Celebrate National DNA Day Sunday, April 25th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library.
Discover the building blocks of life found within the cosmos. Then, learn how to extract the DNA from fruit and yourself in an interactive workshop. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom Saturday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. for a special 2-hour Zumba class hosted by OFPL’s own Zumba Fitness instructor, Joshua Whitman and guest instructors. Register below to participate virtually from home. Registration is limited to 100 participants.
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!
Join us for the love of the game…Golf! We’ll be talking about the game and taking a trip out to Gallup’s own Fox Run Golf Course.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 6:00 p.m. for an evening workout with OFPL’s own Zumba Fitness instructor. Bring down your house with salsa, booty shaking, and heart-racing songs.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the LIVESTREAM courses.
Do you need some good books to listen to? Let us help you find the best eAudiobooks to listen to on your home devices. Listen to a good book while you exercise, work in the yard, take a trip, or anywhere you want.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us for an interactive workshop to celebrate National Tea Day Wednesday, April 21st at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library.
We will spill the tea and learn tea facts, history, and health benefits of this flavorful experience. Create some authentic matcha green tea, Jasmine tea, and a DIY Stress Relief Tea and learn about tasseography, a pseudoscience art of reading tea leaves to predict the future.
Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OFPL will celebrate Day of the Mushroom by providing a cooking demonstration. Join us on Friday, April 16th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to learn how to cook a vegetarian-style mushroom rice recipe that is not only delicious but can be made for the entire family.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 6 mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• ½ teaspoon chopped
• fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Cook mushrooms, garlic and green onion until mushrooms are cooked and liquid has evaporated.
3. Stir in vegetable broth and uncooked rice.
4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Season with parsley, salt and pepper.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 215.7
Protein: 5.3g
Carbohydrates: 41.1g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9g
Sugars: 1.2g
Fat: 2.8g
Saturated Fat: 1.4g
Cholesterol: 8.4mg
Vitamin A Iu: 113.1IU
Niacin Equivalents: 4mg
Vitamin B6: 0.2mg
Vitamin C: 1.7mg
Folate: 87.5mcg
Calcium: 19.9mg
Iron: 1.9mg
Magnesium: 20.2mg
Potassium: 149.4mg
Sodium: 1181.1mg
Thiamin: 0.3mg
Calories From Fat: 25.4
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary Thursday, April 15th at 1:00 p.m. for World Art Day, an international celebration of the fine arts. This celebration was declared by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.
Watch OFPL’s resident artist, Joshua Whitman, create a work of art in a virtual demonstration followed by an interactive Q & A session. Create your own art using materials found around your home and share your creativity through OFPL’s Facebook or Instagram, @galluplibrary.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL’s Just Craftin’ Around Club on Saturday, April 10th at 12:00 p.m. for an afternoon of chatting and crafting on Zoom!
Virtually chat with other community members to exchange craft ideas, stories, and food recipes as we craft together through collaging, painting, sewing, drawing, crocheting, and more. Register to participate in OFPL’s virtual get-together below by Friday, April 9th.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. for How-to tech shorts. You have questions, we have answers. Email or call in your tech questions and watch us answer them in our weekly videos.
Send questions to libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.