Bischochito, the Police Department’s Elf, visits LaFarge Library

Bischochito visits with Tino the fish at LaFarge Library.  They are picking out books to read for the WRAP program so they can get fun prizes and books just for reading.  Hurry into your local branch to get a reading log as the program only runs through January 4th.  

City of Santa Fe Holiday Hours

City of Santa Fe business offices and Municipal Court will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday December 25, 2014 in observance of Christmas. In addition City of Santa Fe offices and Municipal Court will close at noon on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday January 1, 2015 for New Year’s Day.

Santa Fe Trails and Santa Fe Ride bus service will not operate Thursday, December 25, 2014 and Thursday, January 1, 2015, however will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and normal operating hours on Thursday, December 31, 2014 for New Year’s Eve.

Santa Fe Trails and Santa Fe Ride Will Provide Free Bus Service for the Canyon Road Farolito Walk Passengers can pick up the free bus service from Santa Fe Place Mall and the South Capitol Rail Runner Station and be transported to Canyon Road at Paseo de Peralta for the Canyon Road Farolito Walk. Hours of free service are from 5:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2014 for all routes and service. Buses marked “special” will pick-up and drop-off continuously during this period.

Parking Facilities and street parking meters will be free in observation of the Christmas and New Year’s Day Holiday.

Trash and Recycling Services will be picked up on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and Thursday, December 25, 2014. Regular trash and recycling will also occur on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 and Thursday, January 1, 2014. Please have your recycling and solid waste out by 8:00 a.m.

Santa Fe Public Libraries will close at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2014 in observance of Christmas. Libraries will also close at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday January 1, 2015 for New Year’s Day.

Recreation Centers owned by the City of Santa Fe will close at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday December 25, 2014 in observance of Christmas. In addition recreation centers will close at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 and will be closed on Thursday January 1, 2015 for New Year’s Day.

The Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station and Caja del Rio Landfill will be closed on Christmas Day and will reopen on Friday, December 26, 2014. For more information, please call Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency at 505-424-1850 or go to www.SantaFeRecycling.org.

Preschool Story Time Returns January 13-16

Legos at the Library, Dec. 27, Jan. 9-10

Holiday Greetings from the Santa Fe Public Library!

And don't forget that we will be closing at 1 p.m. on December 24th and closed all day on December 25th.

The following week we will be closing at 1 p.m. on Dec. 31st and closed all day on January 1st.

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to All!

Friday Afternoon Art: Gift Making, Dec. 19 at Main

Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library Volunteers at City Council Receiving a Muchas Gracias Award for their 40th Anniversary, presented by Mayor Javier Gonzales

Reminder: Joy Ginther and the Pink Elephant Theatre, Dec. 12-13

Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library to be Honored at City Council with a Muchas Gracias Award for 40 years of Service

On Wednesday, December 10,  at 5:00 pm, the Mayor will honor the Friends of the Library with a Muchas Gracias Award In honor of their 40^th Anniversary.  Please plan to attend. City Council meetings begin at 5:00 pm at City Hall, Councilors Chambers.

City of Santa Fe Muchas Gracias for the

40^th Anniversary of the

Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library

Since 1974, the non-profit Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library has helped to support the Santa Fe Public Library by raising money to provide the resources for additional programming, much-needed materials and equipment, support for children’s summer reading and other programs, and special events throughout the year. The Friends commit their time and resources to preserve and enhance our libraries for generations today and tomorrow because they understand the critical importance of a well-funded library to our community.  In the past year, from July 2013 through June 2014, a total of 119 Friends volunteers contributed 9,425 hours of their time to support the Santa Fe Public Library.

Now, therefore, in honor of their fortieth anniversary and forty years of service to the community of Santa Fe, the City of Santa Fe presents this Muchas Gracias Award to the Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library.

La Farge Branch Library to Close Early For Employee Christmas Party

All Library Employees will have an opportunity to attend the annual

City of Santa Fe Employee Christmas Party

SANTA FE, NM – The City of Santa Fe’s La Farge Branch, 1130 Llano,  will close early on Friday, December 12, 2014 to allow employees the time to attend the annual City of Santa Fe Employee Christmas Party.  The La Farge Branch will close to the public at 5:00 p.m.

