About…
The Styling Librarian
“In my opinion, books are the best accessory.”
My name is Debbie Alvarez. I’ve lived in Beaverton, Oregon and have been a children’s teacher librarian and educator for 15 years. I’ve been at the same school for 12 years but moved to Hong Kong in July, 2012 with my family to be a teacher librarian. I already enjoy connecting with teacher librarians in Hong Kong in addition to everyone I communicate with on Twitter and Facebook presently and also enjoy keeping up with the hundreds of library staff I’m friends with in Oregon. Until July 2012, I volunteered as the chairperson for Oregon Battle of the Books which now reaches over 12,000 children across the state of Oregon with over 410 schools participating. I enjoy seeing this program blossom through the years even after I handed over the baton.
Goal: I hope to address my concerns with the need to purchase new books vs. celebrate the fabulous books released over past years. I always share a variety- a balanced approach to the new literature and additionally the “oldies, but goodies”. The connection with “styling” is my way celebrating our connection with books continually through the years, taking pictures with books is always a fun addition.
Professional background: I’ve been a teacher librarian and educator for over 16 years. I’m also a passionate advocate of literacy and volunteer my time in various ways to extend literacy, research, and technology skills for children. I really enjoy working in an International Baccalaureate school community. I’ve worked in a Primary Years Programme school for over 7 years and enjoy learning through various workshops and trainings.
Quick note: This is my personal blog with my own personal opinions not necessarily those of my employer.
Thank you for starting to follow my blog. I love librarians so much I married one! besides the library in Bhutan I also posted about us visiting libraries in medieval Italy which you might find interesting. My wife is electronic resources Librarian at the American University of Sharja, in the UAE. The ruler of Sharjah is an author, so the library is his baby, and their budget is quite generous. One thing I have noticed is that paper is on the way out in favor of Ebooks. Alas.
How lovely! I began following your blog because a dear friend posted your blog on Bhutan and I started exploring and appreciating! I just moved to Hong Kong and am finding everything exciting/overwhelming. It helps to read other people’s perspectives. I’m happy to be settling into an area that immerses me in the culture and also accommodates me w/mostly understanding some of my English… Shall look forward to future posts!