2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

10:45am EDT

Library on the Loose! Serving the Underserved through Mobile Library Outreach Skipjack BEwa Wojciechowska • Nicole Worth Recipes for Connection: Food and Making as Pathways to Community Cutter AJoe DiMaggio • Katie Haines

3:00pm EDT

Our Shared Shelves: How Collaborative Outreach Unlocks the Full Story of Our Communities WindjammerShaunda Vasudev • Natasha Griffin • Amelia Costello Read It & Eat It: Building Community Through Edible Book Festivals Schooner AHeidi Herr Reading with One Maryland One Book Clipper CAditya Desai School's Out! Building Local Partnerships with Schools Using *Their* Calendars Chesapeake FBernadette Davis

4:15pm EDT

Historical Walking Tours: How to Make Your Story Interactive Schooner AMichelle Wynne-Feigin Home is here: Strengthening Maryland library partnerships with immigrant communities Chesapeake EAna Ndumu Our Files, Our Selves: Digital Maryland, the DPLA, and the Power of Access Cutter AMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson • Kim Steinle-Super

11:15am EDT

Cents and Sensibility: Financial literary for your patrons. Schooner ATyler Lardy The Talbot County Free SEED Library Cutter AMissy Corley • Mikaela Boley

12:30pm EDT

Build Your Outreach Kit Clipper A/BThomas Vose Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment Chesapeake FBrittany Tignor Who's Going to Do It?: Utilizing Vendor Services to Fill Outreach Gaps WindjammerEtana Laing