This year’s theme is: Future Ready: Stronger Together
Day 1 — Oct 22
Day 2 — Oct 23
8:30–8:45 AM15 min
OpeningVirtual Lobby — all attendees, Main Room
8:45–10:00 AM75 min
KeynoteOpening Keynote — all attendees, Main Room (60 min content + 15 min Q&A)
10:00–10:15 AM15 min
Morning Break
Morning Sessions I — 10:15–11:15 AM
Track 1Beyond the Reference Desk: Collaborating to Expand Access to Justice While Staying Within Ethical Boundaries
Track 2From the Ashes: Tunica Fire
Track 3Read for 20, Mississippi
Track 4Strategic Weeding
Track 5Community Engagement Through Health Literacy: The Role of Libraries in Mississippi
11:15–11:30 AM15 min
TransitionTransition / Sponsor Spotlight — Main Room
Morning Sessions II — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Track 1Preparing Libraries for the AI Future
Track 2Swapping Systems: ILS Panel
Track 3Unlocking Innovation: PTRC
Track 4Law4Librarians
Track 5MAGNOLIA: Turning Databases into Programs
12:30–1:30 PM60 min
LunchLunch — TSRT Roundtable Annual Meeting
Afternoon Sessions I — Lightning Talks / Poster Session — 1:45–3:00 PM
The View From Both Sides (Veazey)
From Manuscript to Meaning (Parks)
Saving the Sound
Trending changes amongst the University of Mississippi Interlibrary Loan
Institutional Repository Snapshot (Cromwell)
From Prompt to Production: Using Claude AI to Transform Academic Library LibGuides
The Rx for Better Research (Stortz/Cooper)
From Manuscript to Meaning (Parks)
Saving the Sound
Trending changes amongst the University of Mississippi Interlibrary Loan
Institutional Repository Snapshot (Cromwell)
From Prompt to Production: Using Claude AI to Transform Academic Library LibGuides
The Rx for Better Research (Stortz/Cooper)
3:00–3:15 PM15 min
Transition
3:15–4:15 PM60 min
AwardsMLA Awards Ceremony — all attendees, Main Room (no other sessions)
4:15 PM
WrapDay 1 Wrap — Main Room, host closes
8:30–9:00 AM30 min
OpeningMorning Lobby & Coffee Chat — all attendees, Main Room
Morning Sessions I — 9:00–10:00 AM
Track 1Elevating the Librarian’s Role
Track 2Working Together — Elementary
Track 3Holding Space! The Final Frontier: Bringing community conversations to libraries
Track 4A Century of Stories: NWCC Archives
Track 5
10:00–10:15 AM15 min
TransitionTransition to Author Awards — Main Room
10:15–11:15 AM60 min
AwardsAuthor Awards — all attendees, Main Room (no other sessions)
11:15–11:30 AM15 min
Morning Break
Morning Sessions II — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Track 1Communicating Success: Scholcomm
Track 2Working Together — Secondary
Track 3Unlocking Hidden Gems: MLC Special Collections
Track 4I’m Sorry, Dave: AI Sycophancy & CAIL
Track 5