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MLA & DLA JOINT LIBRARY
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MAY 3-7, 2021
Libraries Without Limits
Keynote Speakers
MALAKA GHARIB D. WATKINS R. ERIC THOMAS DHONIELLE CLAYTON
Malaka Gharib is an artist and a journalist Watkins is a college professor at R. Eric Thomas is the national Hailing from the Washington,
based in Washington, D.C. She is the the University of Baltimore and bestselling author of "Here For It, or D.C. suburbs on the Maryland
author of “I Was Their American Dream: A founder of the B MORE Writers How to Save Your Soul in America," a side, Dhonielle Clayton earned
Graphic Memoir," about being a first- Project – and has also been the Read with Jenna book club pick an MA in Children’s Literature
generation Filipino Egyptian American. She recipient of numerous awards featured on Today and “a laugh-out- from Hollins University and an
is a writer and editor on NPR's science including BMe Genius Grant and loud memoir strongly recommended MFA in Writing for Children at
desk, reporting on global health and Ford’s Men of Courage. Watkins for everyone” (Library Journal). His the New School. Her
development topics such as humanitarian was also a finalist for the Hurston biography of Rep. Maxine Waters, presentation will focus on the
aid and gender and income inequality. Wright Legacy Award and Books "Reclaiming Her Time," co-authored importance of a high-quality,
She also writes for NPR on her experience for a Better Life. with Helena Andrews-Dyer, makes “the culturally-responsive reading
as the child of immigrants, from talking to He is the author of “We Speak for case that political biographies shine culture in schools and libraries,
her Filipino mom about mental health to Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten bright when they have as much and how to choose books that
hosting an Eid feast for her Muslim father. Black America” and The New York panache as their subject” (Washington will help every child fall in love
Her art -- including a comic on the history Times Bestsellers “The Beast Side: Post). He is also a playwright, the long- with reading.
of pimiento cheese in the Philippines and Living (and Dying) While Black in running host of The Moth in
eating Chinese food in Paris -- has been America” and “The Cook Up: A Philadelphia and D.C., and he is a
published in Catapult, The Nib, Saveur Crack Rock Memoir.” Senior Staff Writer for Elle.com where
Magazine, NPR, The Washington City he writes “Eric Reads the News,” a
Paper, The Washington Post, The New York daily current events and culture
Times, and The New York Times Style column. He won the 2016 Barrymore
Magazine. She is the founder of the D.C. Award for Best New Play and the 2018
Art Book Fair and The Runcible Spoon, a Dramatists Guild Lanford Wilson
zine about food and fantasy. She Award. He has been published
graduated magna cum laude from multiple times in The New York Times,
Syracuse University with a dual major in Philadelphia Inquirer, and Man
magazine journalism and marketing. Repeller, as well as Philadelphia
Magazine, Networks, Thinking, Dance,
and others.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 4
Conference Highlights MLA AWARDS 2021
Monday, May 3rd - 3:30pm
MLA Distinguished Service Award AL MARTIN
SILENT AUCTION
Get ready to outbid your colleagues at the second virtual silent auction! MLA Honorary Membership Award DARRELL BATSON
View the incredible selection of baskets and place your winning bids at MLA Outstanding Member Award NAOMI KEPPLER
mladlacon.com. All proceeds support educational scholarships.
Wednesday, May 5th - 4:15pm
MLA Outstanding Volunteer Award MILDRED MITCHELL
CONFERENCE VENDORS
MLA Outstanding Volunteer Award CAROLYN LAMBDIN
3D Herndon 30 Minute Shakespeare
Bibliocommons, Inc. Brodart William Wilson Maryland Author Award D. WATKINS
EBSCO Information Services Library of Congress Federal Credit Union
MELOS Inc. Midwest Tape/hoopla digital Thursday, May 6th - 4:15pm
Overdrive Quinn Evans Architects MLA Emerging Leader Award TERESA MILLER
TLC-The Library Corporation MLA Outstanding Paraprofessional Award COURTNEY MCKAY
MLA Outstanding Paraprofessional Award ALI CLINE
GEAR UP FOR FUN VIRTUALLY! MLA President’s Award SUSAN COHEN
Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm Happy Hour and Among Us
Tuesday 7:00pm-8:30pm Game Night
Wednesday 12:30pm-1:30pm Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 7:00pm-8:30pm Karaoke
Thursday 7:00pm-9:00pm Pub Quiz with Michael Gannon
MLA/DLA 2021 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
See page 27 for registration form or register online at www.mdlib.org.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
PLATINUM
Eastern Shore Regional Library, Southern Maryland Regional Library
Association and Western Maryland Regional Library: Conference Tote Bags
Maryland State Library: Thursday Keynote Speaker - R. Eric Thomas
GOLD
Delaware Library Association: Friday Keynote Speaker - Dhonielle Clayton
Harford County Public Library: William Wilson Maryland Author Award
- D. Watkins
Cecil County Public Library: MLA Award Plaques, Sched Mobile App,
WIX Subscription
SILVER
Martha Grahame: Audio Visual
Frederick County Public Libraries: Monday Keynote Speaker - Malaka
Gharib
BRONZE
Caroline County Public Library and Queen Anne’s County Library Co-
sponsors: Pens
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 5
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2020-2021 ACRONYM KEY
Tyler Wolfe, MLA Conference Director
Megan Sutherland, MLA Conference Co-Chair
Jen Wilson, DLA Conference Chair MARYLAND
Alison Wessel, DLA Conference Co-Chair ACRL MD Association of College and Research Libraries, MD
Katie McDonough, DDL Professional Development Coordinator CC Conference Committee
and DLA Scholarships, Awards & Citations Committee Chair CSD Children’s Services Division
Michelle Hughes, DDL, DLA Legislative Action Chair FoLIG Future of Libraries Interest Group
Margaret Carty, MLA Executive Director GIIG Government Information Interest Group
Kate Monagan, Vendors IFP Intellectual Freedom Panel
LAIG Library Advocacy Interest Group
MARYLAND DELAWARE
Lisa Allgeier Jen Wilson, Conference Co-Chair LEG PANEL Legislative Panel
Mary Anne Bowman Alison Wessel, Conference Co-Chair LDD Leadership Development Division
Sara Brown Grace Adeneye LTTC Library Leadership Training Committee
Kimberly Day Susan Elizabeth Cordle MAPIG Maryland Adult Programming Interest Group
Jim DeArmey EJ Dowling MLA Maryland Library Association
Sam Eddington Michelle Hughes MLATECH Technology Committee
Meg Faller Katie McDonough MLLI Maryland Library Leadership Institute
Linda Gorman Ella Wilkerson MSDE Maryland State Department of Education
