Join us at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages.
Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens. Stimulate your creative thinking and learn how to use computer coding to create art, tell stories, and design games!
Pick a name or word and then use Scratch to write block code that brings the letters to life through animation, sound, and music.
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on September 14th & 28th at 5:00 PM for an immersive workshop as you learn basic and advanced techniques using acrylic paints!
OFPL is inviting youth artists to submit artwork to display at the youth library using the theme: Mythology. Use the materials and techniques learned in this workshop to contribute to the library space and leave your mark on OFPL. Supplies will be provided.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
2018 | R | 2 hrs. 16 mins.
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! This month, we are learning about sound! Ages 0-5.
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
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.
Investigate how sound is created with electronic devices by building your own speakers using a few simple materials. Engineer your own speakers, then learn how they convert electrical energy into sound.
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on September 10th at 2:00 PM for an exciting family storytime with a special guest! Local counselor, author, and illustrator Sheila Lofgreen will read stories that explore themes of social and emotional learning, including some of her own!
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join the chess club at OFPL! Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills!
Prizes will be awarded! All ages are welcome, although this is targeted at the age 8-18 range. Participants do not need to attend every event.
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us in-person at the Main Library every other Friday at 3:00 PM. Get Creative and make your own art using material found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13-years and up.
Brighten up your home and garden by making your own ladybugs.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
The public is invited to attend the Library Advisory Board (LAB) monthly meeting LIVE on Zoom September 15th at 5:00 PM.
Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88992307025 or at Meeting ID: 889 9230 7025.
Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.