MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

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Dorothy Reed

8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Bayfront Ballroom Foyer

4:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Lady Brion Bayfront BallroomLady Brion

8:00am EDT

Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

8:30am EDT

Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Reference Guide Room 209Joy Hollerbach • Audrey Dingler The Library Is For Everyone: Engaging Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Room 202Katie York We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings Room 203Mariel Sass • Joe Dacey

9:45am EDT

Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends Room 217Ashley Fedele • Laura Bandoch Setting Boundaries Room 215AJeanette Thayer • Jayne Walters

10:45am EDT

Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired Room 210Amanda Smith • Madison Hunsucker Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources Room 201Tess Wilson

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

Book Buzz Room 217Meg Faller • Monica McAbee • Theo Scully

3:45pm EDT

How to Establish a Book Sanctuary in your Library and Community Room 205Rachel Myers • Catherine Hollerbach

4:30pm EDT

Battle of the Books After Hours Room 203Andrea Berstler • Lisa Picker • Nadine Rosendale Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings Room 204Karen Earp Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection Room 201Sandy Meyers • Missy Williams Literacy Sandcastle Building Room 208Harry Brake • Chelsea Schmidt • Jennifer Heck • Daniel Limon-Gutierrez

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet: Kristen Arnett Bayfront BallroomKristen Arnett

8:00am EDT

Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter Bayfront BallroomTemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Beachcombing for History: Treasures of Maryland’s Past in Digital Maryland Room 215BMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson Serving Homeschoolers in Public Libraries: A Panel Discussion Room 203Karen Earp • Shannon Young • Marsha Quarles • Jaclyn Cassidy

12:30pm EDT

Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays Room 217Emilia Mudd Let's Talk Stuff Room 201Michelle Wynne-Feigin • Marlyn Norton • Cassandra Zamutt • Kirsten Isakoff