In 1980, Diane P. Tuccillo became the long-time YA Coordinator at the City of Mesa Library in Arizona where she led a dynamic, nationally known TAG. Most recently, she was Teen Services Librarian at the Poudre River Public Library District in Fort Collins, Colorado from 2007 until 2017 where she co-led a vibrant Interesting Reader Society (Teen IRS) TAG. Tuccillo has been active in many professional organizations, including YALSA, ALAN, and the Arizona Library Association; has been a book reviewer and article contributor for professional journals such as School Library Journal and VOYA magazine and for professional books such as Nilsen & Donelson’s Literature for Today’s Young Adults. She is an Emeritus VOYA advisory board member and still writes for that publication. This is her fourth book about library work with teenagers.
