Meet the Cedar Ridge Library Team
Angela Hall, Librarian
Claire Jones, Librarian
Beth Hochhalter, Library Assistant
- Grew up in North Carolina (hence the southern drawl).
- Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a B.A. in Business Administration.
- Graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a Masters in Library Science.
- Have worked as a librarian for 22 years, but this is my 12th year in education.
- Have been in the Metro-Austin area for 10 years
- Loves red velvet cupcakes!
- Loves OPI nail polish!
Claire Jones, Librarian
- Born in Ontario, but raised mostly in Texas.
- Graduated from Texas State University, San Marcos, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Graduated from The University of North Texas, Denton, with a Masters of Library and Information Science
- Before becoming a librarian, I taught visual art to middle school students.
- I lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for 6 years and found it exciting to reside in a swing state.
- I'm not really a beach person. Give me big trees and mountains, please!
- I really, really, really like coffee. I talk about it way too much.
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle and The Giver by Lois Lowry both changed my life. Come by the library and ask me how!
Beth Hochhalter, Library Assistant
- Opened the school library in 2010.
- Born and raised in Michigan, then came to Texas with my husband.
- Studied at ACC and Portland University in Oregon.
- I love dogs and I adopt and volunteer for animal rescue groups and support PETA.
- I am an avid road cyclist. I love long distance cycling with my husband, Andy.