Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Tuesday at 3:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OFPL will be collecting donations of new and gently used children’s books from July 11th through July 31st in conjunction with KOAT-TV’s annual New Mexico Children’s Book Drive. These books will be distributed to children around the state through schools and partner literacy organizations.
You may drop book donations off at Children & Youth Library: 200 West Aztec Ave. or Main Library: 115 West Hill Ave.
Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.
Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.
Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us virtually @galluplibrary or in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 13-years and older.
With an introduction to electronics, learn to wire your own bioluminescence anglerfish.
Email jwhitman@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, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join the chess club at OFPL!
Every Tuesday at 4:30 PM and Saturday at 12:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills! Each Tuesday we will learn and practice chess theory and strategy together. Each Saturday we will compete in a tournament-style format. 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 Children & Youth Library July 8th at 3:00 PM to transform simple wooden letter blocks into art using your favorite book covers, poetry, magazines, and more.
Register at below by July 6th to receive a 13-inch letter of your choice.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
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 Thursday at 2:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Activities promote understanding of the natural world and encourage seeking out answers to questions about the natural world.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
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.
2021 • 2 hrs. 35 mins. • PG-13
A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy’s most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 12:30 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings. Movies are catered with ratings PG and lower.
2016 • 1 hr. 37 mins. • PG
Friendly but forgetful blue tang Dory begins a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.