Elena Alvarez

About Elena Alvarez

Elena “Lena” Alvarez is a National Board-certified Library Media Specialist who has spent 18 years transforming her suburban K-8 library into a vibrant “third space.” She leads weekly digital-citizenship read-alouds, runs a bustling makerspace, and hosts quarterly Family Literacy Nights that regularly draw 200+ attendees. Lena sits on her state AASL affiliate’s standards committee, coaches new librarians through grant-writing for collection expansion, and champions inclusive practices—stocking dual-language books and dyslexia-friendly formats so every reader sees themselves on the shelves.

Parent Workshop Visuals for School Success

Parent Workshop Visuals for School Success Last Tuesday evening, thirty-five parents crowded into our library for "Math at Home," clutching notebooks and smartphones, eager to help their third-graders master multiplication. Instead of diving into dense handouts, I unveiled a vibrant [...]

Parent Workshop Visuals for School Success