Patrons will be able to use the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave. and the Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Drive, as they will remain open until 6:00 p.m. (normal Friday closing time).      

Library Contact Numbers:

Main Library—955-6781

Southside Library—955-2820

La Farge Branch—955-4862

For additional information, please contact Patricia Hodapp, Director of Libraries at 955-6788.  pchodapp@santafenm.gov                                               

Santa Fe Dulcimer Ensemble, Dec. 20 at Southside

Friday Afternoon Art: Printmaking, Dec. 12 at Main

Santa Fe Public Library Presents: WRAP, Our Annual Children's Winter Reading Program, December 20 - January 4

Tins & Tubs Decorating Craft, Dec. 16-17

Mayor Gonzales with Southside Library Staff

Holiday Sale at the Main Library, Saturday, Dec. 10

2015 SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS

MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY 2^ND TUESDAY AT THE MAIN LIBRARY AT 4:30 p.m.

January 13^th   

February 10^th      

March 10^th     

April 14^th         

May 12^th       

June 9^th      

July 14^th       

August 11^th       

September 8^th     

October 13^th       

November 10^th     

December 8^th      

Today is #GIVINGTUESDAY

The Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library have joined #GivingTuesday, a new national day dedicated to giving, similar to the way Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are synonymous with holiday shopping.

The Friends are an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to support the public library by providing funding, advocacy, programming, services, and materials that enrich the diverse community it serves. Virtually every penny donated to the Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library directly supports:

• Expanded materials collections, including audio and video titles, electronic databases, books in Spanish, language programs, large print books, audio books, and e-books.
• Children and family programs such as the summer reading program, after school programs, pre-school story times, and Books and Babies.
• Author presentations and lectures

We hope you will join us by making a tax-deductible contribution on December 2nd to demonstrate your support for the Santa Fe Public Library.

There are two easy ways to make your GivingTuesday donation:

1. Donate online
2. Mail your check payable to “Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library.”
   Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library
   P.O. Box 31332
   Santa Fe, NM 87594

Thanks in advance for your generous support of the Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library!

Meet the Mayor at Southside, Tomorrow, Dec. 3rd

Mayor Meets Individually With Constituents!

No Appointment Necessary, First Come, First Serve Sign-up Opportunity

SANTA FE, NM – The next in a series of face-to-face, “Meet the Mayor” events will take place this Wednesday, December 3. Santa Feans will have the opportunity to meet with directly with Mayor Javier M. Gonzales for 5-7 minutes each to discuss the municipal issues they care most about. No appointment is necessary and meetings will be conducted on a first-come, first-serve basis. All residents of Santa Fe are invited to ask questions, discuss ideas or concerns, or just say hello.

When:             Wednesday, December 3^rd, 2014
                        5:30-7:30 PM

Where:            Southside Library

                        6599 Jaguar Drive

                       

Have a question about city government? An issue you'd like to bring to the City Council's attention? Or just curious about what the Mayor and Council do? Stop by and chat with Mayor Javier M. Gonzales during his public office hours. No appointment necessary. If you have any questions, please contact the Frank Cordero at 505-955-6342 or e-mail him at fxcordero@santafenm.gov.

Joy Ginther and the Pink Elephant Theatre, Dec. 12-13

Updated Holds Policy To Take Effect Jan. 1, 2015

City of Santa Business Offices and Libraries Closed Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2014 for Thanksgiving

City of Santa Fe offices including Santa Fe Municipal Court and Public Libraries will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2014 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Trash and recycling services will be picked up on Thursday and Friday. Please have containers out by 8:00 a.m.

Santa Fe Trails bus service will not operate Thursday, November 27, 2014, however will resume on Friday, November 28, 2014 on their Saturday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Thursday and Friday November 27-28. 2014. Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume on Monday, December 1, 2014.

Parking Facilities and street parking meters will be free in observation of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. However, Friday, November 28, 2014 they will all be on normal operating hours and fees will apply.

Recreation Centers owned by the City of Santa Fe will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2014.

The Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station and Caja del Rio Landfill will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and will reopen on Friday, November 28, 2014. For more information, please call Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency at 424-1850 or go to www.SantaFeRecycling.org.

Annual Holiday Tree Lighting will take place on the plaza, Friday, November 28, 2014, with entertainment beginning at 1:00 pm; the actual lighting will be at 6 pm.

