Ostara has arrived! Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on March 21st at 4:00 PM to make your own seed starter pot! The Spring Equinox is a time of fertility, rebirth, and renewal. Make a seed starter pot and discover how to use the seed library at OFPL! Learn more about spring celebrations from across the globe.
Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making. October’s theme is Kitchen Chemistry: delicious, edible STREAM activities that will help you learn about the properties of matter.
Children & Youth Library 200 West Aztec Ave.
October 17th at 4:00 PM
Learn about DNA by building an edible scale model.
Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making. October’s theme is Kitchen Chemistry: delicious, edible STREAM activities that will help you learn about the properties of matter.
Children & Youth Library 200 West Aztec Ave.
October 3rd at 4:00 PM
In this hands-on activity, see what happens to Starburst candies when they are subjected to heat and pressure.
Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library on August 8th and 22nd at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.
Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library 200 West Aztec Ave.
August 8th at 4:00 PM
In this hands-on activity, students investigate different methods—aeration and filtering—for removing pollutants from water. Working in teams, they design, build and test their own water filters.
Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
Main Library 115 West Hill Ave.
May 18th at 3:00 PM
The Fifth Element (1997)
2 hrs. 6 mins. • PG-13 In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
Main Library 115 West Hill Ave.
May 11th at 3:00 PM
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
1 hr. 35 mins. • PG A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
Main Library 115 West Hill Ave.
May 4th at 3:00 PM
contact (1997)
2 hrs. 30 mins. • PG Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Join OFPL, the Community Pantry and Hope Garden, and the McKinley Citizen’s Recycling Council for an Earth Day Soirée virtually on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube for demonstrations and in-person at the Main Library for a film screening April 22nd from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• 9:00 AM – Tree Care: Planting & Pruning (Virtual Workshop) Garden staff will discuss tips, and tricks for planting, maintaining, and promoting a healthy environment for tree growth. Presented by The Community Pantry & Hope Garden.
• 12:00 PM – Recycling 101 (Virtual Workshop) This workshop will discuss basic recycling and the differences between industrial, commercial, and residential recycling. Presented by the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council.
• 3:00 PM – Paint Pigments from Scratch (Virtual Workshop) OFPL’s Resident Artist will discuss how to turn plants into paint. Presented by Octavia Fellin Public Library.
• 3:00 PM – The Day the Earth Stood Still (In-Person Film Screening) Released in 2008 • 1 hr. 44 mins. • PG-13 An alien from another planet, accompanied by a giant robot, lands on Earth to eradicate the human race because of environmental damage inflicted by mankind on the planet.
Main Library, 115 West Hill Ave.
April 22nd at 3:00 PM
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Official Trailer (HD). OFPL does not own the rights to this video.
Join OFPL, the Community Pantry and Hope Garden on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube on Wednesday, March 30th at 12:00 PM. Learn the fundamentals of starting your own garden, tips, and tricks to have a successful growing season.
Join OFPL, the Community Pantry and Hope Garden LIVE on Zoom or Facebook @galliplibrary on Friday, March 25th at 4:00 PM. Learn about the benefits of incorporating compost into your garden.
