MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

Jeanette Thayer

Anne Arundel County Public Library

Library Associate II

Glen Burnie Library

https://aacpl.net/

About me

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8:00am EDT

Registration Table Open Bayfront Ballroom Foyer

8:30am EDT

Transforming Teen Services in Your Library Room 201Hilary Fudge • Rachel West

1:00pm EDT

Who is ALICE? Room 201Andrea Berstler

4:00pm EDT

All Conference Reception Bayfront Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Lady Brion Bayfront BallroomLady Brion

5:45pm EDT

Free for All: The Public Library (Documentary Screening) Bayfront Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

8:30am EDT

Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families Room 217Danielle Navarro • Missy DeCesaris

9:45am EDT

Setting Boundaries Room 215AJeanette Thayer • Jayne Walters

12:00pm EDT

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

1:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors Vendor Hall

2:15pm EDT

Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Room 201Katie York

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

8:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Bayfront Ballroom

7:30am EDT

MLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast Bayfront Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter Bayfront BallroomTemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Beyond Books: Introducing DEI Programs in Library Spaces Room 217Erin Kelly • Sierra Walker • Jessica Russell

12:30pm EDT

Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays Room 217Emilia Mudd