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MLA/DLACon2023

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Carrie Raines

Calvert Library
Library Marketing Specialist
Prince Frederick, MD

CalvertLibrary.info

4:30pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Justina Ireland Choptank BallroomJustina Ireland

5:30pm EDT

Ignite Talks 1 Chesapeake ESharon Morris • Cecelia Thomas • Kris Buker • Erin Gambrill • Katie Brown • Martha Ruff • Traci Eaton All Conference Reception and S'Mores Break Conference Corridor

7:00pm EDT

Networking Happy Hour Michener's Lounge

7:00am EDT

Morning Yoga Manor LawnAllison Jennings-Roche

8:30am EDT

Book Festivals & Other Author Events, Big & Small GalleonTim Young • Katelyn McLimans • Tracy Alexander Through the Customer Lens: Focusing on Customers to Drive Your Social Media Strategy WindjammerJohn Cassini • Vianey Becerra

9:00am EDT

Future Room Brigantine Boardroom Tech Gadget Playground @ MLA Chesapeake BallroomBrian Pichman

9:45am EDT

Improving Library Accessibility SchoonerErin Kelly

10:45am EDT

Visit the Vendors Chesapeake Ballroom

11:00am EDT

A Place for Us: Engaging Programs for Intellectually Disabled Individuals Chesapeake EAmmie Gray • Carrie Fitz The Power of Audiobooks Chesapeake GAshley M Biggs • John W. Owen, III • Jeffrey Stainbrook

12:00pm EDT

William G. Wilson Maryland Author Award Luncheon: Ellen Oh Choptank BallroomEllen Oh

1:30pm EDT

Libraries Build Business: Cultivating a Thriving Local Economy with Library Programming and Services Chesapeake EJulie Brophy • Megan Janicki Portable Storytime: Delivering Tools for Childcare Providers to Become Storytellers SchoonerAnneliese Trainer • Heather Malcomson • Maya Huchla By Jove! Make Thinking Fun – and Effective! CutterDorothy Stoltz, MLS • James Pat Carlisle • Jennifer Hopwood

2:00pm EDT

Paws, Play, Repeat Chesapeake Ballroom

2:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors - Ice Cream Break Chesapeake Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

Blacks of the Chesapeake - The overlooked legacy and contributions of African Americans SkipjackVincent Leggett Book Buzz 2023 Chesapeake FBrian Nielsen • Bill Campbell Children's Books Will Save the World Choptank BallroomEllen Oh Leadership Lessons from Game of Thrones Chesapeake EAndrea Berstler The Book Crawl: Engaging Millennial Customers Through Pop-Up Programming Chesapeake GCarian Gray • Isaiah West • Sara McDonough

4:15pm EDT

Kindergarten Readiness: it's more than Storytime! SkipjackCathy Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann

5:15pm EDT

Pre-Banquet Happy Hour Conference Corridor

6:00pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Travis McElroy Choptank BallroomTravis McElroy

8:00pm EDT

Game Night Cutter The Annual Pub Quiz! Chesapeake E-GMichael Gannon

8:00am EDT

MLA Annual Membership Meeting, Awards & Breakfast Choptank Ballroom Silent Auction Chesapeake Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Future Room Brigantine Boardroom Visit the Vendors Chesapeake Ballroom

9:30am EDT

Elevating Morale: Centering Self-Preservation and Accountability in Library Workplaces Choptank BallroomKaetrena Davis Kendrick

10:30am EDT

Visit the Vendors - Last Chance Chesapeake Ballroom

10:45am EDT

Unintentional Accommodations: Supporting Hidden Disabilities with Universal Design WindjammerElla Alonso • Hannah Erickson

12:00pm EDT

Stress Relief Through Self-Hypnosis WindjammerCarl Birkmeyer The Joy of Tidying at Work Chesapeake GChelsea Shockley • Robin Soma-Dudley