Please come and join us for this family fun holiday event.

November 22 & 23: La Farge Pre-Thanksgiving Sale

Discount Books Only
Open to the public both days, no members-only hours.

• Saturday 22nd: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Sunday 23rd: 1:00–3:30 PM, Bag Day (bag provided)

La Farge Branch Library
1730 Llano St.
505-955-4862

Calligraphy, Handwriting, and a Gift of a Card, Thursday, Dec. 4 at Southside

Last Session of Science After School for the Year is Nov. 25-26! Register Now!

Friday Afternoon Art: Play with Clay! Nov. 21 at Main

Friday Afternoon Art: Papermaking, Nov. 14 at Main

Armistice Day: In Remembrance and Hope

On Tuesday, most governmental agencies in Santa Fe, including the public libraries, will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. Like Independence Day, Veterans Day is a federal holiday that is always observed on a particular date because of its historical association with that date -- November 11th. Monday marks the ninety-sixth anniversary of the day in 1918 when, at 11:00 am, the armistice signed by Allied and German commanders in a railroad car (pictured) in northern France took effect and the guns of The Great War were silenced. Over four years of carnage and terrible destruction, costing millions of military and civilian lives, had ended. All was, finally, quiet on the western front.

Because it was the armistice on this date (and not the subsequent peace treaties) that actually halted the fighting, November 11th came to be recognized as the end of “the war to end all wars." In the United States the 11th was called Armistice Day until 1954; across the Atlantic it became Remembrance Day -- a day to honor the memory and sacrifice of the war dead. Many nations observe an official "Two Minutes Silence" on November 11th at 11:00 am, to encourage people to stop their routine activity and pay quiet respect to those who gave their lives repelling aggression.

What became known as World War I did not end all wars; in fact, the punitive terms of the 1919 peace treaties helped give rise to the vastly more destructive, and this time truly global, World War II. Other wars and conflicts have continued to erupt in the sixty-nine years since the conclusion of World War II. World peace seems a forlorn ideal, as far off as it ever has. But what happened, or more precisely what stopped happening at 11:00 am on November 11th ninety-five years ago has inspired people to hope and pray for a permanent silencing of guns and a lasting peace. Do take two minutes on Tuesday, at 11:00 or some time of your own choosing, to pause and join the world in its yearning for peace.

Post by RG

(Photo Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Armistice_at_Compi%C3%A8gne)

All Libraries Closed Tuesday, Nov. 11 for Veteran's Day

City of Santa Fe offices, including Municipal Court and Public Libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in observance of Veteran's Day. Trash and recycling services will be picked up on Tuesday; please have trash and recycling out before 8:00 a.m. Santa Fe Trails will operate on their Saturday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Parking facilities will operate on normal hours and regular fees will apply, however, street parking meters will be free in observation of the Veteran's Day Holiday. All city owned Recreation Centers will be closed.

New Art Installed at Main Library's Pocket Park

Barrett DeBusk »  She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not... (Stainless Steel Bench)

Friday Afternoon Art: Oil Pastel & Watercolor, November 7 at Main

November Art Exhibits at SFPL

Main Library: Will Karp -- “Shape-Ology: Exploring the Art of Shape” Photography, Prints, Altered Books

La Farge: Wendy Haas -- Celtic Abstract Art

Southside: Mary Handcock -- "Of the Kingdom" Mixed media

Ceramic Decoration Craft, Nov. 18-19

SFPL Presents: Wildlife Rescue, Nov. 14-15

Santa Fe Public Library Holiday Book Fair, Sunday, November 23, 1-4 p.m.

The Santa Fe Public Library’s Main Library (145 Washington Street) will be hosting a Holiday Book Fair on Sunday, November 23, for gift buyers or people who want new books at a great price for their own collection. The Book Fair will feature area publishers: SAR Press, AZRO Press, Bathtub Row Press, ABQ Press, New Mexico Book Association, and LPD Press/Rio Grande Books. Books for sale will be from Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Albuquerque, and other locations. There will be new books for sale at $1 and other steep discounts as well as recent releases. It is a place to go for books for the holidays and benefit the Santa Fe Library at the same time. Many of the books for sale are award-winning books.

