MLA/DLACon2025

Interlibrary Loan brings together resources for people all over the globe, however, not all libraries conduct resource sharing in the same way. Join us for a resource sharing conversation where we can learn about one another’s ILL practices and how we can improve on the services we provide.
Attendees will learn about one another’s daily processes and best practices, as well as how Maryland’s Public Library Systems share materials across the state. Pratt staff from the MILO department will share Pratt’s practices for interlibrary loan across both Marina and OCLC PRA-14217474 and answer questions about interlibrary loan from attendees.

Middle grade novels exploring relationships between tweens and their adults are critical for addressing intergenerational patterns and showing children finding their own, healthy path forward. These stories create a gateway into difficult conversations and create community within various library patron populations. In this panel, four award-winning authors will present recent books that address themes of mental health stigma, drug addiction, systemic racism, generational trauma, and bodily autonomy, lead a conversation on library programming to open up intergenerational conversations, and provide reading lists, model display and book club ideas, and activities and community partnership ideas to facilitate family conversations.