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Family Storytime – Boats

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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.

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

July 6th at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 6
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Boats

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Edible Lunar Scapes

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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.

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

July 5th at 3:00 PM

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

Chess Club

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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!

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

Every Tuesday at 4:30 PM

Every Saturday at 12:00 PM

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.

Creative Corner – Watercolor Jellyfish

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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.

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July 4th at 4:00 PM

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Learn to create tantalizing jellyfish with a trail of stingers using watercolor paper and paint. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

supply request form

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

Mad Scientists – Captain’s Log Bookbinding

OFPL Summer X-STREAM 2022

Calling all teens! Something is brewing in the laboratory!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 1st at 3:00 PM for Mad Scientists. These STREAM workshops explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making to discover oceans of possibilities!

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

July 1st at 3:00 PM

Create your own “captain’s logs” inspired journals and learn about the process of bookbinding.

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

Art Attack Challenge

Do you love making art? OFPL is inviting youth artists to submit creative work in any medium to decorate the youth library using the theme: “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Life After a Pandemic” Now is your chance to contribute to the library space and stamp your mark on OFPL.

Submission deadline is July 22nd. Visit below for more guidelines.

submission details and more

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

We READ, We TALK Hybrid Book Club

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Register below for a copy of Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo now through July 30th. 

Anna is at a stage of her life when she’s beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother—the only parent who raised her—is dead. Searching through her mother’s belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew.

Register for book club

Zoom discussions will be held in August or in person at the Main Library. Refreshments will be served!

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

Crafty Kids – Weaving Turtles

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us at The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages.

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

June 30th at 4:00 PM

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – STREAM Octopus

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at The Octavia Fellin 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, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

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

June 30th at 2:00 PM

Activities promote understanding of the natural world and encourages seeking out answers to questions about the natural world.

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

Midweek Matinee – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL in-person at the Octavia Fellin Public Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

The Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

June 29th at 3:00 PM

Shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings (2021)

2021 • 2 hrs. 12 mins. • PG-13
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy from YouTube.