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5:30pm EDT

Ignite Talks 1 Chesapeake ESharon Morris • Cecelia Thomas • Kris Buker • Erin Gambrill • Katie Brown • Martha Ruff • Traci Eaton

8:30am EDT

A Star to Steer by': Navigating the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Clipper CNick Schaffer • Jelena Goldstein Book Festivals & Other Author Events, Big & Small GalleonTim Young • Katelyn McLimans • Tracy Alexander Finding Maryland Legal Forms SchoonerCatherine McGuire • Leland Sampson Introduction to Youth Services: a Rookie and Veteran Share Their Knowledge Chesapeake GHilary Fudge • Katryna Cera Proulx OER for All Clipper A/BAndrea Boothby Rice • Kelly Banyas

9:45am EDT

Black Librarian in America: A Conversation with BCALA and BCMLA Leaders Clipper A/BKennethWayne Thompson • Shauntee Burns Simpson • Ana Ndumu I'll Bring You The Library: Pop-up Locations in Historically Excluded Communities GalleonRebecca Oxley Improving Library Accessibility SchoonerErin Kelly Let's Talk About Stuff Chesapeake GTeonja Jung • Amy Moser • Laura Bandoch Pride Crafts for Adults and Teens Clipper CClayton McKenzie What I Learned About Lesson Planning from Video Games Chesapeake FElizabeth DeCoster

11:00am EDT

A Place for Us: Engaging Programs for Intellectually Disabled Individuals Chesapeake EAmmie Gray • Carrie Fitz Gamification: How to “Level up” participant engagement in classes and workshops GalleonAshley Kilmer, PhD Legislative Update: Things Library Advocates Should Know WindjammerNatalie Edington • Andrea Berstler Let's Build a Reader SchoonerBarb Langridge 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 Puppets, Social-Emotional Learning, and Storytime SkipjackAmeerah Stafford • Lana Montgomery • Melissa Brenner The Power of Audiobooks Chesapeake GAshley M Biggs • John W. Owen • Jeffrey Stainbrook

1:30pm EDT

Designing Jane Austen Programs for Libraries Clipper CJennifer Jones • Stephenee Bennett Borelli Libraries Build Business: Cultivating a Thriving Local Economy with Library Programming and Services Chesapeake EJulie Brophy • Megan Janicki Library At Lunch: Meeting Teens Where They Are Chesapeake GChristina Der • Jessica B. Woods Maryland State Library Agency/Delaware Division of Libraries Update SkipjackIrene Padilla • Annie Norman • John W. Owen • Mary Ramos • Renee Croft • Tamar Sarnoff Portable Storytime: Delivering Tools for Childcare Providers to Become Storytellers SchoonerAnneliese Trainer • Heather Malcomson • Maya Huchla Town & Gown: Building partnerships between academic & public libraries Clipper A/BJanet Ring • Brianna Hughes

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 Selection, Cataloging, and Processing with a DEI Lens Clipper A/BJennifer Martin • Laura Bandoch • Mase Woodland The Book Crawl: Engaging Millennial Customers Through Pop-Up Programming Chesapeake GCarian Gray • Isaiah West • Sara McDonough Why Men (and Boys) Don't Read SchoonerAndy Wolverton

4:15pm EDT

Authority is constructed: navigating power and leadership in context GalleonMichael Shochet • Allison Jennings-Roche Ignite Talks 2 CutterKathryn Bayer • Karen Earp • Dani Craige • Dominque Brightmon • Frances Payne Kindergarten Readiness: it's more than Storytime! SkipjackCatherine Hollerbach • Christine Feldmann Service With a Smile SchoonerGina Post • Rachel Myers Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy WindjammerPriya Kumar Students Take Pride: Supporting GSAs in Middle & High Schools Clipper A/BRebecca Oxley The Equal Justice Initiative and Public Library Partnerships Chesapeake GMonica Lindsey • Skip Auld • Emma Buchman

10:45am EDT

(Mostly) Analog Organization Tools: The Unconference SchoonerAndrea Berstler • Thomas Vose • Tif Sutherland Building a Psychologically Safe Leader Chesapeake GAshley M Biggs • John W. Owen Creating an Engaging Library Space for Tweens Chesapeake EMarie Condenzio Engaging with Native and Indigenous Heritage: Guide to Indigenous maryland Clipper A/BTamar Sarnoff • Nicholas A. Brown Establishing and Sustaining Seed Libraries Clipper CJamie Morris Going Green with Summer Reading CutterAmy Alapati • Maranda Schoppert • Sean Riley Offering More than a Good Read Chesapeake FWill Johnson • Donna Bruce Unintentional Accommodations: Supporting Hidden Disabilities with Universal Design WindjammerElla Alonso • Hannah Erickson

12:00pm EDT

Assessing Computational Thinking in Libraries: Tools, Best Practices, and Impact Stories Clipper A/BMega Subramaniam For The Good of the Order: A Maryland Legislative Genealogy Clipper CElizabeth Bateman • Richard Sigwald Ignite Talks 3 CutterErin Durham Wright • Moneik Frazier • Thomas Vose • Jessie Bauer • Leslie Ann Hynes Lending Unconventional Items at the Library Chesapeake EEric Laun Library Lockers SchoonerJenny Bakos • Richard Beverungen • Mary Lachemann Stress Relief Through Self-Hypnosis WindjammerCarl Birkmeyer The Joy of Tidying at Work Chesapeake GChelsea Shockley • Robin-Soma Dudley