Hello all!

I'm Emily Westfall, and I'm so excited to be APE's librarian! I was born in Houston and grew up here in Fort Bend. I attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM and was originally studying Nuclear Engineering, but I soon realized that my passion is actually in education, as I spent much of high school and into college coaching swim team, tutoring, or giving lessons of some sort. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S in Elementary Education in December 2018 and immediately moved back home to Texas. After teaching for several years in the elementary classroom, I made the transition to librarian in February of 2022 at Austin Parkway! 

When I'm not at school, I love swimming, cooking, crafting, and reading. I also love to learn and am constantly trying to learn new things to help me become a better teacher for my students.