2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Sarena Deglin

Delaware Division of Libraries

Administrative Librarian

Delaware

https://lib.de.us

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4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

7:00pm EDT

DLA Meet-Up Galleon A/B/C

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga The Lantern Room

9:30am EDT

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

10:45am EDT

AI Ethics Library Instruction and Educational Autonomy Clipper A/BErnest Anderson Harvesting Stories: Cultivating Agricultural Literacy Through Our Shelves WindjammerTonya Wible • Victoria Stone 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

3:00pm EDT

Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-generated Content Choptank BallroomNatasha Finnegan • Emily Zerrenner • Sara Wheatley

4:15pm EDT

From Page to Plate: Empowering Young Cooks with Library Kitchens WindjammerJaclyn Cassidy • Katie Haines • Ryan Ellis

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

Maintaining Our Virtual Shelves: Database Descriptions for Better Patron Engagement Cutter BNicole Kulp • Katie Delezenski Snack Attack at the Stacks: An Afterschool Cooking Program Schooner BStacy Lane • Gail Bruce

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose Using Digital Tools to Preserve Organizational History Schooner AHannah Erickson • Paul Moreno