MLA 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Schedule at a Glance

*Schedule is subject to change.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

6:00 - 9:30 PM

Early Arrivals Bar Crawl

8:30 - 9:45 AM	New Attendee Welcome Breakfast
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM	Registration Open
10:00 - 11:30 AM	How Libraries Foster Authorship with Abra Berens
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Exhibitor Hall Welcome
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Breakout Sessions
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Break and Exhibits Open
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Breakout Sessions
4:00 - 4:30 PM	Break and Exhibits Open
4:30 - 5:30 PM	Breakout Sessions
6:15 - 7:00 PM	Cocktail Reception
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Michigan Library Awards Ceremony Dinner
8:00 - 9:30 PM	Michigan Library Awards Ceremony

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Think Space Cohort Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM	Coffee and Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 AM	Writing the Righteous Fight: Why “Controversial” Books Must Remain on Library Shelves with Ellen Hopkins
10:30 - 11:15 AM	Break and Exhibits Open
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Breakout Sessions
12:15 - 1:30 PM	Spelling Bee Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 PM	Breakout Sessions
2:45 - 4:00 PM	Break and Exhibits Open
3:15 - 4:00 PM	ALA Policy Corps Panel Conversation
4:00 - 5:00 PM	MLA Annual Meeting
5:15 - 6:00 PM	Breakout Sessions
6:30 - 9:30 PM	Reception at Kalamazoo Public Library

8:00 - 11:45 AM	Registration Open
9:00 - 10:00 AM	Breakout Sessions
10:15 - 11:15 AM	Breakout Sessions
11:30 - 12:45 PM	Connecting the Dots Between Restorative Practices and Public Libraries with Stephen Jackson

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