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7:30am EDT

DLA Business Meeting & Breakfast Galleon MLA Membership Meeting & Breakfast Choptank BallroomCecil County Public Library

8:00am EDT

Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom

9:30am 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 • Dr. Kelly Clark (she/her) • 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