Test your knowledge of everything from pop culture to local history! Go head to head and find out who is who is King of the Brains. Join us on Friday, August 20th at 3:00 PM for the Ultimate Trivia Challenge.
Compete in the challenges. Prizes will be given to the top participants.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information..
Join OFPL on GooseChase Friday, July 9th at 4:00 PM for a Marvel themed scavenger hunt and trivia challenge. Assemble your team to complete the challenges and save the galaxy.
Download the GooseChase app and use the game code ZMD8V8 to test your new found abilities.
Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own, Joshua Whitman.
During his spare time, he is an artisan and graphic designer creating both digital and physical artworks in the following disciplines: painting (oil, acrylic, & watercolor), drawing (graphite & ink), and digital photography.
Josh will be demonstrating his approach to watercolor painting as an amateur and challenges the community to a 30 Day watercolor painting challenge.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook LIVE, @galluplibrary, every Friday at our new time, 5:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
Write your own poetry with our Word Generator poetry challenge!
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Sci-Fi Day is Saturday, January 2nd.
OFPL is hosting a week of Sci-Fi related programs and fun to celebrate. Check out our Sci-Fi collection of books and movies. Scan our social media each day for Sci-Fi facts and posts.
• Sci-Fi Scavenger Hunt on Instagram
• Sci-Fi Fest 2021 Daily Photo Challenge on Instagram
• Monday, January 4th at 4:00 p.m. – Creative Corner: Nebula Coasters
• Tuesday, January 5th at 4:00 p.m. – Sci-Fi Talking Tuesday
• Thursday, January 7th at 4:00 p.m. – Crafty Kids: Recycled Cereal Box Spacecraft
• Friday, January 8th at 4:00 p.m. – Sci-Fi Trivia
Then to wrap things up, on Friday, January 8th, join us for Fun Friday as we present Sci-Fi Trivia at 4:00 p.m. There will be opportunities for Sci-Fi prizes all week long.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
The time for another virtual escape room is here! Last time you narrowly escaped the Library. Now a whole new challenge awaits. Can you solve the puzzles and escape in time?
Access our digital escape room collection on our website http://ofpl.online or through social media @galluplibrary. Escape Room 2 will be posted beginning Saturday, January 2nd. Registration is not required, play anytime at home.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OFPL challenges you to sketch the provided weekly themes all month long during Drawcember. Send your weekly artwork through our social media @galluplibrary or use our special hashtag #OFPLsketchchallenge to win fun prizes.
Week 1: December 1st thru 5th – Peppermint
(Candy canes, peppermint tea, and more. Incorporate essence of peppermint into at least 51% of your overall sketch)
Week 2: December 6th thru 12th – Gingerbread
(Landscape gingerbread housing or gingerbread family portrait. Ideas are endless as long as you incorporate gingerbread into your sketch)
Week 3: December 13th thru 19th – Fire or Ice
(Create a sketch of toasty warm or frigid cold)
Week 4: December 20th thru 26th – Holiday Song
(Pick any holiday song & create a visual representation of that song)
Week 5: December 27th thru 31st – Hope
(Open-ended sketch of hope)
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
The Library will have weekly virtual fun with games, guests, and more! Join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
The Library will have weekly virtual fun with games, guests, and more! Join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. Completion certificates are available for live stream classes.
Virtual job hunting can be a challenge. Learn how to navigate the internet and make the most of your online search. We will also look at ways to access resume help from home.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.