MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

Kayla Abner

University of Delaware

Digital Scholarship Librarian

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1:00pm EDT

Intellectual Freedom in Crisis Times Room 203Tess Wilson

4:00pm EDT

All Conference Reception Bayfront Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Lady Brion Bayfront BallroomLady Brion

5:45pm EDT

Poster Session Room 217

8:30am EDT

DLA Community Engagement Grant: Two Library Staff Members’ Experiences Room 215ARachel West • Pat Young We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings Room 203Mariel Sass • Joe Dacey

9:45am EDT

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

10:45am EDT

Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries Room 204Shaunda Vasudev • Stella Hudson

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

Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries Update, 2025 Room 215BAnnie Norman • John Owen • Morgan Lehr Miller The Ethics Edition Room 210Elizabeth De Coster Uncovering Delaware’s Queer History: Turning Research into Engagement with Social Media Room 205Carolanne Deal

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

DLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast Room 217

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter Bayfront BallroomTemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Banned Books Week at an Academic Library: Collaboration and Promoting Student Engagement Room 201Maren Cornett • Jessica Dai • Bob Tolliver

12:30pm EDT

Challenging Traditional Pedagogy: OER Room 204Jeanne Kambara