2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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Prestina Crockett

Kent County Public Library

Library Technician II

Delaware

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

9:00am EDT

From Zero to Festival: How One Library Pulled Off a Big Event with No Budget (and How You Can Too!) WindjammerElizabeth Mayer • Kathryn Hatfield

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

8:30am EDT

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

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/CCatherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann

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

Book Buzz 2026: New Stories for Your Shelves! Galleon A/B/CMeg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully • Amanda Crabill

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

8:00pm EDT

Karaoke Windjammer

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment Chesapeake FBrittany Tignor