2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

Skip Dye

Penguin Random House

SVP, Library Sales & Digital Strategy; Chair PRH Intellectual Freedom Taskforce

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1:00pm EDT

How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships WindjammerJohn Chrastka

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

5:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

8:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

8:30am EDT

Legislative Update Cutter BTif Sutherland • Liz Sundermann-Zinger • Allison Jennings-Roche

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:00pm EDT

Visit the Exhibitors Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries 2026 Update Cutter BAnne Hiller Clark • Morgan Lehr Miller Our Stories, Our Advocacy: Making the Library Voice Heard Brigantine Board RoomJohn Chrastka • Catherine Wimberley

4:15pm EDT

ALA at 150: Pathways to Engagement and Professional Growth Cutter BAaron M. Wilson • Joseph Thompson Our Files, Our Selves: Digital Maryland, the DPLA, and the Power of Access Cutter AMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson • Kim Steinle-Super

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

8:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hall Open Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Balancing the Books: Intellectual Freedom in Technical Services and Collection Development Clipper A/BMaggie Saponaro • Kristina J. Alayan • Laura Bandoch

12:30pm EDT

Fundraising Without Fundraisers: Turning Awareness into Action Schooner BCathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley • Julie Kizer Ball Shelf Censorship: Threats to the First Amendment's protection of intellectual freedom Galleon A/B/CAaron Terr