Genetics Explorations with ¡Explora!

Who in your family do you look like? Have you ever wondered why some people like cilantro and others think it tastes like soap?

Join OFPL, Explora, and UNM Health Sciences in-person at the Children & Youth Library on October 22nd from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM for hands-on activities exploring these questions and other genetic related puzzles.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 22nd from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Email pneilson@gallupnm.og or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Mighty Chondria Kids – Water Exploration Stations

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 1st at 4:00 PM

Explore the amazing properties of water through simple interactive experiments.

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

Mars Rover Exploration

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Calling all space explorers! Join OFPL and guest presenter Darren Harvey in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 22nd at 1:00 PM to learn about the Perseverance Mars Rover from an engineer who helped design it.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 22nd at 1:00 PM

Then, take on an engineering challenge as you design and build your own planetary rover out of pasta.

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