2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

10:45am EDT

African American Subject Funnel Project Clipper CAaron M. Wilson Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust Galleon A/B/CCatherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann Shared Stories, Shared Support: Building Inclusive Mentorship Communities Brigantine Board RoomShaunda Vasudev • TaChalla Ferris • Camille Robinson The Joy of Queernorm: A Readers' Advisory Discussion Schooner BTeresa Miller • Theo Scully • Amanda Crabill

3:00pm EDT

Black History Lives Here: Telling Our Stories Chesapeake GJulia Hughey • Rubab Azeem Our Shared Shelves: How Collaborative Outreach Unlocks the Full Story of Our Communities WindjammerShaunda Vasudev • Natasha Griffin • Amelia Costello Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis Schooner BKatelyn McLimans • Jaclyn Cassidy • Carly Dabbs

4:15pm EDT

Home is here: Strengthening Maryland library partnerships with immigrant communities Chesapeake EAna Ndumu Managing the Mess: Leading from the Middle When Everything is Hard Choptank BallroomBria Sinnott • Allison Jennings-Roche Our Files, Our Selves: Digital Maryland, the DPLA, and the Power of Access Cutter AMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson • Kim Steinle-Super

11:15am EDT

Collections to Creations: A Flexible Mindful Making Model for Teen Services Chesapeake FWitt Salley • Leslie Salley Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls Chesapeake GJoe Dacey • Tyson Fogel Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library Skipjack AMargery Bayne The Talbot County Free SEED Library Cutter AMissy Corley • Mikaela Boley

12:30pm EDT

Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons Chesapeake GLaura Toner Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment Chesapeake FBrittany Tignor