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MLA/DLACon2021

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9:00am EDT

Our Only Hope – Storytime for Staff Who Don’t Work with Children Zoom MeetingTaylor Floria • Heather Hart Your Social Media Presence and Your Brand Strategy Zoom MeetingNancy Dibert Zoom Lens Part 1:The Legacy of Race in our Society and Our Libraries Zoom MeetingJacquelin (Jacky) McCoy • Suzanne Haley

5:00pm EDT

Virtual Happy Hour and Among Us Zoom MeetingJill Hutchison • Tif Sutherland

8:00am EDT

Conference Orientation Zoom Meeting

9:00am EDT

Creative Camp for Libraries Zoom MeetingBria Sinnot • Elizabeth DeCoster Public Libraries as Second Responders in Emergencies and Disasters Zoom MeetingPat Young

10:30am EDT

Locating Funding for Libraries and Patrons Zoom MeetingAlison Wessel • Amy Moser

12:30pm EDT

Let's Get Graphic: Collecting, Showcasing and Using Graphic Novels in Libraries and Higher Education Zoom MeetingAllisa Beck • Jamie Stanfield Your Future is Organized: Bullet Journaling Zoom MeetingThomas Vose

2:00pm EDT

Legislative Update: What Library Advocates Need to Know Zoom MeetingAndrea Berstler • Natalie Edington Making Room for Sensory Needs with a Multi-Sensory Environment Zoom MeetingJulie McCashland • Jackie Cassidy Outstanding Books for the College-Bound: What it is & How to Use it Zoom MeetingJamie Watson • Jane Nichols • Jennifer Powell • Kelsey Hughes • Yolanda Hood Employment Scams Are on the Rise: Learn about the New #1 Riskiest Scam According to the BBB Zoom MeetingJon Bell

3:15pm EDT

I Can Be Perfect, I Promise! Zoom MeetingWyatt Rush Fertig

7:00pm EDT

Game Night - Games over Zoom Zoom Meeting

9:00am EDT

Teen Entrepreneur Programs Lead to Teens Without Limits Zoom MeetingTia Jennings • Coach Geneka Young • Katy Troeschel • Laura Krouse Teen Services Smackdown Zoom MeetingKelsey Hughes • Kimberly Day The Importance of Community Engagement Zoom MeetingBryan Hissong Supporting Social Justice in Your Library: A Roundtable Discussion Zoom MeetingJanet Wurtzel • Kayla Abner Zoom Lens Part 2: The Legacy of Race in Our Society and Our Libraries Zoom MeetingJacquelin (Jacky) McCoy • Suzanne Haley

10:30am EDT

Music in Storytime with Mr. Jon and Friends and Guerrilla Storytime Zoom MeetingJill Hutchison • Jon Lewis

12:30pm EDT

Virtual Scavenger Hunt Zoom Meeting

2:00pm EDT

Designing and Implementing Effective Children’s Outreach Zoom MeetingDeb Spurrier • Betsey Brannen In Media Res: Transitioning Streaming Media Reserves without a Succession Plan Zoom MeetingBrynne Norton • Jenny Cotton Libraries Divesting from Police Zoom MeetingJen Wilson

7:00pm EDT

Karaoke Zoom Meeting

9:00am EDT

Maryland State Library/Delaware State Library Update Zoom MeetingDr. Annie Norman • Irene Padilla • John Owen • Mary Ramos • Renee Croft • Tamar Sarnoff To Renovate, Expand, or Build New…That is the Question Zoom MeetingBrad Hastings • Craig Williams

10:00am EDT

Virtual Vendor Hall Zoom Meeting

12:30pm EDT

Changing the Subject: The Controversial Heading "Illegal Aliens" Zoom MeetingJohn DeSantis

2:00pm EDT

Colleagues, Collaborators, & Friends Zoom MeetingChelsea Shockley • Paula Mitchell

3:15pm EDT

Advocacy Tips from a Former Legislative Aide Zoom MeetingEli Turkel Scholarly Communication Priorities Among M1 Institutions: A Mixed-Methods Study Zoom MeetingDaina Dickman • Emily Chan • Nicole Lawson • Suzanna Conrad

7:00pm EDT

Pub Quiz Zoom MeetingMichael Gannon

8:00am EDT

DLA Business Meeting & Awards Zoom Meeting MLA Business Meeting Zoom Meeting

9:00am EDT

Affordable Course Material Initiatives in Delaware: A Roundtable Discussion Zoom MeetingMeg Grotti

10:30am EDT

Chronicling America and Digital Historical Newspapers Zoom MeetingMolly Olney-Zide • Pamela A. McClanahan How to Work with Community Partners to Create Equitable STEM Take and Make/Virtual Hybrid Programs Zoom MeetingAlison Cawood • Johanna Doty

12:30pm EDT

Author Conversation with Soniah Kamal Zoom MeetingSoniah Kamal • Joe Thompson Homeschooling in a Covid World Zoom MeetingAmanda Crum • Beth Anne Dunphy • Jason Zerbey • Jill Rainey • Joy Krupka • Meredith Peterson Understanding the LGBTQ+ Community Zoom MeetingStorm Hogan