MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

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7:30am EDT

DLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast TBA MLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast TBA

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open TBA Silent Auction TBA Vendor Hall Open TBA

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote TBATemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Banned Books Week at an Academic Library: Collaboration and Promoting Student Engagement TBAMaren Cornett • Jessica Dai • Bob Tolliver Beachcombing for History: Treasures of Maryland’s Past in Digital Maryland TBAMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson Beyond Books: Introducing DEI Programs in Library Spaces TBAErin Kelly • Sierra Walker • Jessica Russell Beyond the Drag Queen Storytime TBAJayne Walters Converging Oceans: Conversations in Global Resource Sharing TBAEmma Beaven • Hannah Brady Demystifying AI Instruction: A Byte-Sized Case Study TBAJessica Seipel • Sahana Callahan Ignite Session 2 TBA Innovative Strategies to Boost School Library Visibility and Usage TBAJoyce Lester Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice: Empowering Students to Succeed TBAAmelia Gossman • Tracey Gilchrist Literary Reparations: Fully Funded Library Science Scholarships for Black Students TBAChristopher Stewart Run a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club TBACaitlin Felder • Julia Marks Serving Homeschoolers in Public Libraries: A Panel Discussion TBAKaren Earp • Shannon Young • Marsha Quarles • Jaclyn Cassidy

1:00pm EDT

Bridging the Middle: How Tween Literature Can Spur Intergenerational Conversations for Healing and Change TBAHeather Murphy Capps • Meg Eden Kuyatt • Ali Terese • Sydney Dunlap Challenging Traditional Pedagogy: OER TBAJeanne Kambara Charting the Course Together: Empowering Leaders through Collective Growth and Experience TBABethany Lambert • Michele Noble Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays TBAEmilia Mudd Easy (Climate) Listening: How to Start Worrying and Love Your Neighbors TBAKate Schapira Hollywood in the Stacks: A Film Club for Teens in the Library TBABill Stea Let's Talk Stuff TBAMarlyn Norton • Cassandra Zamutt Putting the “Special” in Special Collections TBAEric Laun • Erica Coady • Kelly MacBride-Gill Seas the Fun: Beach Reads Hiding in Your Academic Library TBANatasha Finnegan • Nicole Kulp • Sara Wheatley The Ethics Edition TBAElizabeth De Coster User Experience From a Circulation Perspective TBAPaul Weymouth