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 reliable information, use technology, and find books they want to read. She also loves to help isitors find their calm and joy in her Library Media Center which earned the distinction of Florida Power Library School.

A recipient of the I Love My Librarian Award from the ALA and the Carnegie Corporation, Haneski has been a library teacher for 26 years, 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 for two decades. Most recently, Diana along with MSD therapy dog River, focused on mindfulness and self-care not only in Broward but throughout Florida and nationwide. 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.