MASL 53 Annual Conference 2026

MASL 53 Annual Conference 2026

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9:00am EDT

Preconference Registration Foyer

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

12:00pm EDT

Preconference Lunch Conservatory

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

5:30pm EDT

Welcome Reception sponsored by WSU Foyer Registration Foyer

8:00pm EDT

Librarians After Dark Los Amigos

7:00am EDT

Registration Foyer

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 - Book Battle Ideas for Fun and Collaboration West 3Jill Lansky • Maggi Rohde • Yasmeen Anis Shah • Liz Clark • Kiersten Jouppi Breakout Session - Branding Yourself to Connect VanderbiltJoy Currie Breakout Session - Collaborative Cultural Lit Project West 2Tonya Colvin 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

10:00am EDT

Exhibits at MASL 53 Grande 1Sara Swift

10:15am EDT

Shoptalks: High School West 1 Shoptalks: Middle School West 3

10:30am EDT

Newcomers Meet & Greet Vanderbilt

11:00am EDT

Past Presidents Meeting & Lunch Vanderbilt

11:15am EDT

Shoptalks: Elementary West 1 Shoptalks: MAMSA West 3 Shoptalks: Paraprofessional West 2

12:00pm EDT

General Membership Lunch & Networking Grande 2 & 3 Sticker/Button Exchange Grande 2 & 3

1:00pm EDT

Breakout Session - Booktalk Bonanza: Elementary and Middle School ConservatoryJulia Reynolds • Alexa Lalejini • Kelly Boston 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 Breakout Session - SIFTing Across Disciplines West 2Larissa VanderZee

2:00pm EDT

Roundtables Grande 2 & 3

3:15pm EDT

Breakout Session - Booktalk Bonanza: Middle and High School ConservatoryJulia Reynolds • Alexa Lalejini • Kelly Boston Breakout Session - Michigan AI and Media Literacy Collections West 2Kathy Lester Breakout Session - Mirrors, Windows, and Student Voice: Building Inclusive Collections by Empowering Students VanderbiltAmy Grant Breakout Session - VW eLabs: Integrating Digital Fabrication to Meet AASL Standards and Boost Learning West 3Carrie Betts • Terry-Ann Whitfield • Jason Pesamoska • Melissa Wiercinski 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

6:00pm EDT

MASL 53 Awards Gala Grande 2 & 3

9:00pm EDT

Librarians After Dark

7:00am EDT

Registration Foyer

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

12:00pm EDT

General Membership Meeting & Lunch Grande Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Breakout Session - Beyond the Library: Whole-School Library Programs ConservatoryKelly Hincks Breakout Session - Beyond the Stacks: Boosting Impact with REMC West 2Melinda Waffle Breakout Session - Bring a Problem, Leave with a Plan: Secondary Library Problem-Solving Circles VanderbiltMelissa Lambert 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