MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

Susan Elizabeth Cordle

Delaware Division of Libraries

Administrative Librarian

Dover, DE

https://lib.de.us/

About me

She/Her

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

Marketing to Build Support Room 205Patrick Sweeney

4:00pm EDT

All Conference Reception Bayfront Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Lady Brion Bayfront BallroomLady Brion

6:00pm EDT

Youth Services Division Meetup 45th Street Taphouse

8:00am EDT

Silent Auction Vendor Hall Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

8:30am EDT

Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users Room 206Patrick Gorirossi • Laura Efrom • Carlotta Capuano Beanstack Tips and Tricks Room 207Terri Jones

9:45am EDT

Riding the K-pop Wave: creating engaging fandom programming at your library Room 215BAngelique Broussard • Katelyn Callahan • Liz Jones

10:45am EDT

Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog! Room 207Susan Elizabeth Cordle • Vinny Alascia • Thomas Gavin Seas the Night: Creating Space for Teens with After Hours Programming Room 203Kaitlyn Webster • Eric Rutledge Setting Sail for Success: State-Level Collaboration Supporting Youth Services and Family Engagement Room 202Carrie Sanders • LaShawn Myles • Kimberly Cowles

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

Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use Room 215AHongyi Dong Manga for Librarians, Parents, and Teachers Room 202Amber Tamosaitis

3:45pm EDT

From Baby Boss to Boss, Baby! Transitioning from Youth Services to Management Room 207Kelsey Hughes • Rachel West How to Establish a Book Sanctuary in your Library and Community Room 205Rachel Myers • Catherine Hollerbach

4:30pm EDT

Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection Room 201Sandy Meyers • Missy Williams Library Advocacy from Your Backyard to the World Stage: A Conversation with ALA Past President Julius Jefferson Room 215AJoe Thompson • Julius Jefferson

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

8:00am EDT

Silent Auction Winners Notified & Basket Pick-Up Vendor Hall Vendor Hall Open Vendor Hall

9:30am EDT

Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter Bayfront BallroomTemim Fruchter

11:00am EDT

Beyond the Drag Queen Storytime Room 205Jayne Walters Innovative Strategies to Boost School Library Visibility and Usage Room 204Joyce Lester

12:30pm EDT

Bridging the Middle: How Tween Literature Can Spur Intergenerational Conversations for Healing and Change Room 202Sydney Dunlap • Heather Murphy Capps • Meg Eden Kuyatt • Ali Terese Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays Room 217Emilia Mudd