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World Day of Music

Join us on LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary Monday, June 21st at 2:00 p.m. for a virtual music learning session.

Open your ears and minds to the world of music by celebrating the day harmonizing on a harmonica. Music instructor John Boomer will show the basics of playing the harmonica.

The library will have a limited supply of harmonicas available through curbside pick-up. Make a curbside request and have your harmonica ready for World Day of Music.

Request your harmonica HERE

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

Day of the Dance

Join us Thursday, April 29th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to celebrate International Dance Day.

Learn the basic concepts and dance patterns of Salsa, Tango, Ballet, African, Hip-Hop & Contemporary in a dance lesson workshop. Dance around your home with a staff curated Spotify playlist that will be available to the public at 9:00 p.m. that night along with a mocktail tutorial video.

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

Dial-A-Story – September 2020

Storytime anytime, call (505) 862-9177 to hear a story any time of the day or night! Stories will change daily, at the end feel free to leave us a message to let us know what stories you want to hear.

All Month of September

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

Community Altar for Day of the Dead

Ofrenda Comunidad de
Diá de Los Muertos

Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at either the Main Library or Children’s Branch.

Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an ancient, Mexican and Mexican American holiday, with a historically rich tradition that integrates pre-Columbian and Catholic customs. It is often celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd. The celebrations are based on the belief that the souls of the ones gone can come back to this world on these days. 

The Day of the Dead Altars also known as Ofrendas are the most prominent feature in the celebration because they show the souls the way to their home. Altars make the souls (animas) feel welcomed and show them they have not been forgotten. OFPL invites the local community to add photos, messages, and symbolic items to our Altar or “Ofrenda” during the month of October. 

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

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