MLA/DLACon2025

Are you looking to make Beanstack a more useful tool for reader's advisory, program promotion, and effective reading challenges? This hands-on demonstration just might be the answer. Terri has been a Library Admin with Beanstack since New Castle County started using the product in 2016. Through a series of trials and errors she has learned a couple of things she'd like to share with you to make Beanstack a more powerful tool in your toolbox. Participants will experience Beanstack as both a Branch Admin and as a patron.

Update on the Delaware Library catalog School Integration program. Includes an overview of joining, success stories, and Q&A.

Join 2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Roseanne A. Brown as she discusses how to use mythology and folklore to engage young readers on contemporary issues.

Two library staff members who transitioned from frontline youth services roles to library management and administration positions will share their experience and what they’ve learned to help other staff who may feel uncertain about their career pathways and future development. Learn what skills translate effectively from youth services to management, how to determine next steps and set a long-term career plan, and decide whether management is the right next step for you.

Applying classroom andragogy/pedagogy to student employment and training creates additional learning experiences for students that go beyond the classroom. Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice: Empowering Students to Succeed will cover topics including student employment as a high impact practice, fostering trust, collaborating with campus partners, developing and providing professional development for students, professional and peer-to-peer mentorship opportunities, and supporting students’ early career skill-development in preparation for post-graduation success. We will address methods for hiring, training, student growth / leadership opportunities, and managing challenging student employees.

Learn how to start and run your very own filmmaking club for teens at your library. Even with minimal resources and experience, you can encourage your teens to make their own movies step by step through the filmmaking process, from script to screen. You can even organize your own film festival or world premiere night to share with friends, family, and the public.