45am EDT

From Circle Time to Story time: Bringing Classroom Strategies to the Library Chesapeake EHilary Fudge

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

Visit the Exhibitors Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall Poster Sessions Chesapeake/Choptank FoyerGary 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

4:15pm EDT

Managing the Mess: Leading from the Middle When Everything is Hard Choptank BallroomBria Sinnott • Allison Jennings-Roche

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

MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony Choptank Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

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