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Wednesday
, May 7
45th Street Taphouse
6:00pm •
Youth Services Division Meetup
Bayfront Ballroom
4:00pm •
All Conference Reception
4:30pm •
Opening Keynote: Lady Brion
5:45pm •
Free for All: The Public Library (Documentary Screening)
Bayfront Ballroom Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
Offsite
11:00am •
BCMLA Conference Cultural Tour
12:45pm •
Expanding Possibilities: A Selbyville Library Case Study and Tour
Room 201
8:30am •
Transforming Teen Services in Your Library
1:00pm •
Who is ALICE?
5:45pm •
Ignite Session 1
Room 203
8:30am •
Braver Angels - Debating Across Difference
1:00pm •
Intellectual Freedom in Crisis Times
Room 205
8:30am •
Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: Landing an All Hands-on-Deck Challenge-Ready Plan
1:00pm •
Marketing to Build Support
Room 217
5:45pm •
Poster Session
Thursday
, May 8
Bayfront Ballroom
12:00pm •
Maryland Author Award Keynote Luncheon: Roseanne A. Brown
6:00pm •
Thursday Evening Keynote and Banquet: Kristen Arnett
8:00pm •
Pub Quiz
Bayfront Ballroom Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
Coconuts Beach Bar & Grill
6:00pm •
Adult Services Reference Division Meetup
Food Court/Vendor Hall Foyer
5:30pm •
Happy Hour Reception
Room 201
8:30am •
How To Set Up Autism-Friendly Programming At The Library
10:45am •
Privacy Programming in Your Library: Using Library Freedom Project Resources
2:15pm •
Fostering an Inclusive Workplace for Staff with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
4:30pm •
Introduction to Weeding: Basic Practices for a Better Collection
Room 202
8:30am •
The Library Is For Everyone: Engaging Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
10:45am •
Setting Sail for Success: State-Level Collaboration Supporting Youth Services and Family Engagement
2:15pm •
Manga for Librarians, Parents, and Teachers
4:30pm •
Queer Inclusion 201: Ideas to Action
Room 203
8:30am •
We Keep Us Safe: Community as De-escalation in Library Settings
10:45am •
Seas the Night: Creating Space for Teens with After Hours Programming
2:15pm •
Run Your Own Indie Game Festival
4:30pm •
Battle of the Books After Hours
Room 204
10:45am •
Seas the Moment: Reducing Library Anxiety through Quick Connections in Academic Libraries
2:15pm •
Beachside Briefing: Demystifying Service Dog Access in Libraries
4:30pm •
Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings
Room 205
8:30am •
Building a Culture of Leadership
10:45am •
Beachside Sips: Savor the Fun of Advocacy & Fundraising Events
2:15pm •
Uncovering Delaware’s Queer History: Turning Research into Engagement with Social Media
3:45pm •
How to Establish a Book Sanctuary in your Library and Community
Room 206
8:30am •
Rip Tide Resilience: Swimming Parallel to Teen Users
9:45am •
A Deep Dive into Census Data: For Planning, Fundraising, and Advocacy
2:15pm •
Unlocking the Leader Within
3:45pm •
Sea-ing the Future: Innovation for Every Team
Room 207
8:30am •
Beanstack Tips and Tricks
10:45am •
Life’s a Beach When Your School Is In the Delaware Library Catalog!
