MLA/DLACon2024

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MLA/DLACon2024

9:00am EDT

Creating and Sustaining Meaningful Library Services for Incarcerated People and People in Reentry CutterJeanie Austin Cultivating the Future for Staff & Customers Skipjack APam Taylor • Tracy Miller • Kelly Mills • Annie Kovach Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Library Programs: From Theory to Best Practices Schooner BJill Hutchison • Elizabeth Davis Introduction to Political Power Theories Skipjack BPatrick Sweeney Transforming Teen Services: Cultivating Positive Teen Relationships in the Library Schooner AElizabeth Miller • Elizabeth Mayer The Secret Powers and Challenges of Introverted Leadership WindjammerElaina Norlin Future Room Brigantine Boardroom

1:00pm EDT

Expanding Your Library: A Case Study & Tour at Queen Anne’s County Public Library, Kent Island Branch Registration DeskCraig Williams • Brad Hastings Harriet Tubman Visitor Center Tour Registration Desk Coworker to Supervisor – How to Manage Previous Peers Skipjack AResa Mai Empowering Libraries in the AI Era: A Hands-On Exploration Schooner ABrandy McNeil It's Showtime! Planting Puppets in Your Programs (Demonstration + Hands-On) CutterKatie George On Point Messaging for Your Library Schooner BAndrea Berstler Political Power Theories Workshop Skipjack BPatrick Sweeney

3:00pm EDT

A Recipe for Student Engagement: Using Cookbooks to Create More Inclusive Special Collections Chesapeake EHeidi Herr Farming Seeds of Information - Student/Librarian Projects in the Field Chesapeake FHarry Brake • Brianna Bradley • Melisa Velasquez From Front Line to Back Office: Considerations for the New Admin Staff Chesapeake GKaren Wilson

4:30pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Hilton Carter Choptank BallroomHilton Carter

5:30pm EDT

All Conference Reception Conference Corridor

5:45pm EDT

Ignite Talks 1 WindjammerJudine Slaughter • Lana Montgomery • Mariel Sass • Elizabeth Mayer

7:00pm EDT

ACRL Meetup TBA BCMLA Meetup Galleon DLA Meetup The Lantern Room

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga Manor LawnAllison Jennings-Roche

8:00am EDT

Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom 50/50 Raffle Registration Desk

8:30am EDT

Legislative Update: The Roses and Thorns Chesapeake ENatalie Edington • Andrea Berstler Managing Backlash to LGBTQ+ Programs and Services Chesapeake GCatherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann Planting the Seeds for the Future: Library Information Resources Training (LIST) Chesapeake FJulie Parsons • Amanda Hughes Ready Now: Preparing to Support Youth and Families in Times of Crisis SkipjackMega Subramaniam • Linda W. Braun • Nitzan Koren Reap What You Sow: Library Acquisitions and Open Access Transformation Schooner ALeigh Ann DePope • Alex Dodd Shake It Off: Belly Dance for Stress-Relief and Wellness Regatta PaviilionKri Lalita Wiant Cultivate and Grow Your Library Programming and Outreach with Census Data WindjammerCarl Olson • Stacie Cochran-McNeal Get Growing: Sow Your Library Events Smartly for Next-Level Participation! ClipperAmanda Kramer • Mallory Walker Growing An Equity-Based Summer GalleonCarrie Sanders • Michelle McConville • Stevia Morales Tending the Garden of Your Mind: Sensory Blankets an Approach to Dementia CutterWenona Phillips

9:45am EDT

AI in Selection and Cataloging Chesapeake FLaura Bandoch • Katie Marley Democracy & Me: A Year Long Growing Guide Schooner ARohini Gupta • Nancy Targett Growing With Your Community Chesapeake GLisa Jones • Erica Coady Growing Your Library Advocacy Toolkit SkipjackNatalie Edington • Andrea Berstler Supporting Immigrant Youth’s Civic Engagement Chesapeake ENitzan Koren

11:00am EDT

Access Amplified: Navigating Maryland's Statewide Interlibrary Loan and Delivery Network Chesapeake FPaula Mitchell • Hannah Brady Cultivating Access through Assistive Technology Chesapeake GErin Kelly Cultivating Romance Readers’ Advisory for Adults and Teens WindjammerKris Buker • Katie Brown Early-Career Librarians Branch Out: Reflections from the First Year CutterJack Owen • Gaby Messinger • Hayley Holloway Fail With Purpose GalleonJakki Williams • Tori George Graphic Medicine: Planting the Seeds for Health Literacy SkipjackMichelle Wynne-Feigin • Evelyn Hudson Keep Your Children’s Section Evergreen Chesapeake EAlec Staley • Savannah Arena Let's Talk About Stuff ClipperRobin-Soma Dudley • Laura Bandoch • Reshma Khan We Sow, You Reap: Gathering a Bounty of Legal Information Schooner ALeland Sampson • Brittany West

