MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

Beth Heltebridle

Frederick County Public Libraries

Branch Administrator

C Burr Artz Library

https://fcpl.org/

About me

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Bayfront Ballroom Foyer

4:00pm EDT

All Conference Reception Bayfront Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Lady Brion Bayfront BallroomLady Brion

5:45pm EDT

Ignite Session 1 Room 201Reshma Khan • Allie Smith • Daniel Dennies

8:30am EDT

Building a Culture of Leadership Room 205Karin Luoma • Andrea Thomas

9:45am EDT

A Deep Dive into Census Data: For Planning, Fundraising, and Advocacy Room 206Carl Olson

12:00pm EDT

Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon: Roseanne A. Brown Bayfront BallroomRoseanne A. Brown

1:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors Vendor Hall

2:00pm EDT

Hang Ten with the Pets! Vendor Hall

2:15pm EDT

Adult Programming Sandbox: Collective Ideation for Innovation and Creativity Room 208Madelyn McCaully • Allie Smith Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Room 201Katie York

3:30pm EDT

Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels Room 215ACarol Cason • Christine Feldmann

3:45pm EDT

Sea-ing the Future: Innovation for Every Team Room 206James Kelly • Mark Winston

4:30pm EDT

Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda Room 217Allison Jennings-Roche

5:30pm EDT

Happy Hour Reception Food Court/Vendor Hall Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet: Kristen Arnett Bayfront BallroomKristen Arnett

7:30am EDT

MLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast Bayfront Ballroom

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter Bayfront BallroomTemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Ignite Session 2 Room 209Marie Condenzio • Sara Greenleaf • Amanda Rudd • Nick Brown • Tricia Clarke

12:30pm EDT

Charting the Course Together: Empowering Leaders through Collective Growth and Experience Room 203Bethany Lambert • Michele Noble