Patricia Alvarado

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@DISDLibDirector

Dallas ISD Library Director. Leading literacy and innovation across our school libraries. Posts are my own.

Dallas, TX library.dallasisd.org Joined August 2009

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Patricia Alvarado @DISDLibDirector 4d

A Dallas ISD librarian at Skyline helped Angela Brown discover her love of reading. Now, as the librarian at Junkins Elementary, Ms. Brown is passing that gift on.

Through family book checkouts, game nights, and encouragement to read together in their home language, she’s helping students and families make reading part of everyday life.

This is what creating a culture of literacy looks like in action. What makes it especially meaningful to me is knowing her story began with another Dallas ISD librarian. @DISD_Libraries @NicoleWBixby @DrElenaSHill

Read her story: staff.dallasisd.org/team-dallas-is…

#DallasISD #SchoolLibrarians

Patricia Alvarado @DISDLibDirector 4d

Great school libraries make room for curiosity, creativity and a little noise. Henderson ES librarian Kena Sosa secured a grant for books and drums, helping students discover new talents and build confidence. Watch her WFAA feature! 🥁 @dallasschools @NicoleWBixby @DrElenaSHill
#SchoolLibraries #DallasISD
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Patricia Alvarado @DISDLibDirector Oct 2

We loved seeing Dallas ISD students at the center of H-E-B’s 2026 Big Texas Read-In at Adamson High School!

Hundreds of our students joined the live celebration featuring award-winning author and Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz, who brought Paletero Man to life through music, storytelling, and student participation. Thousands more students across Texas joined virtually. Every student attending the Dallas event also received a Lucky Diaz book to take home, thanks to The Leaders Readers Network. H-E-B Newsroom

We are grateful to H-E-B Read 3 and our community partners for creating experiences that build excitement around books, reading, and literacy for our students. @HEB @DISD_Libraries @NicoleWBixby @mibroughton @DrElenaSHill #DallasISDLibraries #BigTexasReadIn #HEBRead3 #Literacy #ReadingMatters

Patricia Alvarado @DISDLibDirector Sep 29

I love seeing our Dallas ISD school librarians take the initiative to create meaningful experiences like this for their students. Author visits bring books, history, and culture to life while giving students opportunities to learn directly from the people behind the stories. This is what a strong school library program can do! They connect students with books, ideas, people, and experiences that extend learning beyond the classroom. Great job Mr. @BenoitBookBoss and the Jesús Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard community! #DallasISD #DallasISDLibraries #SchoolLibraries @DISD_Libraries @NicoleWBixby @DrElenaSHill

Mr. Benoit the Book Boss Verified account @BenoitBookBoss Sep 28

We were honored to welcome author Sol Villasana to the Jesús Moroles Library! Our 7th graders gained invaluable insights as he shared stories from his book, Dallas’s Little Mexico, bringing local history and culture to life for Hispanic Heritage Month. 📚🇲🇽✨

A special thank you to Ms. Frampton and Mr. Herrera for introducing Mr. Sol to our school community, and to Ms. Holston for bringing her classes to participate. We appreciate everyone who made this inspiring experience possible for our students! 🙌❤️

#HispanicHeritageMonth #DallassLittleMexico #SolVillasana #AuthorVisit @MorolesEagles @DISDLibDirector @DISD_Libraries @DISDL

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Patricia Alvarado @DISDLibDirector Sep 25

Such a great show Mr. Lucky Diaz put on for our students! Love it!

Hogg New Tech Library @Hogg_Library Sep 25

On the 33rd day of the 25th year I took our kinder and 1st graders to @adamsonleopards for the HEB Read-In with Lucky Diaz. We had so much fun hearing him sing/read his book Paletero Man. Thanks to @HEB for putting this together! @DISD_Libraries @DallasReads @ElementaryHogg

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