Sean Hogan Catherine Wimberley MSL Maryland State Library
Kelsey Hughes NMIG New Member Interest Group
Jill Hutchison MLA STEERING COMMITTEE OSIG Outreach Services Interest Group
Amy Jenkins Morgan Miller, President PDP Professional Development Panel
Jenee R. Johnson Mary Anne Bowman, Vice President/ PSD Public Services Division
Jennifer Jones President Elect RAIG Reader’s Advisory Interest Group
Teonja Jung Conni Strittmatter, Secretary SMUG Social Media Users Group
Lisa Kenyon Carl Olson, Treasurer
SSD Support Staff Division
Naomi Keppler Tyler Wolfe, Conference Director
Mike Kiel David Dahl, ALA Councilor TIG Teen Interest Group
Martha Kyrillidou Andrea Berstler, Past President
Melissa Lauber Margaret Carty, Executive Director DELAWARE
Morgan Miller CRLD College and Research Libraries Division
Tracy Miller DLA EXECUTIVE BOARD DASL Delaware Association of School Librarians
Amy Miller Meyers Catherine Wimberley, President DDL Delaware Division of Libraries
Ryan O’Grady Jen Wilson, Vice President DLA Delaware Library Association
Carl Olson Marlowe Bogino, Secretary PLD Public Libraries Division
Krista Regester Jaclyn Hale, Treasurer YSD Youth Services Division
Hannah Rosekrans Tamaca Beckett Councilor
Carrie Sanders Alison Wessel, Past President
Sarah J. Smith Dr. Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS
Lisa Swain Kay Bowes, President, Friends of
Sara Szymanski Delaware Libraries
The final decision on whether or not to award CEUs for any program lies with
Pam Taylor Kaitlyn Tanis, CRLD President the Staff Coordinator for each library system.
Jennifer Wilson Katelynn Scott, DASL President
Alison Miller, PLD President
Renate Cumming, YSD President
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 6
Monday, May 3, 2021 PRE-CONFERENCES
9:00-12:00 9:00-3:30
OUR ONLY HOPE - Storytime PART I - ZOOM LENS: The Legacy of Race in
for Staff Who Don’t Work Our Society and Our Libraries
with Children PART II - Continued on Wednesday 9:00-12:00
Heather Hart - Library Specialist- Suzanne Haley (she/her) and Jacquelin (Jacky) McCoy
Children’s, Middleton Library, Frederick (she/her), Changing the Lens
County Public Libraries; Taylor Floria The Zoom Lens workshop is an immersive experience through Suzanne Haley
- Library Associate-Gene Middletown Heather Hart Taylor Floria which participants are guided to analyze the structures of
Library, Frederick County Public Library power and privilege that continue to hinder racial equity and
What happens when the whole children’s team is out of the branch for a mass justice in America. Participants will explore the ways that racism
flu outbreak or a bad pasta salad? Circulation staff will save the day! Oh, no! and historical issues of bias and bigotry shape our world
You've never covered a children's program? What do you do!? If you've never through societal norms and institutional power imbalances.
had formal storytime training or worked with children, running storytime Special attention will be paid to the history of segregation and
entirely on your own is a daunting task. Join Heather Hart and Taylor Floria legacy of systemic racism in public libraries, and attendees will
who will help you explore invaluable resources and background information so leave armed with ideas for counteracting this legacy in libraries
you are confident and prepared to step up to the challenge. Participants will and beyond. The workshop is led by Suzanne Haley and Jacky Jacky McCoy
leave with templates for future use, as well as have the opportunity to create a McCoy of Changing the Lens, which is a movement dedicated to examining truth,
few materials for their personalized storytime kits they can use in a pinch. awakening empathy, and activating courageous citizenship.
Sponsor: CSD Sponsor: IFP
This program is worth 3 contact hours of continuing education. This program is worth 9 contact hours of continuing education if attend both sessions.
9:00-12:00 3:30-5:00
YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND BRAND OPENING KEYNOTE: MALAKA GHARIB
STRATEGY: Increase Community Outreach Artist, journalist, and writer, Malaka Gharib is based in
and Engagement Washington D.C. and is the founder of the Runcible Spoon, a
Nancy Dibert - CEO Epic Marketing Consultants and food zine, and co-founder of the D.C. Art Book Fair. She lives in
Program Director, Social Media and Digital Marketing, a row house with her husband and her 9-year-old rice cooker.
University of Delaware Professional and Continuing Studies Sponsor: Frederick County Public Libraries Malaka Gharib
This informative session is presented by Nancy Dibert.
Attendees will gain an improved understanding of the Nancy Dibert AWARDS PRESENTATION
importance of social media in building a library brand and local online MLA Distinguished Service Award AL MARTIN
community, as well as how to better utilize social media for community MLA Honorary Membership Award DARRELL BATSON
outreach and engagement. MLA Outstanding Member Award NAOMI KEPPLER
Sponsors: PLD & DDL
This program is worth 3 contact hours of continuing education. 5:00-7:00
VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR AND AMONG US
See some old faces and meet some new while we kick back with games and
fun at our Virtual Happy Hour. Join us for a bunch of Among Us games after to
wind down.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 7
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
8:00-9:00 9:00-10:00
2021 VIRTUAL ORIENTATION OUTREACH WHEN YOU
New to the MLA/DLA Conference? Want to learn how this virtual event will CAN’T GO OUT
convene? Tune in to learn how to access engaging keynote speakers, Kayla Leimbach - Branch Manager,
informative programs, fun events like the Pub Quiz and more! Somerset County Library System,
Sponsor: Marketing Committee Jaime Bradshaw - Branch Manager,
Somerset County Library System,
Ed Goya - Director, Somerset County Kayla Leimbach Jaime Bradshaw
9:00-10:00 Library System
CREATIVE CAMP FOR How do we library when the library is closed? Kayla
LIBRARIES Leimbach, Jaime Bradshaw and Ed Goya share how
Elizabeth DeCoster - Reference and navigating a global pandemic led to creating a strong
Instruction Librarian, Towson University; virtual presence and reaching more people in their
Bria Sinnot - Arts and community than ever before. Learn how they worked with
Communications Librarian, Towson community partners and public schools to be more than just
University Elizabeth DeCoster Bria Sinnot librarians behind plexi-glass, and how they're looking
ahead to continue to grow virtual services even after in- Ed Goya
What if we could become idea machines through exercise? No, not bicep curls
person library services resume.
