MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Bayfront Ballroom Foyer Silent Auction Vendor Hall Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

8:30am EDT

Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families Room 217Danielle Navarro • Missy DeCesaris DLA Community Engagement Grant: Two Library Staff Members’ Experiences Room 215ARachel West • Pat Young Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Reference Guide Room 209Joy Hollerbach • Audrey Dingler Maryland's Intellectual Freedom Helpline Room 215BTif Sutherland Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users Room 206Patrick Gorirossi • Laura Efrom • Carlotta Capuano There Is Only One AASL Room 208Becky Calzada All About the Caldecott Award Room 210Stephanie Saggione • Elisabeth Simmons Beanstack Tips and Tricks Room 207Terri Jones Building a Culture of Leadership Room 205Karin Luoma • Andrea Thomas How To Set Up Autism-Friendly Programming At The Library Room 201Matt Mazur The Library Is For Everyone: Engaging Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Room 202Katie York We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings Room 203Mariel Sass • Joe Dacey

9:45am EDT

Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends Room 217Ashley Fedele • Laura Bandoch A Deep Dive into Census Data: For Planning, Fundraising, and Advocacy Room 206Carl Olson Everybody Eats…Dig In to Library Resources for Ag Literacy Room 208Tonya Wible • Victoria Stone Leading While Black: guidance for the next generations Room 209Sonia Alcántara-Antoine • Melanie Townsend Diggs • Mark Winston • Chad Helton • Sophia Sotilleo Riding the K-pop Wave: creating engaging fandom programming at your library Room 215BAngelique Broussard • Katelyn Callahan • Liz Jones Setting Boundaries Room 215AJeanette Thayer • Jayne Walters

10:45am EDT

Beachside Sips: Savor the Fun of Advocacy & Fundraising Events Room 205Cathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired Room 210Amanda Smith • Madison Hunsucker Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog! Room 207Susan Elizabeth Cordle • Vinny Alascia • Thomas Gavin Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources Room 201Tess Wilson Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries Room 204Shaunda Vasudev • Stella Hudson Seas the Night: Creating Space for Teens with After Hours Programming Room 203Kaitlyn Webster • Eric Rutledge Setting Sail for Success: State-Level Collaboration Supporting Youth Services and Family Engagement Room 202Carrie Sanders • LaShawn Myles • Kimberly Cowles

11:00am EDT

Poster Session Room 217

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon: Roseanne A. Brown Bayfront BallroomRoseanne A. Brown

1:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors Vendor Hall

2:00pm EDT

Hang Ten with the Pets! Vendor Hall

2:15pm EDT

2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Program Room 207Roseanne A. Brown Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use Room 215AHongyi Dong Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries Update, 2025 Room 215BAnnie Norman • John Owen • Morgan Lehr Miller The Ethics Edition Room 210Elizabeth De Coster Uncovering Delaware’s Queer History: Turning Research into Engagement with Social Media Room 205Carolanne Deal Unlocking the Leader Within Room 206Becky Calzada Adult Programming Sandbox: Collective Ideation for Innovation and Creativity Room 208Madelyn McCaully • Allie Smith Advocacy in Action: Maryland & Federal Legislative Updates, Library Advocacy Skills, and Maryland's Legislative Process Room 209Joe Thompson • Tif Sutherland • Liz Sundermann-Zinger Beachside Briefing: Demystifying Service Dog Access in Libraries Room 204AM Dillon Book Buzz Room 217Meg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Room 201Katie York Manga for Librarians, Parents, and Teachers Room 202Amber Tamosaitis Run Your Own Indie Game Festival Room 203Jake Ciarapica • Emily Levine

3:30pm EDT

Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels Room 215ACarol Cason • Christine Feldmann

3:45pm EDT

From Baby Boss to Boss, Baby! Transitioning from Youth Services to Management Room 207Kelsey Hughes • Rachel West How to Establish a Book Sanctuary in your Library and Community Room 205Rachel Myers • Catherine Hollerbach Libraries as transformational spaces: Creating comprehensive services for underserved populations in today’s political climate Room 215BBernadette Cannady • Michele Schlehofer • Seth Hershberger • Cristi Richardson Sea-ing the Future: Innovation for Every Team Room 206James Kelly • Mark Winston Serving Our LGBTQIA+ Communities with Name Change Clinics Room 210Dyanne Tsai

4:30pm EDT

Battle of the Books After Hours Room 203Andrea Berstler • Lisa Picker • Nadine Rosendale Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings Room 204Karen Earp Diversifying Librarianship: Fellowships and Residencies are Not Enough Room 209Jasmine Thomas • Emily Minner Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda Room 217Allison Jennings-Roche Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection Room 201Sandy Meyers • Missy Williams Library Advocacy from Your Backyard to the World Stage: A Conversation with ALA Past President Julius Jefferson Room 215AJoe Thompson • Julius Jefferson Literacy Sandcastle Building Room 208Harry Brake • Chelsea Schmidt • Jennifer Heck • Daniel Limon-Gutierrez Queer Inclusion 201: Ideas to Action Room 202Mike Kiel

5:30pm EDT

Happy Hour Reception Food Court/Vendor Hall Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Adult Services Reference Division Meetup Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet: Kristen Arnett Bayfront BallroomKristen Arnett

8:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Bayfront Ballroom