In addition to the sale, there will be a special presentation of "How Chile Came to New Mexico" by Albuquerque author Rudolfo Anaya, illustrations by Nick Otero of Los Lunas, and translation by Nasario Garcia of Santa Fe. Books signed by all three will be available. Otero will have the original art from the book for people to see. There will also be a silent auction of signed books to benefit the Friends of the Santa Fe Library.

The event will be held in the Community Room of the Santa Fe Main Library from 1-4 p.m. and admission is free and open to the public.

For more information: Santa Fe Library – 505-955-6789 or Rio Grande Books - 505-344-9382 or lpdpress@q.com.

Annual Arts & Crafts Flea Market, Saturday, November 8 at the Palace of the Governors

How To Tell a True Story: Writing Programs for Teens and Adults with James McGrath Morris

Star Gazers, Weds., Nov. 5 at La Farge

Morena Moderna: Contemporary Visions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Oct. 29 at La Farge

Flag Book Workshop with the Santa Fe Book Arts Group, Saturday, Oct. 25 at La Farge

Columbus Day Closures:

City offices, Municipal Court, libraries and recreation centers will be closed on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2014.

Santa Fe Trails’ buses and Santa Fe Ride will operate on the Saturday schedule; Environmental Services Division will have regular scheduled collection for commercial and residential recycling and solid waste. Residential customers will need to have their recycling and solid waste placed at curbside by 8:00 a.m.; the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station and the Caja del Rio Landfill will be open.

International Space Station: Spot the Station

Find out when and where you can spot the International Space Station with your naked eyes! Search the location nearest you at:

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/#.VDWRXvldVid

(click image to enlarge)

Friday Afternoon Art: Marbleized Paper, Oct. 10, 2-4 p.m. at Main

SFPL Presents: Rock Design Craft, Oct. 14-15

Friends of SFPL Book Sale, Oct. 18-19 at Southside

Come to our fall book sale at the Southside Branch Library (6599 Jaguar Dr.)! There will be discount books priced at $1 for hardcovers and paperbacks will cost 3 for a dollar. There will also be VHS videotapes, children’s books, and gift-quality specially priced books.

• Saturday, Oct. 18th: Open to the Public, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 19th: Open to the Public, 1:00–3:30 p.m., $4 Bag Day

http://santafelibraryfriends.org/BookSales.html

SFPL Presents: Peace Pets, Oct. 10-11

Support Bond B and support your libraries!

http://www.bondsforlibraries.org/

New Sculpture at Southside Branch Library!

Artwork: Above as Below, Michael Sharber

From the artist:

“As to "Story"....  This piece is part of a group that embraces animals and plants within the Earth elements.  I am able to visit the Sea of Cortez each year and snorkel with a large variety of fish, sometimes swimming within schools containing hundreds of fish.  These vacation events seem to have influenced me greatly without me planning it, the result being sculptures that embrace life forms.  The boat shape is a magical symbol I use often, a vessel shape, the feminine principle, in this instance I stripped it to its structural bones.   

How I Work-

I will first have an image of a sculpture in my mind then I will do a quick sketch to capture the concept.  Next I will design the sculpture while thinking about how it will be constructed taking into consideration materials I have on hand.  I also design a work to be in parts that can be assembled by one or two people without a lot of fuss.  Next step is to begin construction of the piece, which is a wonderful journey.”

Celebrating 25 years of supporting the arts in Santa Fe.

Nigerian Drummer Akeem Ayanniyi, Sept. 29 - Oct. 1

Teen Stencil Craft at La Farge, Wednesday, September 17, 4-5 p.m.

Next Friends of SFPL Book Sale is Sept. 20-21 at Main

Come to our fall book sale at Main! Upstairs and downstairs, great finds and bargains. 

Saturday, September 20 & Sunday, September 21: Main Fall Sale, 145 Washington Avenue
Discount (2nd Floor Tatum Community Room) & Specially-priced Books (Southwest Room)
• Saturday 20th: Members only from 10:00 a.m. – Noon; Open to the Public from Noon – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday 21st: 1:00–3:30 p.m., Open to the Public, Bag Day in the Tatum Community Room

http://santafelibraryfriends.org/BookSales.html

Science After School at SFPL Starts Sept. 23, Register Now!

Sand Crafts at SFPL, Sept. 16-17