for brainpower: creativity exercises. This session will encourage participants to
flex their creative muscles as it relates to both their work and practice. Some Sponsor: CSD/PSD
people don't see themselves as creative. Others, including the presenters, This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
believe everyone has the capability to think out of the box in ways both small
and large. All creativity requires is enthusiasm, engagement, and
improvisation. The presenters will walk campers through a series of activities
9:00-10:00
inspired by improv, design thinking and combinatory play. They will share the PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS SECOND RESPONDERS
fantastic failures and glorious gains yielded when Creativity Camp was offered IN EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS
as a professional development opportunity for library staff at their four-year Pat Young - Chair, Delaware Libraries and Disasters
university. Play and learn, along with the presenters, and build your toolkit for Initiative, Library Assistant, South Coastal Library
barrier-breaking professional development opportunities.
Everyone is tired of living in the world of COVID-19.
Sponsor: ACRL-MD However, emergencies and disasters, both natural and
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. human-caused, are becoming more a part of life every day.
This workshop will provide participants with important tools Pat Young
not only to prepare for and face disasters themselves, but
also to support their patrons and communities in preparing
for and recovering from disasters. This presentation will provide handouts,
demonstrations of useful tools, and time for Q&A.
Sponsor: DDL
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 8
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
9:00-11:00 10:30-11:30
DIGITAL EQUITY IN OPENING THE “TEMPLE FOR GREAT
MARYLAND AND BEYOND THOUGHTS”: Legal Research, Instruction
John Courie, M.Sc. (he/him) - IT and Resources at the Law Library of
Manager, Caroline County Public Congress
Library, Kenrick Gordon P.E. Barbara Bavis - Bibliographic and Research Instruction
(he/him)- Director, Governor’s Office Librarian, Law Library of Congress
of Rural Broadband, John Horrigan, John Courie Kenrick Gordon Congress created the Law Library of Congress in 1832, to Barbara Bavis
Ph.D. (he/him) - Senior Fellow, provide it with reliable legal resources. Since then, it has grown to an
Technology Policy Institute, Seema international collection of nearly three million volumes. It has gained a global
Iyer, Ph.D. (she/her) - Baltimore audience for U.S., international, and foreign legal information. Recognizing the
Neighborhood Indicators Alliance- need for improved access to these vast collections, the Law Library has created
Jacob France Institute (Associate the Legal Research Institute, to offer in-person and online training to its many
Director), University of Baltimore, diverse users. Barbara Bavis will demonstrate how librarians can gain greater
Lo Smith, MLS (they/them) - access to U.S. law and foreign law digital collections.
Coordinator of Digital Equity and
Emerging Tech, Enoch Pratt Free Sponsor: GIIG
John Horrigan Seema Iyer
Library This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Though highlighted by COVID-19, digital inequities have
long plagued cities and rural areas alike. Lack of 10:30-11:30
infrastructure, high monthly fees and hardware costs, and
limited access to digital skills training leave millions of LOCATING FUNDING FOR
people without equitable access to education, job LIBRARIES AND PATRONS
opportunities, civic information, and other resources that Alison Wessel - University of
many people take for granted. Further, these divides often Delaware Social Sciences Librarian,
fall along racial and socioeconomic lines, compounding Lo Smith Amy Moser - Branch Administrator,
other inequities. Join John Courie, Kenrick Gordon, John Frederick County Public Libraries, Alison Wessel Amy Moser
Horrigan, Seema Iyer and Lo Smith to learn about the barriers to digital C. Burr Arts Branch
equity, its impacts, and what libraries and other organizations can do to The fields of grants and funding can often be a confusing place, Alison Wessel
address both the immediate needs and the underlying structural issues. and Amy Moser will share their experience as Funding Information Network
Sponsor: IFP supervisors who help libraries and their patrons identify potential funding
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education. sources. This workshop will clarify the differences of the various types of
funding available (e.g.,foundations, charities, corporations, government, etc.),
describe the Funding Information Network and how to connect with a library
within it, and demo the Foundation Directory Online database for finding
potential funders. Participants will also learn how libraries can drum up
excitement for library services and resources to help patrons search for
funding. The workshop will conclude with next steps once a potential
funder/grant is identified. This workshop complements well with the “Grant
Writing Despite a Pandemic.”
Sponsor: PLD
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 9
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
10:30-11:30 12:30-1:30
NO BOUNDARIES ON DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION IN CURBSIDE SERVICE MODEL
LIBRARIES PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Varshea Smith - Librarian II, Baltimore County Public Library, Alicia Romero - Senior Circulation
Randallstown Branch, Panelists: Michael Jackson - Assistant Library Clerk, Carroll County Public Library,
Manager, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson Branch, Brenda Johnson- Amy Moser - Branch Administrator,
Perkins - Librarian III, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson Branch, Frederick County Public Libraries, C.
Lo Smith - Coordinator of Digital Equity and Emerging Tech Programs and Burr Arts Branch, Brandi Deli - Alicia Romero Amy Moser
Outreach Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Shannon Bland - Founder of Circulation Services Manager, Anne
Black Librarians, Branch Manager, Charles County Public Library, Waldorf Arundel County Public Library, Gabriel
West Branch Jones - Circulation Supervisor III,
Please join our moderator, Varshea Smith and panelists Michael Jackson, Prince George's County Memorial
Brenda Johnson-Perkins Lo Smith and Shannon Bland as they discuss why Library System, Rachel Miller -
diversity and representation is important in libraries and how to support Circulation Services Manager,
conversations about race in the workplace. Baltimore County Public Library
Sponsor: CC Learn about the express pickup service
offered at 5 different public library Gabriel Jones Rachel Miller
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. systems. Participants will learn about best practices, areas of improvement,
drive up window service and additional services offered.
