Diana Rendina, MLIS, is a media specialist/school librarian at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL. She started working with the Hillsborough County Public Library System in 2006. Initially hired as a part-time page, she eventually moved up into the position of Library Technical Assistant, working the reference desk and teaching adult computer education classes in a downtown branch. She went back to school for her Masters degree in Library Science in 2008 and began working as a full-time media specialist with Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2010.

Diana is passionate about school libraries being places for students to discover, learn, grow, create, connect and collaborate. She has worked to transform her school’s library from a quiet, dusty, cluttered room into a vibrant and active learning space where students want to be. In 2014, she created a Makerspace in her library to serve as an informal STEM learning space for her students. She loves to share about her Makerspace journey and is enthusiastic to bring others along with her.