About me

(Diana and River)

Diana Haneski, the Media Specialist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is known for her enthusiasm, energy, and willingness to help students and teachers find the books they want to read and the information and resources they need. As a library teacher for 26 years, Haneski holds National Board Certification in Library Media, a Master of Science in Library Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Speech and Theatre. 

Diana Haneski has presented at conferences and has trained her colleagues in Broward for two decades. Most recently, Diana along with MSD therapy dog River, focus on mindfulness and self-care not only in Broward but throughout Florida and nationwide. She adds helping students and teachers find their calm and joy among the things she loves, including helping Library Media Center visitors find reliable information, use technology and find books they want to read.

  • Diana Haneski, the Librarian/Media Specialist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is known for her enthusiasm, energy, and willingness to help students and teachers find the books they want to read and the information and technology they need. A library teacher for 26 years, Diana holds National Board Certification in Library Media, a Master of Science in Information Studies from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Speech and Theatre from Western Connecticut State University. Diana was awarded the distinction of Florida Power Library School and renewed it in 2023. Nominated by her colleagues, teachers, and students for outstanding public service, Diana is the recipient of the I Love My Librarian Award from the ALA (American Library Association) and the Carnegie Corporation and was honored at the ALA LibLearnX 2024 Conference in Baltimore.  

      

    Diana Haneski has served on the FAME board, on the SSYRA, and FTR (FLORIDA TEENS READ) selection committees, and currently is the editor of the FMQ. She has much gratitude for FAME, for the network of library friends she has made throughout Florida by attending and presenting at FAME conferences, and for all the past leaders who have inspired her. She is empowered to speak up and be an advocate for students, books, and library media centers. She has worked in elementary, middle, and now high school libraries, collaborating with teachers, hosting book clubs, author visits, book fairs, and Lit Lunches to get students to Read READ Read. For six years, she organized the district high school Battle of the Books competition. 

     

    A board member and past president of BCAMS, the local professional organization, she serves as a mentor to new media specialists. Diana Haneski is called upon for training and presentations locally, and beyond. She works with the Broward Education Foundation to share strategies for success in the classroom from grants she has received and encourages and assists her colleagues in applying for grants to enhance library programs.  She has written packets and presented them to teachers on FINDS, Florida Teens READ (FTR,) and Settle Your Glitter: Mindfulness in the Media Center. She is proud of the work her students do in the clubs she advises; Mind-Body Ambassadors, Maker Space, Book Club and Read Squad, and the Barbara Bush Foundations reading mentoring program.  

      

    After the horror of the school shootings at MSD on 2.14.18, Haneski, and her therapy dog River have learned to embrace peace and joy every day. She shares books and empowers students daily in her library media center, where students and teachers can relax and reduce anxiety in the new quiet space she created from an old unused equipment room. Her daily mantra is, "It's going to be a good day, and we are going to get a lot done." But first, let us take a few breaths.