12:30-1:30 Sponsor: SSD
YOUR FUTURE IS ORGANIZED: This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Bullet Journaling
Thomas Vose - Director of the Ruth Enlow Library of
Garrett County
Learn a new way to organize your life and record the
things that matter with bullet journaling, a system with the
flexibility to become whatever you need it to be. Thomas
Vose will go over the hows and whys of bullet journaling,
including suggested materials, page ideas, and the “must
haves” for making a system like this a satisfying and Thomas Vose
effective tool.
Sponsor: FOLIG
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 10Tuesday, May 4, 2021
12:30-1:30 12:30-1:30
ESTABLISHING A LET’S GET GRAPHIC:
CENTRALIZED CUSTOMER Collecting, Showcasing and
SERVICE CALL CENTER: Using Graphic Novels in
Connecting to Customers Libraries & Higher Education
During a Pandemic Jamie Stanfield - Science, Nursing
Anne McIntire - Librarian III, Prince Anne McIntire Heather Jackson and Health Librarian, University of Jamie Stanfield Allisa Beck
George's County Memorial Library Southern Mississippi, Allisa Beck -
System, Heather Jackson - West Collection Management Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
Area Manager, Prince George's Allisa Beck and Jamie Stanfield offer an in-depth workshop about collecting
County Memorial Library System, and implementing graphic novels in the academic library. Beck gives attendees
John Krivak - Librarian III, Prince an overview of the process beginning with faculty/student needs assessment,
George's County Memorial Library showcasing collected works, and Stanfield shows how libraries help instructors
System, Josephine Ford - Library and students infuse graphic works into courses and implement library
Associate II, Prince George's County programs. Participants will learn how Stanfield incorporates graphic medicine
Memorial Library System, Vanessa John Krivak Josephine Ford for nursing and allied health classes and how all libraries can offer the
Chandler-King - Library Associate II, community at large, ways to increase health literacy through graphic medicine.
Prince George's County Memorial Sponsor: YSD
Library System, Maria Vivar- This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Guzman - Library Associate I, Prince
George's County Memorial Library
System, Dwyn Griffin - Library 2:00-3:00
Associate II, Prince George's County OUTSTANDING
Memorial Library System
BOOKS FOR
Closure due to COVID-19 jump- Vanessa Chandler-King Maria Vivar-Guzman
started PGCMLS's decision to change
THE COLLEGE-
its model of telephone service by replacing calls to BOUND: What
branches with a centralized call center. We'll discuss our it is and How Kelsey Hughes Yolanda Hood Jane Nichols
system's experience so far and upcoming plans. Topics will to Use it
include: call center technology, staff training and support, Kelsey Hughes - Librarian III, Prince
customer service, relationship between email and phone George's County Memorial Library
reference, creation of a new supervisory opportunity, and System, Yolanda Hood - Metaliteracy
the addition of a dedicated Spanish-language line. and Student Engagement Librarian,
Dwyn Griffin
Sponsor: PSD Robertson Library, University of Prince
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. Edward Island, Jane Nichols -
Associate Professor and Head of
Teaching and Engagement Jennifer Powell Jamie Watson
Department, Oregon State University Libraries and Press, Jennifer Powell -
Library Media Specialist, Tarrant (AL) High School, Jamie Watson - Collection
Development Coordinator Baltimore County Public Library
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2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 11Tuesday, May 4, 2021
2:00-3:00
OUTSTANDING BOOKS FOR THE COLLEGE BOUND CONTINUED MAKING ROOM FOR
Amidst the onset of the pandemic, a team of six librarians from across the SENSORY NEEDS WITH A
country came together to read, review, and discuss which titles merited MULTI-SENSORY
inclusion on the 2019 Outstanding Books for the College Bound list, which
covers topics ranging from cooking to climate change, hip hop to historical ENVIRONMENT
fiction, dinosaurs to debutantes, and more. This list, released every five years Jackie Cassidy - Senior Assistant
by the Young Adult Library Services Association, is designed to provide college Manager-Children's Services, Harford Jackie Cassidy Julie McCashland
bound teens, lifelong learners, educators, and librarians with 130 titles that County Public Library,
engage inspire and challenge. Hear from five of the committee members Julie McCashland - Special Needs Library Associate II-Children's Services,
about their favorite titles on the list, and how they could be used creatively in Harford County Public Library
your library to engage readers. Learn about Harford County Public Library's Children's Sensory Room, a
Sponsor: TIG dedicated space designed for children to seek, explore and relax through touch,
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. light and sound. Since opening in October 2019, nearly 10,000 children and
caregivers have stepped into this high-tech room and have become immersed in
the soothing lights and sounds of a tranquil multi-sensory environment. Through
2:00-3:00 appointments, tours and programs, children have benefited from calming effects,
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: What Library stimulation, socialization, improved focus, motor skills development, cognitive
development, and sensory development. We'll share what makes the Children's
Advocates Need to Know Sensory Room unique and how adding sensory equipment to any library space
Andrea Berstler - Executive Director, Carroll County can positively impact the community. Whether your library has ample or limited
Public Library/MLA Legislative Officer, Natalie Edington - space and budget, find out how to make room for a multi-sensory environment.
Assistant Director, Baltimore County Public Library/MLA Sponsor: CSD
Assistant Legislative Officer
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Learn how the outcome of the November elections
affected libraries at the state and federal level. Find out Andrea Berstler
what impact the pandemic had on the legislative session, 2:00-4:00
legislation and funding at the state and federal level. EMPLOYMENT SCAMS ARE ON THE RISE:
Become familiar with current advocacy efforts for libraries
and how you can use Engage to advocate. Whether a Learn about the New #1 Riskiest Scam
beginner or experienced, you will leave this session as an According To BBB
informed advocate ready to take action! Jon Bell - Director of Business Relations, Better Business Bureau
Sponsor: Leg Panel Employment scams are the #1 riskiest scam according to the
Better Business Bureau (BBB), and the 8th most common Jon Bell
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing
education. Natalie Edington fraud type reported to the Federal Trade Commission. With the staggering
unemployment numbers since the advent of COVID-19, these scams are
increasing. Jon Bell will define and examine how employment scams work,
showing examples that have targeted regional community members. The
presentation includes slides and Q&A, and will help participants understand
and share how to identify and avoid employment scams personally and for
their library patrons.
