MLA/DLACon2025: Venues

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TBA

8:00am • Vendor Hall Open
8:00am • Registration Table Open
8:00am • Silent Auction
8:30am • All About the Caldecott Award
8:30am • There Is Only One AASL
8:30am • Understanding & Applying Principles & Elements of Design to Improve Visual Communication 2025
8:30am • DLA Community Engagement Grant: Three Library Staff Members’ Experiences
8:30am • Beanstack Tips and Tricks
8:30am • We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings
8:30am • Maryland's Intellectual Freedom Helpline
8:30am • Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Research Guide
8:30am • Building a Culture of Leadership
8:30am • The Library Is For Everyone: Engaging Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
8:30am • Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users
8:30am • Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families
9:45am • How To Set Up Autism-Friendly Programming At The Library
9:45am • A Deep Dive into Census Data: For Planning, Fundraising, and Advocacy
9:45am • Setting Boundaries
9:45am • Leading While Black: guidance for the next generations
9:45am • Riding the K-pop Wave: creating engaging fandom programming at your library
9:45am • Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends
9:45am • Everybody Eats…Dig In to Library Resources for Ag Literacy
10:45am • Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources
10:45am • Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries
10:45am • Beachside Sips: Savor the Fun of Advocacy & Fundraising Events
10:45am • Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog!
10:45am • Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired
10:45am • Setting Sail for Success: State-Level Collaboration Supporting Youth Services and Family Engagement
10:45am • Seas the Night: Creating Space for Teens with After Hours Programming
12:00pm • Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon
1:30pm • Visit the Vendors
2:15pm • Library Advocacy from Your Backyard to the World Stage: A Conversation with ALA Past President Julius Jefferson
2:15pm • About book bans
2:15pm • Uncovering Delaware’s Queer History: Turning Research into Engagement with Social Media
2:15pm • Manga for Librarians, Parents, and Teachers
2:15pm • 2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Program
2:15pm • Run Your Own Indie Game Festival
2:15pm • Beachside Briefing: Demystifying Service Dog Access in Libraries
2:15pm • Advocacy in Action: Maryland & Federal Legislative Updates, Library Advocacy Skills, and Maryland's Legislative Process
2:15pm • Adult Programming Sandbox: Collective Ideation for Innovation and Creativity
2:15pm • Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries Update, 2025
2:15pm • Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
2:15pm • Book Buzz
2:15pm • Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use
3:30pm • Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels
3:45pm • From Baby Boss to Boss, Baby! Transitioning from Youth Services to Management
3:45pm • Libraries as transformational spaces: Creating comprehensive services for underserved populations in today’s political climate
3:45pm • How to Establish a Book Sanctuary in your Library and Community
3:45pm • Sea-ing the Future: Innovation for Every Team
3:45pm • Serving Our LGBTQIA+ Communities with Name Change Clinics
4:30pm • Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda
4:30pm • Literacy Sandcastle Building
4:30pm • Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection
4:30pm • Diversifying Librarianship: Fellowships and Residencies are Not Enough
4:30pm • Queer Inclusion 201: Ideas to Action
4:30pm • Battle of the Books After Hours
4:30pm • Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings
5:30pm • Happy Hour Reception
6:00pm • Adult Services Reference Division Meetup
6:00pm • Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet
8:00pm • Pub Quiz
8:00pm • Karaoke