2:15pm •
2025 Maryland Author Award Winner Program
3:45pm •
From Baby Boss to Boss, Baby! Transitioning from Youth Services to Management
Room 208
8:30am •
There Is Only One AASL
9:45am •
Everybody Eats…Dig In to Library Resources for Ag Literacy
2:15pm •
Adult Programming Sandbox: Collective Ideation for Innovation and Creativity
4:30pm •
Literacy Sandcastle Building
Room 209
8:30am •
Keeping It Current: Updating Your Library's Legal Reference Guide
9:45am •
Leading While Black: guidance for the next generations
2:15pm •
Advocacy in Action: Maryland & Federal Legislative Updates, Library Advocacy Skills, and Maryland's Legislative Process
4:30pm •
Diversifying Librarianship: Fellowships and Residencies are Not Enough
Room 210
8:30am •
All About the Caldecott Award
10:45am •
Even Without Sight, There is Still Vision: Empowering Independence for the Visually Impaired
2:15pm •
The Ethics Edition
3:45pm •
Serving Our LGBTQIA+ Communities with Name Change Clinics
Room 215A
8:30am •
DLA Community Engagement Grant: Two Library Staff Members’ Experiences
9:45am •
Setting Boundaries
2:15pm •
Addressing Privacy Issues in Youth and Tech Use
3:30pm •
Surfing Toward Thriving Libraries and Communities Through Advocacy at All Levels
4:30pm •
Library Advocacy from Your Backyard to the World Stage: A Conversation with ALA Past President Julius Jefferson
Room 215B
8:30am •
Maryland's Intellectual Freedom Helpline
9:45am •
Riding the K-pop Wave: creating engaging fandom programming at your library
2:15pm •
Maryland State Library Agency & Delaware Division of Libraries Update, 2025
3:45pm •
Libraries as transformational spaces: Creating comprehensive services for underserved populations in today’s political climate
Room 217
8:30am •
Community First - Making The Library Accessible to Neurodivergent Families
9:45am •
Riding the Waves of Library Collection Trends
11:00am •
Poster Session
2:15pm •
Book Buzz
4:30pm •
Feelings don’t care about your facts: ethically navigating library advocacy in an age of propaganda
Vendor Hall
8:00am •
Vendor Hall Open
8:00am •
Silent Auction
1:30pm •
Visit the Vendors
2:00pm •
Hang Ten with the Pets!
Friday
, May 9
Bayfront Ballroom
7:30am •
MLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast
9:30am •
Closing Keynote: Temim Fruchter
12:00pm •
Lunch pickup
Bayfront Ballroom Foyer
8:00am •
Registration Table Open
Room 201
11:00am •
Banned Books Week at an Academic Library: Collaboration and Promoting Student Engagement
12:30pm •
Let's Talk Stuff
Room 202
11:00am •
Converging Oceans: Conversations in Global Resource Sharing
12:30pm •
Bridging the Middle: How Tween Literature Can Spur Intergenerational Conversations for Healing and Change
Room 203
11:00am •
Serving Homeschoolers in Public Libraries: A Panel Discussion
12:30pm •
Charting the Course Together: Empowering Leaders through Collective Growth and Experience
Room 204
11:00am •
Innovative Strategies to Boost School Library Visibility and Usage
12:30pm •
Challenging Traditional Pedagogy: OER
Room 205
11:00am •
Beyond the Drag Queen Storytime
12:30pm •
User Experience From a Circulation Perspective
Room 206
11:00am •
Run a Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club
12:30pm •
Putting the “Special” in Special Collections
Room 207
11:00am •
Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice: Empowering Students to Succeed
12:30pm •
Hollywood in the Stacks: A Film Club for Teens in the Library
Room 208
11:00am •
Literary Reparations: Fully Funded Library Science Scholarships for Black Students
12:30pm •
Seas the Fun: Beach Reads Hiding in Your Academic Library
Room 209
11:00am •
Ignite Session 2
12:30pm •
Easy (Climate) Listening: How to Start Worrying and Love Your Neighbors
Room 215A
11:00am •
Demystifying AI Instruction: A Byte-Sized Case Study
Room 215B
11:00am •
Beachcombing for History: Treasures of Maryland’s Past in Digital Maryland
Room 217
7:30am •
DLA Annual Member Meeting and Breakfast
11:00am •
Beyond Books: Introducing DEI Programs in Library Spaces
12:30pm •
Check It Out! Marketing Your Collection with Better Booklists and Displays
Vendor Hall
8:00am •
Vendor Hall Open
8:00am •
Silent Auction Winners Notified & Basket Pick-Up
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