2023 Conference Schedule

9:30-10:00 a.m. Registration

10:00-10:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Conference

10:15-11:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo

11:15-11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Guerilla Storytime and Teen Smack Down

12:00-12:30 p.m. Blue Crab Winners

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30-2:30 p.m. Breakout Session 1:

• Integrating Early Literacy Practices into Story Time (Elaine Sarlo of Queen Anne's County Library and Jessica Crutchley of Baltimore County Public Library)

• Serving Deaf Kids and Families in the Library (Kathy MacMillan of Stories By Hand)

• Creating an Engaging Library Space for Tweens (Marie Condenzio of Baltimore County Public Library)

2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

2:45-3:45 p.m.          Breakout Session 2:

• • Coding in Early Learning (Karen Earp of Somerset County Library)

  • “E" is for Environment: Connecting Children with Nature (Jeanne Andrews of Baltimore County Public Library)

  • Period Products, Public Pickup, and Passive Programs for Teen Space (Marissa Burns of Baltimore County Public Library)

3:45-4:00 p.m.          Wrap-Up and Evaluation