MSLA 2025 Conference

MSLA 2025 Conference

7:00am EST

Breakfast & Registration Foyer & Terrace

8:00am EST

Keynote: Kwame Mbalia Ballroom (Tiffany)Kwame Mbalia

9:30am EST

AI and the Re-Search Process Room 104Laurie Taylor • Molly Wong There's a Badge for That! Room 108/109Barbara Johnson The Great Genrefication Project Room 101Jennifer Jones DESE School Librarian Evaluation Rubric Focus Group Room 103Jennifer Varney • Deborah Lang Froggatt

10:30am EST

Hot Topics in Law for Libraries Room 104Jennifer Guerin • Andrea Fiorillo • Tricia London Adapting Media Literacy Education in an Age of Misinformation Room 101Jen Mason Stott • Sarah Blout Rosenberg Destiny Library Manager - Tips & Tricks Room 103Patti Sullivan-hall Storytelling -- for you AND your students Room 108/109Carol A. Kelly

11:20am EST

Lunch served Foyer & Terrace Visit Vendors Foyer & Terrace

12:30pm EST

Hot Books in 2025 Room 104Bindy Fleischman

1:30pm EST

School Librarians and Imposter Syndrome: Why We Doubt Ourselves and Why We Shouldn’t! Room 101Jennifer Varney Removing Roadblocks to Reading Room 104Barbara Johnson Using Digital Tools to Create Expert Learners Room 103Morgan Keohane

2:30pm EST

Storytime on Steroids: Turn read alouds into student engagement showcases. Room 101Emily Litman Demystifying AI: The Cans, Can'ts, Coulds, and Shoulds Room 104Zak Kolar Dig into Digital Citizenship for Elementary and Middle School Learners Room 103Amy Salinger • Paul Hundley The Cataloger is "IN" Room 108/109

3:45pm EST

Author Panel & Signing Ballroom (Tiffany)Bindy Fleischman • Rob Buyea • Roshani Chokshi • Kate Fussner • Stephanie Seales

5:00pm EST

Dinner on your own

7:00pm EST

50th Anniversary Party Zachariah's

7:00am EST

Breakfast & Registration Foyer & Terrace

8:15am EST

Keynote: Mass. Sen. Jake Oliveira Ballroom (Tiffany)Senator Jake Oliveira

9:30am EST

Photos, Videos, and Webcams to Enrich Nonfiction Reading and Writing Room 108/109Melissa Stewart Research in the Elementary Library - Skills, Projects, Lessons Learned and more! Room 103Alex Caram

10:30am EST

Getting Active in Your Union Room 101 Redesigning Curriculum Units with Inquiry, Breakout Boxes, Narrative Storylines, and Maximum Engagement Room 104Laura DElia • Tara Gestrich • Merideth Ekwall

11:20am EST

Lunch served Ballroom (Tiffany) Visit Vendors Foyer & Terrace

1:30pm EST

How a Year-Long Nonfiction PLC Promoted and Celebrated Nonfiction Room 104Laura DElia • Melissa Stewart • Rachel Small • Zoan Stokes • Liza Halley • Kristin Moses Getting Ready to Retire? Room 101

2:30pm EST

Creator Connection - How you can bring an author to your school Room 104Sheila Magovern AI: Current Landscape and Future Direction Room 101Mark McNeil Integrating Media Literacy into Your Curriculum Room 103Mary Kate Leidal

3:30pm EST

Jobalike: Elementary Ballroom (Tiffany)TBD Jobalike: Independent Room 115Jenna Wolf Jobalike: Multi Grade Spans Room 104Lani Blechman

4:25pm EST

Regional Meeting: Boston Room 101Trent Bordok Regional Meeting: Central Room 104Michael Caligiuri Regional Meeting: Metrowest Ballroom (Tiffany)Reba Tierney Regional Meeting: Northeast Room 103PJ Feynman Regional Meeting: Southeast Room 108/109Colleen Simpson • Sue Larson Regional Meeting: West Room 106Emily Willis

5:30pm EST

Skip the Traffic Dinner TBA