MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

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8:30am EDT

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

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

2:15pm EDT

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