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Wednesday
, May 6
Brigantine Board Room
9:00am •
#MyReasonWhyDE Facilitator Training
1:00pm •
Wonder Media: Media & News Literacy for Tweens & Teens
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
5:30pm •
Exhibitor Hall Open
5:30pm •
All-Conference Reception
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
12:00pm •
Boxed Lunch Pickup
Choptank Ballroom
4:15pm •
Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga
Exhibit Hall - Booth 22
5:30pm •
Author Signing - Sia Willie, Melissa Trempe
Galleon A/B/C
7:00pm •
DLA Meet-Up
Schooner A
9:00am •
Everyone Leads
Schooner B
9:00am •
My First Art Class: Art Programs for Toddlers and Preschoolers
1:00pm •
Using Stories from the Library Community to Build AI Policy
Skipjack A
9:00am •
Navigate Uncertainty: Control Your Story, Amplify Your Impact
1:00pm •
Things from Future Libraries: An Interactive Workshop
Skipjack B
9:00am •
Stories of Sustainability: How Libraries Lead Climate Action in Their Communities
1:00pm •
Creating in Canva for Cricut
TBA
1:15pm •
BCMLA Cultural Conference Tour
8:00pm •
Haunted Walking Tour
The Lantern Room
7:00pm •
BCMLA Meetup
Windjammer
9:00am •
From Zero to Festival: How One Library Pulled Off a Big Event with No Budget (and How You Can Too!)
12:30pm •
DLA Annual Meeting Quorum Check-In
1:00pm •
How Libraries Actually Get Funded: Understanding Tax Policy, Budget Practices, and Your Fiscal Partnerships
7:00pm •
Academic Libraries Meetup
Thursday
, May 7
Brigantine Board Room
10:45am •
Shared Stories, Shared Support: Building Inclusive Mentorship Communities
3:00pm •
Our Stories, Our Advocacy: Making the Library Voice Heard
4:15pm •
No Consultant? No Problem! In-House Marketing and Program Planning
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
8:00am •
Silent Auction
8:00am •
Exhibitor Hall Open
2:00pm •
Visit the Exhibitors
2:00pm •
Refresh With Pets
2:30pm •
Ice Cream Social
Chesapeake E
10:45am •
From Circle Time to Story time: Bringing Classroom Strategies to the Library
4:15pm •
Home is here: Strengthening Maryland library partnerships with immigrant communities
Chesapeake E/F
8:30am •
You’re Already a Project Manager: Identifying, Applying, and Leveraging Project Management Fundamentals
Chesapeake E/F/G
8:00pm •
Pub Quiz
Chesapeake F
10:45am •
Trouble with Teens
3:00pm •
School's Out! Building Local Partnerships with Schools Using *Their* Calendars
4:15pm •
Classic Book Clubs: Thinking With the Great Thinkers
Chesapeake G
9:30am •
Share-It in Maryland: from our shelves to yours through ILL.
10:45am •
Short staffing and strategic thinking: Redesigning a service model using evidence-based practices
3:00pm •
Black History Lives Here: Telling Our Stories
4:15pm •
Building Collections and providing services to all patrons during challenging times
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
2:00pm •
Author Signing- John Shields
2:00pm •
Poster Sessions
5:15pm •
Emerging Adults Interest Group Meetup
5:15pm •
All-Conference Reception
8:00pm •
Author Signing - Liz Gotauco
Choptank Ballroom
8:30am •
Make Good Choices: Decision Making Under Duress
12:00pm •
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
3:00pm •
Don’t Buy (Into) It! How to spot AI-generated Content
4:15pm •
Managing the Mess: Leading from the Middle When Everything is Hard
6:00pm •
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco
Clipper A/B
8:30am •
More Than Just Stories: Standing out with Accessible Library Marketing
10:45am •
AI Ethics Library Instruction and Educational Autonomy
3:00pm •
Leading Through Influence and Persuasion: An Excerpt from Everyone Leads
Clipper C
8:30am •
Ignite Session #1
10:45am •
African American Subject Funnel Project
3:00pm •
Reading with One Maryland One Book
4:15pm •
Ignite Session #2
Cutter A
8:30am •
Truth First: Educating, Memorializing and Advancing Racial Justice in Maryland
10:45am •
Recipes for Connection: Food and Making as Pathways to Community
3:00pm •
Maryland Author Award Talk: The New Chesapeake Kitchen and Our Common Table
4:15pm •
Our Files, Our Selves: Digital Maryland, the DPLA, and the Power of Access
Cutter B
8:30am •
Legislative Update
10:45am •
Practical Intellectual Freedom Strategies for Front Line Workers
3:00pm •
Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries 2026 Update
4:15pm •
ALA at 150: Pathways to Engagement and Professional Growth
Exhibit Hall - Booth 22
8:00am •
Author Signing - Gina Hagler, Antoinette Jones
10:30am •
Author Signing - Laurie Carmody, Aimee Isaac, Debbie Levy
12:30pm •
Author Signing - Ann McCallum, Meera Trehan
3:00pm •
Author Signing - Karen Leggett, Mirka Hokkanen
Galleon A/B/C
9:30am •
The Anthropologist in the Library
10:45am •
Empowering Library Staff and Customers: Building a Culture of Teamwork and Trust
3:00pm •
Book Buzz 2026: New Stories for Your Shelves!