Sponsor: CRLD
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 12Tuesday, May 4, 2021
3:15-4:15 3:15-5:15
GRANT WRITING DESPITE A PANDEMIC I CAN BE PERFECT, I PROMISE!
Mary Ellen Mitchell - Allow Me Consulting and Housing Wyatt Rush Fertig - Organizational Development
Frederick Consultant, Wyatt Rush Learning and Design
Join Mary Ellen Mitchell as she discusses how to seek and Do you believe that perfection is within your grasp if you
write grants despite a pandemic. During this session, we'll only work harder? Do you subscribe to the enticing idea
discuss not just the basics of grant seeking and grant that avoiding mistakes is the pathway to success? That's
Mary Ellen Mitchell because striving for perfection is often deeply woven into Wyatt Rush Fertig
writing, but also tips for turning statistics into stories, how
to manage a grant-writing program and timeline, and tips on forming and our personal, workplace and cultural narratives. The
inspiring your team for collaborative application process. downside is that perfectionism drains our energy, diminishes our creativity,
removes our humanity, and reinforces white supremacy. Library workers are
Sponsor: SSD
often particularly prone to perfectionist attitudes as we struggle to meet the
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. complex needs of our communities. In this session, we will explore the answers
to the question, “What might happen if library workers allowed themselves to
3:15-4:15 act a little less perfect.”
Sponsor: LDD
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND ACCESS IN PRISONS
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
Audrey M. Lau, Ph.D. (she/her) -
Public Service Specialist II, Prince
George's County Correctional
Center/Prince George's County 7:00-8:30
Memorial Library System, Judy
Lannin Panagakos (she/her)- GAME NIGHT GAMES OVER ZOOM
Board Member, The Appalachian Let’s take game night to the next level, after hours! Have a good laugh
Prison Book Project. with us while we play Jackbox.
People who are incarcerated have Audrey M. Lau Judy Lannin Panagakos
both unique information needs and substantial barriers to access. Learn how
librarians and outside organizations navigate these challenges to provide
access to information for leisure, case research, continuing education, and
more. Speakers Audrey Lau and Judy Lannin Panagakos will discuss their
work, the challenges to intellectual freedom faced by people who are
incarcerated, and the ways that access to information is critical for the people
they serve.
Sponsor: IFP
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 13Wednesday, May 5, 2021
9:00-12:00 9:00-10:00
PART II - ZOOM LENS: The TEEN ENTREPRENEUR
Legacy of Race in our PROGRAMS LEAD TO TEENS
Society and Our Libraries WITHOUT LIMITS
Continued from Part I under Monday Laura Krouse - Library Associate II,
Pre-Conferences Teen Central, Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Katy Troeschel - Business Librarian,
Suzanne Haley (she/her) and Suzanne Haley Jacky McCoy Laura Krouse Katy Troeschel
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Coach
Jacquelin (Jacky) McCoy (she/her),
Geneka Young - Teen Instructor and
Changing the Lens
Research Specialist, Howard County
The Zoom Lens workshop is an immersive experience through which Library System, Tia Jennings - Youth
participants are guided to analyze the structures of power and privilege that and Family Engagement Specialist,
continue to hinder racial equity and justice in America. Participants will explore Baltimore County Public Library
the ways that racism and historical issues of bias and bigotry shape our world
Teens are full of energy, creativity and
through societal norms and institutional power imbalances. Special attention
interests. Come hear from a panel of
will be paid to the history of segregation and legacy of systemic racism in
library staff from three library systems
public libraries, and attendees will leave armed with ideas for counteracting
who have designed programs that tap Coach Geneka Young Tia Jennings
this legacy in libraries and beyond. The workshop is led by Suzanne Haley and
into the interests and creativity of teens and help develop teens' awareness of
Jacky McCoy of Changing the Lens, which is a movement dedicated to
career opportunities and their entrepreneurial skills.
examining truth, awakening empathy, and activating courageous citizenship.
Sponsor: MSL
Sponsor: IFP
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
This program is worth 9 contact hours of continuing education if attending both
sessions.
9:00-10:00
9:00-10:00 TEEN SERVICES SMACKDOWN
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY Kelsey Hughes - Librarian III, Prince
George's County Memorial Library
ENGAGEMENT
System, Kimberly Day - Manager,
Bryan Hissong - Community Services Manager, Frederick Earl Teen Center, Enoch Pratt Free
County Public Libraries Library
Community Engagement is an important component of Bring stories of your most successful
library development. Learn how to create a plan for activities and your most difficult Kelsey Hughes Kimberly Day
community outreach as well as how to evolve your current challenges to this hands-on workshop as we learn and share tips, tricks and
plan to deal with obstacles like a pandemic. Bryan Hissong best practices for programming and engagement of teens in the library. All are
Sponsor: PSD welcome, from teen experts to those who are looking for places to start
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. engaging their teen community.
Sponsor: TIG
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 14Wednesday, May 5, 2021
9:00-11:00 10:30-11:30
SUPPORTING SOCIAL IS ANYONE OUT THERE?
JUSTICE IN YOUR LIBRARY: Sharing Your Library’s
A Roundtable Discussion Message Through Podcasting
Kayla Abner - Digital Scholarship Emilia Mudd - Public Services
Librarian, University of Delaware, Librarian, Calvert Library, Anneliese
Janet Wurtzel - Micro Business Trainer - Public Services Librarian,
Kayla Abner Janet Wurtzel Calvert Library, Sandy Hunting - Emilia Mudd Anneliese Trainer
Support, Delaware Libraries
Children's Librarian, Calvert County
Wondering what social justice is and where it belongs in libraries? Do you
already have ideas, but aren't sure how to start? Join DLAs Social Justice During the COVID shut down, Calvert Library began
Committee for a roundtable discussion on incorporating social justice into your producing three different podcasts to highlight material
library work. Kayla Abner and Janet Wurtzel will lead discussion on topics like from their digital collection and increase engagement with
diversifying library collections, making accessible library spaces, and where anti- their community. This conference session will explore how
racist practices can appear in library work.Attendees will come away with ideas they created their podcasts, from inception, to production to
for social justice actions they can take at the personal, local and regional level. evaluation, and offer insights and tools for bringing
podcasting into your library.
