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Marie Condenzio

Baltimore County Public Library
Librarian II
Baltimore County, MD

Marie Condenzio (she/they) is a librarian and teen engagement coordinator for the Towson Branch of Baltimore County Public Library, as well as a member of the system’s Accessibility Services Project team. Marie launched BCPL’s first Middle Grade Space in the summer of 2022, and continued to grow it until it became an integral part of the children’s section. In their spare time, Marie likes to hang out with cats and learn new things.

4:30pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Justina Ireland Choptank BallroomJustina Ireland

8:30am EDT

OER for All Clipper A/BAndrea Boothby Rice • Kelly Banyas

9:00am EDT

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

9:45am EDT

I'll Bring You The Library: Pop-up Locations in Historically Excluded Communities GalleonRebecca Oxley Improving Library Accessibility SchoonerErin Kelly Pride Crafts for Adults and Teens Clipper CClayton McKenzie

10:45am EDT

Visit the Vendors Chesapeake Ballroom

11:00am EDT

LGBTQ+ History and Culture through a Black Lens Clipper A/BChristine Iko Not Your Typical Summer Camp: Engaging Teens in Responsible and Responsive Advocacy CutterIsaiah West • Kathryn Herberger

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 Difficult Conversations with Customers GalleonAmy Dickinson • Amy Ford

2:00pm EDT

Paws, Play, Repeat Chesapeake Ballroom

2:30pm EDT

Visit the Vendors - Ice Cream Break Chesapeake Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

The Book Crawl: Engaging Millennial Customers Through Pop-Up Programming Chesapeake GCarian Gray • Isaiah West • Sara McDonough

4:15pm EDT

Ignite Talks 2 CutterKathryn Bayer • Karen Earp • Dani Craige • Dominque Brightmon • Frances Payne The Equal Justice Initiative and Public Library Partnerships Chesapeake GMonica Lindsey • Skip Auld • Emma Buchman

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 Karaoke GalleonRorie Cox-Steib • Levi Branson

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

10:45am EDT

Creating an Engaging Library Space for Tweens Chesapeake EMarie Condenzio

12:00pm EDT

Assessing Computational Thinking in Libraries: Tools, Best Practices, and Impact Stories Clipper A/BMega Subramaniam Ignite Talks 3 CutterErin Durham Wright • Moneik Frazier • Thomas Vose • Jessie Bauer • Leslie Ann Hynes