Michener's Bar
5:15pm •
ASRD Meet Up
Schooner A
8:30am •
Prince George’s County Memorial Library System services for incarcerated and reentering individuals.
10:45am •
Crisis Communication: Telling the Public Your Story
3:00pm •
Read It & Eat It: Building Community Through Edible Book Festivals
4:15pm •
Historical Walking Tours: How to Make Your Story Interactive
Schooner B
8:30am •
Training Staff in Services for Queer Patrons and Care for LGBTQ Co-workers
10:45am •
The Joy of Queernorm: A Readers' Advisory Discussion
3:00pm •
Reading Buddies: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Community's Reading Crisis
4:15pm •
Bringing Kindergarten to Libraries – How to Start a Kindergarten Readiness Program for Underserved populations.
Skipjack A
8:30am •
Beyond the Ramp: Creating Truly Inclusive Library Experiences
3:00pm •
Let's Talk Stuff
Skipjack B
9:30am •
Stories Bring us Together: Connections through the Family Literacy Pilot
10:45am •
Library on the Loose! Serving the Underserved through Mobile Library Outreach
4:15pm •
Nature's Pages: Nurturing Environmental Literacy from an Early Age
The Lantern Room
7:00am •
Morning Yoga
9:00am •
MLA|DLA: A Friendship Bracelet Station
Windjammer
9:30am •
Financial Literacy Programs for Children from the ALA and FINRA
10:45am •
Harvesting Stories: Cultivating Agricultural Literacy Through Our Shelves
3:00pm •
Our Shared Shelves: How Collaborative Outreach Unlocks the Full Story of Our Communities
4:15pm •
From Page to Plate: Empowering Young Cooks with Library Kitchens
8:00pm •
Karaoke
Friday
, May 8
Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall
8:00am •
Silent Auction
8:00am •
Exhibitor Hall Open
Chesapeake E
11:15am •
Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon
12:30pm •
Embracing the Joy: Getting Comfortable with Romance
Chesapeake F
11:15am •
Collections to Creations: A Flexible Mindful Making Model for Teen Services
12:30pm •
Shorelines on the Shelves: Connecting Patrons with the Local Environment
Chesapeake G
11:15am •
Reading in the Psych Ward: Libraries Inside Institutional Walls
12:30pm •
Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons
Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
12:00pm •
Boxed Lunch Pickup
Choptank Ballroom
7:30am •
MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony
10:00am •
Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum
Clipper A/B
11:15am •
Balancing the Books: Intellectual Freedom in Technical Services and Collection Development
12:30pm •
Build Your Outreach Kit
Clipper C
11:15am •
Ignite Session #3
12:30pm •
Once Upon a Summer: Our Stories, Our Shelves, and the Maryland Libraries Summer Ideas Toolkit
Cutter A
11:15am •
The Talbot County Free SEED Library
12:30pm •
Our Stories, Our Shelves, Our Trails: Connecting Communities to Nature Through Library Lending
Cutter B
11:15am •
Maintaining Our Virtual Shelves: Database Descriptions for Better Patron Engagement
Exhibit Hall - Booth 22
8:00am •
Author Signing - Laura Parnum, Veronica Jones
10:00am •
Author Signing - Salvacion Monasterio, Doreen Hamilton
Galleon A/B/C
7:30am •
DLA Annual Breakfast
12:30pm •
Shelf Censorship: Threats to the First Amendment's protection of intellectual freedom
Schooner A
11:15am •
Cents and Sensibility: Financial literary for your patrons.
12:30pm •
Using Digital Tools to Preserve Organizational History
Schooner B
11:15am •
Snack Attack at the Stacks: An Afterschool Cooking Program
12:30pm •
Fundraising Without Fundraisers: Turning Awareness into Action
Skipjack A
11:15am •
Share Your Story With Pride: Building a Community Driven Art Show At Your Library
12:30pm •
Keeping You and the Library Safe: How to Handle Contaminated Materials
Windjammer
11:15am •
Using the M in STEM: Engaging Children with Math
12:30pm •
Who's Going to Do It?: Utilizing Vendor Services to Fill Outreach Gaps
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