Sponsor: CRLD Sandy Hunting
Sponsor: PSD
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
10:30-11:30
10:30-12:30
ON THE TRAIL WITH “CONGRESS’S
WATCHDOG”: The Role & Reports of the U.S. MUSIC IN STORYTIME WITH
Government Accountability Office MR. JON AND FRIENDS AND
GUERRILLA STORYTIME
Holly Hobbs - Senior Analyst, U.S. Government
Accounting Office Jon Lewis - Mr. Jon and Friends,
Jill Hutchison - Youth Services
In the aftermath of the First World War, Congress created
Coordinator, St. Mary's County Library Jon Lewis Jill Hutchison
its own General Accounting Office to modernize federal
financial management. A tumultuous century later, the Holly Hobbs Jon Lewis draws on his more than 10 years' experience working in libraries,
expanded U.S Government Accounting Office provides songwriting, and performing to compile the best practices for including music
Congress, federal agencies, and the public with non-partisan audit in storytimes. With a multimedia mix of video and live music, Mr. Jon will have
investigations, decisions, and background resources. Holly Hobbs is the everyone up singing and dancing as well as discussing storytime tips and
producer/host of the top-rated podcast, The Watchdog Report. She will reveal tricks. Covering everything from the importance of music in early childhood
GAO's resources and guidance on federal government issues, challenges, programs to selecting songs to facilitate connections with the crowd, “Music in
missions and performance. Storytime” is sure to leave you energized and excited for your next storytime
adventure. Mr. Jon lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife and 2 children,
Sponsor: GIIG
performs over 200 shows a year as “Mr. Jon and Friends”, has released 3
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. albums, and won 2 Parents' Choice Awards. Following “Music in Storytime”, Jill
Hutchison will lead participants in a Guerrilla Storytime peer-to-peer learning
session to share their best storytime ideas and advice.
Sponsor: CSD
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 15Wednesday, May 5, 2021
2:00-3:00
IN MEDIA RES: Transitioning
Streaming Media Reserves
Without a Succession Plan
Brynne Norton - Head, Resource
Sharing & Reserves, University of
Maryland, College Park,
Jenny Cotton - Course Reserves Brynne Norton Jenny Cotton
Coordinator, University of Maryland College Park
12:30-1:30 This presentation will demonstrate the value of succession planning and
VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT documentation when dealing with a service transition or planning for the future,
since documentation is a key factor in ensuring continuity through changes to
Break up your conference day with a virtual Library Themed Scavenger
staffing or services. Using materials to facilitate participant engagement, we will
Hunt. You can play on your own or pair up with a buddy. Even if you
walk you through steps you can take to begin developing a succession plan and
don’t want to play, have fun watching the random items pile up. No
creating necessary documentation to capture institutional knowledge. Changes
prizes but bragging rights galore.
to the Streaming Media Reserves services at the University of Maryland College
Park will serve as a real life example in employing these strategies. In summer
2019, Streaming Media Reserves transitioned to a new department and by the
end of the fall semester, the employee who ran the service left the university,
leaving behind limited documentation. Institutional knowledge was rebuilt as
2:00-3:00 Streaming Media Reserves and was brought into alignment with Course
DESIGNING AND Reserves in terms of guidelines, procedures, and the unexpected growth of the
service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to discuss how succession
IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE
planning and documentation can be implemented in your library.
CHILDREN’S OUTREACH
Sponsor: ACRL
Betsey Brannen - Children's Services
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Supervisor, Frederick County Public
Libraries, Deb Spurrier - Children's
Betsey Brannen Deb Spurrier
Services Supervisor, Frederick County 2:00-4:00
Public Libraries
LIBRARIES DIVESTING FROM POLICE
Are you looking for fresh ideas on how to find out-of-the-box outreach
opportunities and program ideas? Join Betsey Brannon and Deb Spurrier as Jen Wilson - DLA Vice President
they demystify the outreach equation for youth service staff. Participants will be What could abolition look like in your library? Presented by
guided through where to look for outreach opportunities, how to effectively Jen Wilson, this workshop will give a short primer on
market and evaluate outreach programs, and will walk away with engaging abolition and the police divestment campaigns being led by
content for a variety of age groups from birth through 5th grade. libraries across the country. Find out what we can learn from Jen Wilson
Sponsor: CSD them, why this work is so important and necessary in this moment, and the
steps that libraries and library workers can take to prioritize de-escalation and
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. harm reduction grounded in an abolitionist framework instead of relying on the
police. The presentation will be followed by a period for Q&A and discussion!
Sponsor: PLD
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 16Wednesday, May 5, 2021
2:00-4:00 3:15-4:15
BOOK BUZZ 2021 NO BUDGET? NO PROBLEM! Collection
Ian Doherty - Sales Representative Harper Collins Adjustments for Increased Circulation
Publishers, Brian Nielsen - Manager, Penguin Random Laura Bandoch - Librarian, II, Baltimore County Public
House, Talia Sherer - Senior Director, Library Marketing, Library
Macmillan Publishers Come join us for a case study in how to improve
Back for a third year in a row, it's Book Buzz! Get inside circulation with little, or no, budget! Attendees will learn
news on hot books coming from three big publishers. Brian Nielsen how the Rosedale Branch of the Baltimore County Public Laura Bandoch
Identify upcoming titles that will please your library users. Library was able to weed, consolidate, shift, and display their way to increased
Learn how to promote your collection by watching these circulation and accessibility.
professionals in action. Sponsor: PSD
Sponsor: RAIG This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing
education.
4:15-5:30
3:15-4:15 Talia Sherer WILLIAM WILSON MARYLAND AUTHOR
AWARD: D. WATKINS
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH
D. Watkins is Editor at Large for Salon. His work has been
YOU: Middle Management published in the New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling
Survival Skills Stone, and other publications. He has lectured at countless
Jennifer Jones - Branch Manager, universities, and events, around the world and has been D. Watkins
Harford County Public Library, featured as a guest and commentator on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN's The
Aberdeen Branch, Tracy Miller - Erin Burnett Show, and Democracy Now, among other shows. Watkins is from
Branch Manager, Harford County and lives in Baltimore.
