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7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga Manor LawnAllison Jennings-Roche • Anne Arundel County Public Library

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 GTeresa Miller • Catherine 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 • 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 PavilionKri 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 FEmma Beaven • Paula 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 • Dr. Kelly Clark (she/her) Are Kids Reading Less Or Is It Just Me? ClipperMarcus Zumwalt 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 Ronald Malfi in a live recording with Two Sides to the Story Podcast SchoonerRonald Malfi • Two Sides 2 the Story Podcast 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 GalleonMeg Faller • Rohini Gupta • Monica McAbee Building a Public Library Digital Equity Strategy from the Ground Up WindjammerAlexandra Houff • Andrea Lowman Proactive, Not Reactive: Effective Intellectual Freedom Advocacy CutterAndrea Boothby Rice • Ashley Teagle • Allison Jennings-Roche

2:00pm EDT

Refresh with the Pets Chesapeake Ballroom

2:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors - Ice Cream Break & Snacks Chesapeake BallroomGrimm + Parker Architects • Carroll County Public Library

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 • Dr. Kelly Clark (she/her)

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 • Songyao Chen 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 CorridorTechOps Specialty Vehicle Public Services Division (PSD) Debrief Michener's Lounge

6:00pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: A Conversation with Jennie Pu and Sonia Alcantara-Antoine: The Freedom to Read Choptank BallroomJennie Pu • Sonia Alcantara-Antoine

8:00pm EDT

The Annual Pub Quiz! Chesapeake E-GMichael Gannon • Gale a Cengage Company Karaoke WindjammerBeth Heltebridle • Levi Branson • Montgomery County Public Libraries