MLA/DLACon2025

MLA/DLACon2025

5:45pm EDT

Ignite Session 1 Room 201Reshma Khan • Allie Smith • Daniel Dennies Poster Session Room 217

8:30am EDT

Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families Room 217Danielle Navarro • Missy DeCesaris DLA Community Engagement Grant: Two Library Staff Members’ Experiences Room 215ARachel West • Pat Young Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Reference Guide Room 209Joy Hollerbach • Audrey Dingler Maryland's Intellectual Freedom Helpline Room 215BTif Sutherland Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users Room 206Patrick Gorirossi • Laura Efrom • Carlotta Capuano There Is Only One AASL Room 208Becky Calzada

9:45am EDT

Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends Room 217Ashley Fedele • Laura Bandoch

10:45am EDT

Beachside Sips: Savor the Fun of Advocacy & Fundraising Events Room 205Cathleen Sparrow • Bethany Kerley Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired Room 210Amanda Smith • Madison Hunsucker Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog! Room 207Susan Elizabeth Cordle • Vinny Alascia • Thomas Gavin Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources Room 201Tess Wilson Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries Room 204Shaunda Vasudev • Stella Hudson 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

11:00am EDT

Poster Session Room 217

2:15pm EDT

2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Program Room 207Roseanne A. Brown Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use Room 215AHongyi Dong 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 Unlocking the Leader Within Room 206Becky Calzada

3:30pm EDT

Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels Room 215ACarol Cason • Christine Feldmann

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 Libraries as transformational spaces: Creating comprehensive services for underserved populations in today’s political climate Room 215BBernadette Cannady • Michele Schlehofer • Seth Hershberger • Cristi Richardson Sea-ing the Future: Innovation for Every Team Room 206James Kelly • Mark Winston Serving Our LGBTQIA+ Communities with Name Change Clinics Room 210Dyanne Tsai

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 Diversifying Librarianship: Fellowships and Residencies are Not Enough Room 209Jasmine Thomas • Emily Minner Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda Room 217Allison Jennings-Roche 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 Literacy Sandcastle Building Room 208Harry Brake • Chelsea Schmidt • Jennifer Heck • Daniel Limon-Gutierrez Queer Inclusion 201: Ideas to Action Room 202Mike Kiel

11:00am EDT

Banned Books Week at an Academic Library: Collaboration and Promoting Student Engagement Room 201Maren Cornett • Jessica Dai • Bob Tolliver Beachcombing for History: Treasures of Maryland’s Past in Digital Maryland Room 215BMegan Kean • Tracy Thompson Beyond Books: Introducing DEI Programs in Library Spaces Room 217Erin Kelly • Sierra Walker • Jessica Russell Beyond the Drag Queen Storytime Room 205Jayne Walters Converging Oceans: Conversations in Global Resource Sharing Room 202Emma Beaven • Hannah Brady Demystifying AI Instruction: A Byte-Sized Case Study Room 215AJessica Seipel • Sahana Callahan Ignite Session 2 Room 209Marie Condenzio • Sara Greenleaf • Amanda Rudd • Nick Brown • Tricia Clarke Innovative Strategies to Boost School Library Visibility and Usage Room 204Joyce Lester Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice: Empowering Students to Succeed Room 207Amelia Gossman • Tracey Gilchrist Literary Reparations: Fully Funded Library Science Scholarships for Black Students Room 208Christopher Stewart Run a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club Room 206Caitlin Felder • Julia Marks Serving Homeschoolers in Public Libraries: A Panel Discussion Room 203Karen Earp • Shannon Young • Marsha Quarles • Jaclyn Cassidy

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 Challenging Traditional Pedagogy: OER Room 204Jeanne Kambara Charting the Course Together: Empowering Leaders through Collective Growth and Experience Room 203Bethany Lambert • Michele Noble Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays Room 217Emilia Mudd Easy (Climate) Listening: How to Start Worrying and Love Your Neighbors Room 209Kate Schapira Hollywood in the Stacks: A Film Club for Teens in the Library Room 207Bill Stea Let's Talk Stuff Room 201Michelle Wynne-Feigin • Marlyn Norton • Cassandra Zamutt • Kirsten Isakoff Putting the “Special” in Special Collections Room 206Eric Laun • Erica Coady • Kelly MacBride-Gill Seas the Fun: Beach Reads Hiding in Your Academic Library Room 208Natasha Finnegan • Nicole Kulp • Sara Wheatley User Experience From a Circulation Perspective Room 205Paul Weymouth