Public Library, Fallston Branch,
Deidrah Reeves - Branch Manager, Jennifer Jones Tracy Miller AWARDS PRESENTATION
Harford County Public Library, MLA Outstanding Volunteer Award MILDRED MITCHELL
Whiteford Branch, Pam Taylor - MLA Outstanding Volunteer Award CAROLYN LAMBDIN
Branch Manager, Harford County Public William Wilson Maryland Author Award D. WATKINS
Library, Joppa Branch
How does the song go? “Clowns to the
left of me, jokers to the right…?”
Middle management can be tough as
you are pulled in different directions by
7:00-8:30
those above and below you on the Deidrah Reeves Pam Taylor KARAOKE
organizational chart. Join 4 middle managers as they provide strategies to Pick your favorite song and
increase your effectiveness, grow your career, and most importantly, take care join us for Zoom Karaoke!
of yourself. Spectators welcome!
Sponsor: FOLIG
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 17Thursday, May 6, 2021
9:00-10:00 9:00-10:00
TO RENOVATE, EXPAND, OR MARYLAND STATE
BUILD NEW...THAT IS THE LIBRARY/DELAWARE STATE
QUESTION LIBRARY UPDATE
Brad Hastings - Vice President, Becker Irene Padilla - Maryland State
Morgan Group, Craig Williams - Librarian, Tamar Sarnoff - Director,
Senior Associate, Becker Morgan Group Public Library and State Networking
Brad Hastings Craig Williams Branch, Renee Croft - Library Irene Padilla Tamar Sarnoff
An overview of the process of weighing
alternative strategies to deal with the need for more space in your library. Facilities Program Manager, John W.
Through the use of three case studies, from recent projects that had Owen, III - Director, Maryland State
requirements to expand their footprints, we will review the myriad of issues Library for the Blind and Print
that should be addressed to allow you to select the solution that best fits your Disabled, Mary A. Ramos - Assistant
needs. In these three instances, the planning efforts resulted in one renovation Director, Maryland State Library for the
one expansion and one new facility. Topics covered will include the availability Blind and Print Disabled, Annie
of space the emotional attachment to existing facilities, and the cost impacts Norman - Delaware State Librarian at
each option may incur. This is a great opportunity to gain an understanding of Delaware Division of Libraries Renee Croft John W. Owen, III
the entire process and the solutions available to your library. The Delaware and Maryland State
Sponsor: CC Libraries will share updates about
state programming and initiatives.
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Come hear what has been happening
in Delaware and Maryland regarding
9:00-10:00 STEM and Tech education
programming, early childhood literacy
IMPOSTER SYNDROME and learning, staff development
Lisa Orbe-Austin, Ph.D. opportunities, capital projects, Mary A. Ramos Annie Norman
A session tailored to the unique needs of the Maryland accessibility services, and much more.
Library Association's members to provide an overview of Sponsor: MSL
imposter syndrome, including typical signs and behaviors, This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
different ways it may manifest as a result of socio-cultural
and environmental factors, how it impacts leadership and
team functioning, and the most effective coping strategies,
including an overview of the 3C's strategy to overcome it,
10:00-11:30
and action planning to address it in daily practice. Lisa Orbe-Austin VIRTUAL VENDOR HALL
Sponsor: LDD Come and support the conference vendors by watching their video
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. presentations, listening to them give a brief summary of their company,
and then joining them in a break-out room for more information.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 18Thursday, May 6, 2021
12:30-1:30 environment, and ways to interrupt that bias during library programming.
Resources shared will include the anti-bias education framework, and
ADVOCATING FOR TEENS IN practiced tips on taking the first steps toward integrating difficult conversations
THE LIBRARY into library programming.
Kimberly Day - Manager, Earl Teen Sponsor: CSD
Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Jenee This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
Johnson - Librarian II, Baltimore
County Public Library, Todd Krueger - Kimberly Day Jenee Johnson
YALSA President & Collection 12:30-1:30
Development at Baltimore County Public
Library, Will Malkus - Librarian III,
KEEP THE CONVERSATION
Baltimore County Public Library GOING: Tips and Advice for
Teens are not everyone's favorite age Facilitating A Discussion,
group in public libraries, resulting in Online and In Person
them being unfairly excluded in various Paula Gallagher - Baltimore County
ways. Join us to learn how staff have Public Library, Doug Beatty - Paula Gallagher Doug Beatty
created teen spaces, programs, and Todd Krueger Will Malkus Baltimore County Public Library
policies that enable teens to enjoy the public library in safe and fun ways, as Libraries have long been known for hosting book clubs, but in recent years we
well as how to bring skeptical staff, and community members on board with have expanded our offerings to include discussions of movies, tv shows, and
serving this age group. other media. Join Douglas Beatty and Paula Gallagher as they share ideas for
Sponsor: TIG structuring successful conversations, including choosing reading materials or
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. other media. They will talk about the kinds of open-ended questions that
generate thoughtful responses, as well as how to diplomatically handle issues
that may arise, especially when engaging with sensitive topics.
12:30-1:30
Sponsor: PSD
INTEGRATING DIFFICULT This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
CONVERSATIONS INTO
PROGRAMMING
12:30-2:30
Mary Jeanne Brown - Children's
Library Specialist, Frederick County CHANGING THE SUBJECT: The Controversial
Public Libraries, N. Yasmin Bromir - Mary Jeanne Brown N. Yasmin Bromir Heading “Illegal Aliens”
Children's Library Associate, Frederick John DeSantis - Cataloging and Metadata Services
County Public Libraries, Jillian Bleggi - Children's Library Librarian, Bibliographer for Film Studies & Russian
Associate, Frederick County Public Libraries Language and Literature
Library workers have an amazing opportunity to model Dartmouth Librarian John DeSantis speaks on the library
anti-bias conversations for families and, in the process, and the campus community's experience with, and
affirm that all families belong at the library. Mary Jeanne advocacy for, changing the Library of Congress subject John DeSantis
Brown, N. Yasmin Bromir and Jillian Bleggi, will present on heading “illegal aliens”, and the political situation that ensued.
