KATHY BARCO grew up in Los Alamos. She left the Land of Enchantment for college and life as a military wife, mom, and freelance writer in various locations, including Guam. A craving for green chile and mountains drew her home to New Mexico. Currently a children’s librarian with the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library, she was Youth Services Coordinator at the New Mexico State Library from 2001-2006. 

• Graduate of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS
• Recipient of the 2006 Leadership Award from the New Mexico Library Association
• Co-author (with Valerie Nye) of Breakfast New Mexico Style – A Dining Guide to More than 100 Fancy, Funky, and Family Friendly Restaurants with over 80 Librarian-Recommended Books and Many Fun After-Breakfast Activities www.breakfastnewmexicostyle.com (published in May 2009) and Breakfast Santa Fe Style – A Dining Guide to Fancy, Funky and Family Friendly Restaurants. www.breakfastsantafestyle.com (published in 2006) This book was a Finalist in the Best Travel/Guide category of the 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
• Trustee - New Mexico Library Foundation www.nm-lf.org

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