2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Rachel West

New Castle County Libraries - Hockessin Branch

Library Manager

Hockessin Public Library

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4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

7:00pm EDT

DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C

8:30am EDT

Make Good Choices: Decision Making Under Duress Choptank BallroomBrittany Cornish • Amy Dickinson • Amy Ford You’re Already a Project Manager: Identifying, Applying, and Leveraging Project Management Fundamentals Chesapeake E/FAbigail Williams

10:45am EDT

Short staffing and strategic thinking: Redesigning a service model using evidence-based practices Chesapeake GCatherine Johnson • Amanda Rudd

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

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

5:15pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

7:30am EDT

DLA Annual Breakfast Galleon A/B/C

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library Skipjack AMargery Bayne

12:30pm EDT

Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending Cutter ADeb Spurrier • Mark Spurrier