kids' understandings of race, bias in the library Sponsor: CRLD
Jillian Bleggi
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 19Thursday, May 6, 2021
2:00-3:00 2:00-3:00
NAVIGATING THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT @
CRISIS: How to Advocate YOUR LIBRARY
During Challenging Times Zachary Jones - Library Associate II,
Andrea Berstler - Executive Director, Prince George's County Memorial Library
Carroll County Public Library, Isaac Meyer - System, Jaleen Walker - Staff
Partner, Compass Government Relations Development Coordinator, Prince
Andrea Berstler Isaac Meyer Zachary Jones Jaleen Walker
Partners, Thomas ‘Mac’ Middleton - George's County Memorial Library
Former State Senator and Chair of the System, Shannon Crooks - Librarian III,
Maryland State Senate Finance Committee, Prince George's County Memorial Library
John Venditta - Administrator, Eastern System, Yassin Karbo - Library
Shore Regional Library Associate II, Prince George's County
Memorial Library System, Jahmiel
Join Andrea Berstler, as she moderates a
McBride - Library Associate II, Prince
panel discussion about how libraries in
George’s County Memorial Library
Maryland have weathered a variety of
System
challenges in the past, and how this can Thomas ‘Mac’ Middleton John Venditta Shannon Crooks Yassin Karbo
be applied to the current economic, social and political climate. Join the To meet the increased demand for
panelists as they discuss their experiences and views on library advocacy in professional development for career
challenging times. Participants will leave with knowledge of the state budget changers and job seekers, the Prince George's County
process, several strategies for successfully advocating for libraries at the state Memorial Library System developed a Workforce and
and local level, and will learn how to design a successful approach for library Community Development Team. In this session, you will
advocacy during economic and other crises. learn about the steps taken to develop the Workforce and
Community Development Team and how the team
Sponsor: LAIG
implemented programs such as Career Kickstart, Career
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. Chat, and other services. These programs allow patrons to
Jahmiel McBride
receive professional development devoted to job seeking
2:00-4:00 skills and helps them navigate technology to search for jobs and interview for
positions. The team also supports patrons seeking to learn more about
COLLEAGUES, entrepreneurship. During this session, participants will learn about the mission
COLLABORATORS, & FRIENDS and vision of the Workforce and Community Development Team, along with
Chelsea Shockley - Customer the development of the team's website, steps taken to establish strong
Experience Manager for Enoch Pratt Free partnerships, and collaborations developed to help strengthen the library's ties
Library, Paula Mitchell - SLRC to the community. Participants will learn how PGCMLS invested in the
Operations Manager Chelsea Shockley Paula Mitchell workforce development skillset of staff members to contribute to the
accessibility and sustainability of the community.
Presenters will explore the development of authentic professional relationships
and the benefits of friendship in the workplace. Attendees will learn how Sponsor: PSD
collaborative working relationships can elevate leadership skills and create This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
pathways for professional and personal growth. Presenters will introduce the
concept of “Shine Theory”, created by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, and
how it applies in the workplace.
Sponsor: LDD
This program is worth 2 contact hours of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 20Thursday, May 6, 2021
3:15-4:15 3:15-4:15
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION MOVING INTO LITERACY
PRIORITIES AMONG M1 Lisa Bintrim - Children's Librarian, Enoch Pratt Free
INSTITUTIONS: A Mixed- Library
Methods Study Children need to move. They need to shake out their sillies
Suzanna Conrad - Dean of University and jump out their jiggles. But children aren't just burning
Libraries, Towson University, Daina Suzanna Conrad Daina Dickman off energy when they move. They are developing the Lisa Bintrim
Dickman - Scholarly Communications physical, cognitive, and social-emotional skills they need for a lifetime of
Librarian, Sacramento State University, learning. In this presentation, participants will learn the various ways that
Emily Chan - Associate Dean for Research physical movement contributes to cognitive development, early literacy learning,
& Scholarship, San Jose State University, and school readiness. Lisa Bintrim will share ways to incorporate movement into
Nicole Lawson - Associate Dean for library programs for young children (0-K) through dance and yoga.
Academic Services, Sacramento State Sponsor: CSD
University This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
This program presents the result of an
IMLS-funded, mixed-methods study that Emily Chan Nicole Lawson
3:15-4:15
investigated the scholarly communication programming and staffing priorities
among M1 (Master's Colleges and Universities – Larger programs) libraries. Using a ADVOCACY TIPS FROM A FORMER
complex research life cycle to frame discussion, twenty librarians from M1 institutions LEGISLATIVE AIDE
participated in focus groups and provided structured information on their libraries' Eli Turkel - Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's
scholarly communication program, development, and staffing. Scholarly Center for Community Research and Services
communication service and support among M1 institutions continue to grow and
develop within the context of limited budgets and staffing. Audience participants will Communicating with public officials is a crucial aspect of
advocating for your library. Just like with any professional Eli Turkel
become acquainted with the prevalence of diverse scholarly communication
programming and services and their assessment among a sampling of M1 task, there are ways to go about this work that are better than others. How do
institutions. Qualitative analysis of the focus group transcripts highlights the contexts, you know what those best practices are? In this session we will discuss the
challenges, and future directions of scholarly communication programming and logistics of setting meetings with public officials and talk about the incentives
services among the M1 institutions. that public officials work within. Attendees will leave the session with an
understanding of how to set meetings with public officials, how to
Sponsor: ACRL communicate with their staff, and learn what it is they need to communicate to
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education. public officials about their libraries.
Sponsor: PLD
This program is worth 1 contact hour of continuing education.
2021 JOINT LIBRARY CONFERENCE MLADLACON.COM 21Thursday, May 6, 2021
4:15-5:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: R. ERIC THOMAS
R. Eric Thomas, Senior Staff Writer at Elle magazine, podcaster
of The Moth and national best-selling author of How to Save
Your Soul in America, will provide an in-depth talk highlighting
and connecting the conference theme Libraries Without Limits.
Sponsor: The Maryland State Library R. Eric Thomas
AWARDS PRESENTATION:
MLA Emerging Leader Award TERESA MILLER
Prince George’s County
Memorial Library
MLA Outstanding Paraprofessional Award COURTNEY MCKAY
Allegany County Public Library
MLA Outstanding Paraprofessional Award ALI CLINE
Allegany County Public Library
MLA President’s Award SUSAN COHEN
Coordinator of the Maryland
Deaf Culture Digital Library
7:00-9:00
PUB QUIZ
Do you know a lot of stuff? All kinds of stuff? Come to the
virtual Pub Quiz and prove it by answering questions about
pop culture, random nonsense, and, of course…books. Hosted
by our always entertaining Quizmaster, Michael Gannon.
Michael Gannon
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