2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference has ended

2026 MLA|DLA Annual Conference

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Wendi McMullen

Cecil County Public Library

Library Associate II

Elkton

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

1:15pm EDT

BCMLA Cultural Conference Tour TBA

4:15pm EDT

Opening Keynote - Lisa Varga Choptank BallroomLisa Varga

7:00pm EDT

BCMLA Meetup The Lantern Room

8:30am EDT

Truth First: Educating, Memorializing and Advancing Racial Justice in Maryland Cutter ALula Beatty • Karen Lee Scrivo • Amy S. Millin • J.P. Williams

10:45am EDT

African American Subject Funnel Project Clipper CAaron M. Wilson

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon Choptank BallroomJohn Shields

2:30pm EDT

Ice Cream Social Chesapeake Ballroom / Exhibitor Hall

3:00pm EDT

Black History Lives Here: Telling Our Stories Chesapeake GJulia Hughey • Rubab Azeem

4:15pm EDT

Building Collections and providing services to all patrons during challenging times Chesapeake GGenive Purchase • Melanie Townsend Diggs • Alyssia Gilmore • Sophia Sotilleo

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet - Liz Gotauco Choptank BallroomLiz Gotauco

8:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Chesapeake E/F/GMichael Gannon

7:30am EDT

MLA Annual Breakfast & Awards Ceremony Choptank Ballroom

10:00am EDT

Friday Keynote - Cyndee Landrum Choptank BallroomCyndee Landrum

11:15am EDT

Styling Creative Programs: The Modern Literary Salon Chesapeake ETisha Jasmine Chakraborty

12:00pm EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup Chesapeake/Choptank Foyer

12:30pm EDT

Beyond Books: Empowering Public Librarians to Advocate for Unhoused Patrons Chesapeake GLaura Toner