Creative Corner – Colorful Alebrije

Join us in-person Fridays at the Main Library at 3:00 PM to get creative! Make your own art using material found around your home (ages 13 and up).

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

October 14th at 3:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Hispanic Heritage Month by learning more about spirit guides, or alebrije.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Family Storytime – Wild Animals

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! This month, we are learning about animals! Ages 0-5.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 12th at 11:00 AM

October Storytime Theme
Week 2: Wild Animals 

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Family Storytime with Local Author

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on October 8th at 2:00 PM for an exciting family storytime with a special guest!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 8th at 2:00 PM

Local counselor, author, and illustrator Sheila Lofgreen will read stories that explore social and emotional learning, including some of her own stories.

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Family Storytime – Pets

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! This month, we are learning about animals! Ages 0-5.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 5th at 11:00 AM

October Storytime Theme
Week 1: Pets 

Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Creative Corner – Recycled Magazine Art

Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Fridays at 3:00 PM. Get creative and make your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13 years and up.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 5th at 3:00 PM

Shred your old magazines to create colorful animal art.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

ABQ BioPark – Livestream

Join OFPL and ABQ BioPark in-person at the Children & Youth Library or virtually @galluplibrary on July 23rd at 11:00 AM for a livestream presentation to explore the lives of King Penguins and other semi-aquatic animals living in the BioPark.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 23rd at 11:00 AM

Learn about their natural environments, what they like to eat, and how to care for these amazing animals! Ask questions and talk with park ambassadors.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Tweens Who STREAM – Searching for Life?

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Tuesday at 3:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 12th at 3:00 PM

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Mighty Chondria Kids – Coral Reef Creations

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 2:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 7th at 2:00 PM

Activities promote understanding of the natural world and encourage seeking out answers to questions about the natural world.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

ABQ BioPark – Livestream

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL and ABQ BioPark in-person at The Octavia Fellin Public Library or The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library on June 17th at 11:00 AM for a livestream presentation to learn all about semi-aquatic animals! Watch penguins and other semi-aquatic animals and learn about their environments, diets, and more through ABQ BioPark’s enrichment program.

The Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

June 17th at 11:00 AM

Stay tuned after the presentation for an interactive Q&A session. Discover new facts about semi-aquatic animals and get your questions answered. Register for the event and participate from home using the form below.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Kidz Cinema – Deep (2018)

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL in-person at The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 12:30 PM for weekly family oriented film screenings. MPA ratings PG and lower.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

June 1st at 12:30 PM

Deep (2018)

2018 • 1 hrs. 32 mins • PG
In 2100, when humanity has abandoned the earth, a colony of extravagant creatures still thrives in the deepest abyss of the ocean. Deep, an adventurous “dumbo” octopus and the last one of his kind lives there with his two unconditional friends: Evo, a nerdy and clumsy angler fish, and Alice, a neurotic deep-sea shrimp.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.