It's no secret that a lot of people are looking for jobs right now. To help, the Santa Fe Public Library has a number of job-hunting and job-getting resources. Every branch has a good collection of books about résumés, cover letters, job interviews and job search help, many in Spanish.The libraries put aside the Sunday employment classifieds from the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Journal North. You can ask for these at the Reference Desk and take notes or make photocopies of the listings. Both papers have online classifieds: the Journal here, the New Mexican here. There are also computers in every branch with word processing, internet searching and printing capabilities.
We offer a Jobs and Employment page, with links to general jobs sites, résumé and cover letter assistance, and targeted jobs for fields such as business, non-profits, arts and government. We also have links to business and non-profit information, and a Business and Company Resource Center database for researching potential employers before the interview. You can check out job openings with the City of Santa Fe and apply online at the Job Opportunities page.
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With the shorter days, unpredictable weather and frenetic schedules of December, it's hard to find the time or motivation to either get in shape or stay in shape. But with all the feasts, sweets, parties and illnesses of the season, it's more important than ever to get that ole body moving once in a while. Fortunately, 
If the holidays are so stressful that stretching and deep breathing won't cut it, now might be a great time to study 
And finally, if the winter holidays fill you with an abundance of exuberance and energy, you can 
It's an unofficial holiday tradition in our family that the aunts spend time in the kitchen with nieces and nephews, baking and assembling gingerbread houses, mixing and frosting cookies, or pouring melted chocolate into molds. While giving children valuable lessons in kitchen safety and baking techniques, it's also a wonderful way to bond over something besides presents and television. I must confess that I've tweaked the tradition somewhat by getting my sister's kids all sugared up with copious taste tests before we have brutal snowball fights outside. But the result is the same: tasty treats that we've all had a hand in making.
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It's that time of year when awards and lists and Best Ofs are everywhere. A simple, unglamorous contest I enjoy is Word of the Year. Different dictionaries proclaim their own, and often the runners-up are as entertaining and revealing about the past year as the winners.
Merriam-Webster turns away from the social to the pragmatic, and their winner is the word 
The American Dialect Society has 
One of the readers in my family makes a point to read all the award-winners and notable books each year. By this method, she's guaranteed to always be reading something good, and less likely for a good read to slip through the cracks.
If you're also looking for a sure-fire list of good books, the 
In warm-weather months, it's possible for me to be well-fed on a light 
Fortunately, the Library has a lot of cookbooks for every end of the voracious spectrum. For the vegetarian end, there are classics like 
For cold-weather cooking, I get tried-and-true recipes from the 
The winners were announced at the Book Awards Banquet at the MCM Elegante in Albuquerque on Friday, November. 21st.
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