12:00pm EDT

William G. Wilson Maryland Author Award Luncheon Choptank BallroomRonald Malfi

1:30pm EDT

Abundance! Having So Many Identities at Work Chesapeake FKinshasa Vargas-Pile • Kelly Clark Are Kids Reading Less Or Is It Just Me? ClipperMarcus Zumwalt Maryland Author Award Breakout with Ronald Malfi SchoonerRonald Malfi Maryland State Library Agency/Delaware Division of Libraries Update Skipjack AIrene Padilla • Annie Norman • John W. Owen • Mary Ramos • Renee Croft • Tamar Sarnoff Poster Sessions Brigantine Boardroom Time Capsules: Preserving our Collective Memories Skipjack BMarjorie K. Ramsey “Show Me The Money:" Financial Literacy for All Ages at the Public Library Chesapeake GJennifer Noonan • Rebecca Lowe • Emily Ellinger A Developing Community: Accessibility and Virtual Reality Chesapeake EJasmine L. Clark Book Buzz 2024 GalleonRohini Gupta • Monica McAbee • Meg Faller Building a Public Library Digital Equity Strategy from the Ground Up WindjammerAlexandra Houff • Andrea Lowman Proactive, Not Reactive: Effective Intellectual Freedom Advocacy CutterAllison Jennings-Roche • Andrea Boothby Rice • Ashley Teagle

2:00pm EDT

Refresh with the Pets Chesapeake Ballroom

2:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors - Ice Cream Break Chesapeake Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

Concerts from the Library of Congress at 100: A Study in Sustainable Philanthropy and Engagement Clipper A/BNicholas A. Brown-Cáceres Destination or Hangout: Intentional Teen Programming SkipjackJake Ciarapica Freedom to Read - Legislation and First Amendment Discussion SchoonerAndrea Berstler • Thomas Vose • Michael Blackwell Get Informed and Involved with the Maryland Library Association Clipper CTeonja Jung • Tif Sutherland • Josh Stone It’s Thyme to Set Boundaries – For Managers Chesapeake GBridget Bloomer • Frank DiBeneditto Tending the Garden: Supporting Staff Who Live at the Intersection of Identities Chesapeake FKinshasa Vargas-Pile • Kelly Clark

4:15pm EDT

Banned Books Week: Youth Voices SkipjackMou Chakraborty • Andrea Boothby Rice Collaborative Digital Discovery with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Clipper CMegan Kean • Lynn Hoffman • Michael L. Stewart Cultivating Lasting Connections Through an International Pen Pal Program Chesapeake ERobin Agar • Matthew Symes • Rachel Noguera Emerging Adult Programs: Fostering Patrons for the Future GalleonEmily Levine Engaging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Bookcreator Chesapeake FTammi Tatro • Maya (Dianna) Yamada Farm to Patron Table: Tackling Food Insecurity in Rural Communities SchoonerStacy Lane Genrefying Your Public Library Clipper A/BAlec Staley Ignite Talks 2 WindjammerKinshasa Vargas-Pile • Jasmine Shumaker • Joe Lee • Nanna Bailey Journey Through and Beyond the Fence: Assisting Incarcerated Individuals in the Reentry and Workforce Development Process CutterJune Brittingham • Anne Bocchini Kirsch Public Health Blossoms in Libraries Chesapeake GRachel Myers • Christine Feldmann • Gloria Harberts

5:15pm EDT

Pre-Banquet Happy Hour Conference Corridor Public Services Division (PSD) Debrief Michener's Lounge

6:00pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Jennie Pu Choptank BallroomJennie Pu

8:00pm EDT

The Annual Pub Quiz! Chesapeake E-GMichael Gannon Karaoke GalleonLevi Branson • Beth Heltebridle

7:30am EDT

DLA Business Meeting & Breakfast Galleon MLA Membership Meeting & Breakfast Choptank Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Keynote Speaker: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich - Our Grandest Challenge Choptank BallroomRebekkah Smith Aldrich

10:45am EDT

Cultivating Equitable Information Literacy with Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies GalleonDavid Robinson • Kelsey Means Ignite Talks 3 WindjammerDiane Li • Richelle Charles • DeMyra Harvey-Morris • Lisa Shiota LGBTQ+ History in The Library: Cultivating Audiences Through Community Engagement Clipper A/BBen Egerman • Lisa Greenhouse Party with a Purpose: 2023 and Beyond! Chesapeake ELeslie Greenly Smith • Mary Hastler • Amber Shrodes Poster Sessions Brigantine Boardroom Public Library & Elementary School Open House: Sowing Seeds of Collaboration Chesapeake GMelissa A. King • Erika Walston All Systems Go with Sphero Clipper CKaren Earp Defending Our Collections: Table Talks SkipjackArthur LaRue • Lloyd Jansen • Monica McAbee • Laura Bandoch • Andrea Boothby Rice Exploring Microaggressions: What Are They and Why Are They So Harmful SchoonerShirley Mason • Michael Jackson • Robert Mason Why Management? Chesapeake FC. Denise Sconion Zine-ovation! Empowering Voices through DIY Publishing of Zines CutterThomas Vose • Kelly Clark • Lorna Crockett

12:00pm EDT

Advancing Open Access Collections in Public Libraries and Their Communities Chesapeake EJames English • Jill Scarson Author Visits, Virtual and IRL WindjammerMae-Lynn Smith Basic Book Repair Essentials: Hinging, Tipping, and Page Restoration Clipper A/BBrittany Morris Cultivating an Inclusive Environment: Engagement and Outreach in Academic and Public Libraries GalleonMolly Olney-Zide • Jamie Morris Early Reader Book Club: Cultivating K-2 Programming for Both Present and Future Chesapeake GAbigail Williams Music in Storytime: Diversify Your Music to Get Families Moving! Choptank BShannon Young • Marsha Quarles • Dwyn Griffin • Lauren Roots Tarot in the Library: Cultivating Personal Growth and Community Choptank ACathey Moffatt-Bush