Today's interview is with Alanna Nissen, office coordinator at the American Craft Council.

What is your favorite/most-read craft book in your personal collection?
I have so many, it's impossible to pick! I've got everything from historical overviews of traditional, domestic crafts to how-to books to Amy Sedaris's new book, Simple Times. A favorite recent addition is the catalog to the Sonya Delaunay exhibition, "Color Moves," which recently closed at the Cooper Hewitt - a show I absolutely loved.

What book or magazine would you like to sneak out of the ACC Library?
I just did! I recently borrowed Becoming Judy Chicago, Gail Levin's biography of the controversial feminist artist.

What book(s) are you currently reading? Any kind of book is fine!
Besides the Judy Chicago bio, I'm also reading a collection of 1960s Batgirl comics. You really can't beat a crime-fighting librarian who sews her own superhero costumes!

What hooked you on craft? What's the first craft you remember seriously catching your eye?
I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none when it comes to crafts. I do fancy myself a decent knitter, and I particularly love textile related crafts. Early on I was a big fan of puff-painted t-shirts and tennis shoes.

If you could master a new craft, what would it be?
Definitely weaving. I've done quite a bit of reading on the Bauhaus weaving workshop, and it's definitely inspired me to learn something new. I'm hoping to take a class soon so I can start channeling Gunta Stölzl.

A weekly shout out to the printed word, From the Stacks highlights what's new and what's loved in the American Craft Council library. Five Questions is a brief Q&A about books and craft, with people who love and use the American Craft Council library.