Tag: book

Children’s Book Drive

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

OFPL will be collecting donations of new and gently used children’s books from July 11th through July 31st in conjunction with KOAT-TV’s annual New Mexico Children’s Book Drive. These books will be distributed to children around the state through schools and partner literacy organizations. 

July 11th to July 31st

You may drop book donations off at Children & Youth Library: 200 West Aztec Ave. or Main Library: 115 West Hill Ave.

Drop-off locations

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

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

Family Storytime – Boats

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

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

July 9th at 2:00 PM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 6
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Boats

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

Block Letter Book Art

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library July 8th at 3:00 PM to transform simple wooden letter blocks into art using your favorite book covers, poetry, magazines, and more.

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

July 8th at 3:00 PM

Register at below by July 6th to receive a 13-inch letter of your choice.

block letter registration

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

Family Storytime – Boats

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

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

July 6th at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 6
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Boats

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

Mad Scientists – Captain’s Log Bookbinding

OFPL Summer X-STREAM 2022

Calling all teens! Something is brewing in the laboratory!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 1st at 3:00 PM for Mad Scientists. These STREAM workshops explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making to discover oceans of possibilities!

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

July 1st at 3:00 PM

Create your own “captain’s logs” inspired journals and learn about the process of bookbinding.

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

We READ, We TALK Hybrid Book Club

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Register below for a copy of Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo now through July 30th. 

Anna is at a stage of her life when she’s beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother—the only parent who raised her—is dead. Searching through her mother’s belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew.

Register for book club

Zoom discussions will be held in August or in person at the Main Library. Refreshments will be served!

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

Family Storytime – Whales

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us Wednesdays at 11:00 AM and Saturdays at 2:00 PM inside The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! Age 0-4.

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

June 29th at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022 Week 5
Family Storytime Theme: Whales

No Storytime on July 2nd.
4th of July Holiday Observance.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club Discussion 2

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood is the next We READ, We TALK Book Club read. Book Club discussions will be held on June 25th at 2:00 PM on Zoom or at The Octavia Fellin Public Library.

join discussion on zoom

The Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

June 25th at 2:00PM

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

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible “adult” around. She finds peace in the starry Midwestern night sky above the fields behind her house. One night everything changes when she witnesses one of her father’s thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold, wreck his motorcycle. What follows is a powerful and shocking love story between two unlikely people that asks tough questions, reminding us of all the ugly and wonderful things that life has to offer.

Family Storytime – Sea Turtles

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us Wednesdays at 11:00 AM and Saturdays at 2:00 PM inside The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! Age 0-4.

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

June 22nd at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022 Week 4
Family Storytime Theme: Sea Turtles

No Storytime on June 25th.
Rocky Mountain Puppet Show.

Join OFPL and Rocky Mountain Puppets in-person at the Children’s Branch on June 25th at 1:00 PM for educational and engaging entertainment for all ages. Explore this year’s summer reading theme as Rocky Mountain Puppets presents “Dive In and Discover Yourself.”

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club Discussion 1

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood is the next We READ, We TALK Book Club read. Book Club discussions will be held on June 14th at 6:00 PM on Zoom or at The Octavia Fellin Public Library.

join discussion on zoom

The Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

June 14th at 6:00PM

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

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible “adult” around. She finds peace in the starry Midwestern night sky above the fields behind her house. One night everything changes when she witnesses one of her father’s thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold, wreck his motorcycle. What follows is a powerful and shocking love story between two unlikely people that asks tough questions, reminding us of all the ugly and wonderful things that life has to offer.