MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open TBA Silent Auction TBA Vendor Hall Open TBA

8:30am EDT

Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families TBADanielle Navarro • Missy DeCesaris DLA Community Engagement Grant: Three Library Staff Members’ Experiences TBAElizabeth Mayer • Rachel West • Pat Young Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Research Guide TBAJoy Hollerbach • Audrey Dingler Maryland's Intellectual Freedom Helpline TBATif Sutherland Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users TBAPatrick Gorirossi • Laura Efrom • Carlotta Capuano There Is Only One AASL TBABecky Calzada All About the Caldecott Award TBAStephanie Saggione • Elisabeth Simmons Beanstack Tips and Tricks TBATerri Jones Building a Culture of Leadership TBAKarin Luoma • Andrea Thomas The Library Is For Everyone: Engaging Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) TBAKatie York Understanding & Applying Principles & Elements of Design to Improve Visual Communication 2025 TBAChristine Karpovage-Rogers We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings TBAMariel Sass • Joe Dacey

9:45am EDT

Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends TBAAshley Fedele • Laura Bandoch A Deep Dive into Census Data: For Planning, Fundraising, and Advocacy TBACarl Olson • Stacie Cochran-McNeal Everybody Eats…Dig In to Library Resources for Ag Literacy TBATonya Wible • Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation How To Set Up Autism-Friendly Programming At The Library TBAMatt Mazur Leading While Black: guidance for the next generations TBASonia Alcántara-Antoine • Melanie Townsend Diggs • Mark Winston • Chad Helton • Sophia Sotilleo Riding the K-pop Wave: creating engaging fandom programming at your library TBAAngelique Broussard • Katelyn Callahan • Liz Jones Setting Boundaries TBAJeanette Thayer • Jayne Walters

10:45am EDT

Beachside Sips: Savor the Fun of Advocacy & Fundraising Events TBACathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired TBAAmanda Smith • Ashley Spinden • Heather Dougherty Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog! TBAVinny Alascia • Susan Elizabeth Cordle • Michelle Hughes • Thomas Gavin Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources TBATess Wilson • Alison Macrina Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries TBAShaunda Vasudev • Stella Hudson Seas the Night: Creating Space for Teens with After Hours Programming TBAKaitlyn Webster • Eric Rutledge Setting Sail for Success: State-Level Collaboration Supporting Youth Services and Family Engagement TBACarrie Sanders • LaShawn Myles • Kimberly Cowles

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon TBARoseanne A. Brown

1:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors TBA

2:15pm EDT

2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Program TBARoseanne A. Brown About book bans TBABecky Calzada Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use TBAHongyi Dong Library Advocacy from Your Backyard to the World Stage: A Conversation with ALA Past President Julius Jefferson TBAJoe Thompson • Julius Jefferson Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries Update, 2025 TBAMorgan Lehr Miller • John Owen • Annie Norman Uncovering Delaware’s Queer History: Turning Research into Engagement with Social Media TBACarolanne Deal Adult Programming Sandbox: Collective Ideation for Innovation and Creativity TBAMadelyn McCaully • Allie Smith Advocacy in Action: Maryland & Federal Legislative Updates, Library Advocacy Skills, and Maryland's Legislative Process TBAJoe Thompson • Tif Sutherland • Liz Sundermann-Zinger Beachside Briefing: Demystifying Service Dog Access in Libraries TBAAM Dillon Book Buzz TBAMeg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities TBAKatie York Manga for Librarians, Parents, and Teachers TBAAmber Tamosaitis Run Your Own Indie Game Festival TBAJake Ciarapica • Emily Levine

3:30pm EDT

Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels TBACarol Cason • Christine Feldmann

3:45pm EDT

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

4:30pm EDT

Battle of the Books After Hours TBAAndrea Berstler • Lisa Picker • Nadine Rosendale Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings TBAKaren Earp Diversifying Librarianship: Fellowships and Residencies are Not Enough TBAJasmine Thomas • Emily Minner Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda TBAAllison Jennings-Roche Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection TBASandy Meyers • Missy Williams Literacy Sandcastle Building TBAHarry Brake • Chelsea Schmidt • Jennifer Heck • Daniel Limon-Gutierrez • Gabriel Morehouse Queer Inclusion 201: Ideas to Action TBAMike Kiel

5:30pm EDT

Happy Hour Reception TBA

6:00pm EDT

Adult Services Reference Division Meetup TBA Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet TBAKristen Arnett

8:00pm EDT

Karaoke TBA Pub Quiz TBA