Tag: Diné

Navajo Rug Weaving – November 2022

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes every month. Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on November 18th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

November 18th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in the traditional Diné style, including warping, carding, and spinning. Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Navajo Rug Weaving – July 2022

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Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes on the fourth Friday of every month.Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on July 22nd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

July 22nd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning. Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Navajo Rug Weaving

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes on the fourth Friday of every month. 

Don’t miss the first class in-person at the Main Library on May 27th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

May 27th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, February 18th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Friday, February 18TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

LIVE ON ZOOM

-OR-

MAIN LIBRARY
115 WEST HILL AVE.

The second virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. 

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form.

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

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL for National Family Literacy Day LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Thursday, January 27th at 2:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Thursday, January 27th
Starts at 2:00 PM

LIVE on Zoom

-OR-

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

The first virtual presentation in the series will describe traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Making time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development and can help a parent improve their skills as well. 

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club

OFPL’s Book Club is reading Reservation Restless by Jim Kristofic.

As a park ranger, Kristofic explores the Ganado valley, traces the paths of the Anasazi, and finds mythic experiences on sacred mountains that explain the pain and loss promised for every person who decides to love. After reconnecting with his Navajo sister and brother, Kristofic must confront his own nightmares of the Anglo society and the future it has created.

Zoom discussions will be held on:

Tuesday, November 16th
Starts at 6:00 PM with
Jim Kristofic in attendance
Saturday, November 20th
Starts at 3:00 PM.

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

Book Talk with Brian Lee Young

Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook @galluplibrary or Zoom for a book talk with Brian Lee Young on Wednesday, November 10th at 2:00 PM, author of Healer of the Water Monster.

JOIN Book Talk on Zoom

When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer. Still, he loves spending time with Nali, and with his uncle Jet—though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him.

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

Blue Corn Tea Cookies with Pinions

Baking Demonstration

Featuring Dr. Lisa Platero-Brown

Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook @galluplibrary or Zoom for a baking demonstration by Indigenous author Lisa Platero-Brown on Saturday, November 6th at 12:00 PM. 

watch Baking Demo replay

The author of The Living Full Cookbook: Making Family Meals Abundantly Good and features New Mexican cuisine, Native American food, and other family favorites. It contains over 100 recipes plus a toolbox for hosting, serving, and setting the table along with stories of growing up on the Reservation.

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

Roger Zimmerman: Son of an Indian Trader

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on May 19th at 4:00 p.m. for a talk featuring historian Roger Zimmerman.

Chronicling his personal life at the Mariano Lake Trading Post, Zimmerman discusses his experiences and what he learned about the cultures and life of those living in and around Gallup. This represents the first two chapters from his memoir.

Roger Zimmerman spent much of his life working for Sandia National Labs. Upon his retirement, he decided to take up history and wrote his first book, Kitchen’s Opera House, Gallup NM. He soon became active in the Albuquerque Historical Society and began speaking on various historical topics about NM and the Gallup Area.

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

Art Demo: Adventures of Rezmo in Dinéland & Further

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Thursday, May 13th at 4:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring Tasha Martinez.

Tasha’s artist name is Rezmo who works as a graffiti artist in Arizona. She incorporates her heritage as both Diné and Mexican into her graffiti work. Rezmo has worked on several art projects in her local community and created fundraising merchandise to help the Navajo Nation during the pandemic.

Watch Rezmo create art and talk about the challenges of being a contemporary graffiti artist.

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