Diana Panuncial

Sep 3, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Diana Panuncial |Terra Dankowski

This October, NASA will launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Engraved into the craft’s side is the poem “In Praise of Mystery” by Ada Limón. As US poet laureate, Limón has created You Are Here, an anthology (Milkweed Editions, April) and installation project in partnership with the National Park Service that explores the connection between poetry and nature.

Jul 2, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Diana Panuncial

Teen Gianna Goodman-Bhyat knew that if she wanted to get her peers’ attention about book bans in their community, she needed to do something drastic. She recruited a group of fellow teen activists to wrap caution tape around their backpacks and wear them to school as a symbol for the censorship that was occurring locally and nationwide. When people asked about the caution tape, she and the other campaign participants had a flier handy with information about their cause.

Jun 30, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Diana Panuncial

“Think of yourself as a firefighter,” television correspondent Ali Velshi told the crowd of library workers. “You’re at the biggest fire you’ve ever seen. Your hoses don’t reach the top. Your ladders don’t reach the top. You’re not quite sure how you’re going to put this fire out, and someone’s gonna get hurt. … But you can’t leave.

Jun 30, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Diana Panuncial

A San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center report titled Creative Economy in the San Diego Region found that in 2022, local creative industries generated 170,000 jobs and had a total economic impact of $10.8 billion. How can a library contribute to its community’s creative economy?

Jun 30, 2024 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org | Diana Panuncial

“I’m a mom,” Taraji P. Henson said in her June 29 speaker session at the American Library Association’s 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. “I mean, he’s 30 now—but once a mom, always a mom.”That was just one of the reasons why Henson, an Academy Award–nominated actor, producer, author, and mental-health advocate, chose to write her debut picture book, You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) (June, Zonderkidz).