MASL 53 Annual Conference 2026

MASL 53 Annual Conference 2026

Welcome to #MASL53! We are glad you are here.

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9:30am EDT

Preconference Morning Session - Navigating Conflict with Empathy: Looking for the Win-Win ConservatoryJenny Kobiela-Mondor

11:15am EDT

Preconference Morning Session - Tech and Values Activity ConservatoryJennifer Ehehalt

1:00pm EDT

Preconference Afternoon Session - Tech and Values: Helping Students Align Tech with What Matters Most ConservatoryJennifer Ehehalt

2:30pm EDT

Preconference Afternoon Session - Idea Exchange Grande 2 & 3

7:45am EDT

Welcome & Costume Contest Grande 2 & 3

8:00am EDT

Opening Keynote with Lauren Mobley Grande 2 & 3Lauren Mobley

9:15am EDT

Breakout Session - Branding Yourself to Connect VanderbiltJoy Currie Breakout Session - Diversity by Design: Building Inclusive Book Collections ConservatoryLauren Mobley Breakout Session - Media and AI Literacy That Meets Students Where They Are West 1Jennifer Ehehalt

11:15am EDT

Shoptalks: MAMSA West 3 Shoptalks: Paraprofessional West 2

1:00pm EDT

Breakout Session - Computational Thinking Meets Literacy: Hands-on Pathways to Empower Learners West 3Judy Bowling • Laura Gabrion Breakout Session - MeL in the School Library: Powerful Resources for Student Success West 1Sandra Teft

3:15pm EDT

Breakout Session - Michigan AI and Media Literacy Collections West 2Kathy Lester Breakout Session - What Sixth Graders Told Us About AI at School, Home, and Beyond, And Why It Matters For Your School Library West 1Liz Kolb • Jennifer Colby • Kristin Fontichiaro

7:30am EDT

Author Breakfast with Kyle Lukoff Grande BallroomKyle Lukoff

9:15am EDT

Breakout Session - Engaging with Critical AI Literacies West 1Danielle Peck Breakout Session - I Will Become a Little Boy: Reading Trans Narratives in Beloved Classics ConservatoryKyle Lukoff Breakout Session - MackinVision: The LMS that Welcomes Everyone! West 3Lisa Maharry Breakout Session - Michigan Authors & Illustrators: A Teaching Tool with a Huge Cast of Characters West 2Julie Harris • Karen Becknell Breakout Session - Plot Twist: From Research Tool to Everyday Classroom Essential with Gale VanderbiltLindsey Dzyngel

10:15am EDT

Author Speed Dating Grande Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Breakout Session - Beyond the Stacks: Boosting Impact with REMC West 2Melinda Waffle Breakout Session - Intellectual Freedom and the Law: A Practical Toolkit for School Librarians West 3Jaclyn Martin Breakout Session - Starting a Friends of the School Libraries Organization in Your District West 1Jennifer Colby • Rachel Goldberg

2:00pm EDT

Closing Keynote with Amy Hermon Grande BallroomAmy Hermon

3:15pm EDT

MISelf in Books Grande BallroomLauren Henderson • Amanda Davies