Tag: Gallup

Unwrap the Gift of Reading

Begin the holiday cheer early by unwrapping the gift of reading! Throughout the month of December select a wrapped book to check out, unwrap, and read! Rate it by filling out the card with each book.

Entire Month of December

All cards that are returned by January 14th will be entered in a prize drawing. Post a picture with your book on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and tag us @galluplibrary for a second entry into the drawing.

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

Sand Painting

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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MONDAY, November 29TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Native American Heritage Month by making your own sand painting. Traditionally sand paintings are used in ceremonial practices but we will be using the fundamentals to create a unique painting.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Thanksgiving Closure

The Octavia Fellin Public Library will be closed starting Thursday, November 25th through Saturday, November 27th for Thanksgiving.

During that time, OFPL’s online services, as always, will be open at ofpl.online featuring downloadable e-books, audiobooks, magazines, streaming movies, virtual programs and many other resources.

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

Basket Weaving

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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Visit our YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, November 22nd
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Native American Heritage Month by crafting baskets. Many cultures around the world turned local resources into functional baskets.

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

All Paints Day with ‘Rezmo’

Join OFPL and dual-heritage graffiti artist ‘Rezmo’ on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library Friday, November 19th at 4:00 PM. Learn the step-by-step process used by Rezmo to blend acrylic paints for the cultural iconography she is known for. 

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Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-12921 for more information.

Library Advisory Board Meeting

The public is invited to attend the Library Advisory Board (LAB) monthly meeting on November 18th at 5:00 PM.

Join the lAB MEETING ON ZOOM

Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86946788988 Meeting ID: 869 4678 8988.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club

OFPL’s Book Club is reading Reservation Restless by Jim Kristofic.

As a park ranger, Kristofic explores the Ganado valley, traces the paths of the Anasazi, and finds mythic experiences on sacred mountains that explain the pain and loss promised for every person who decides to love. After reconnecting with his Navajo sister and brother, Kristofic must confront his own nightmares of the Anglo society and the future it has created.

Zoom discussions will be held on:

Tuesday, November 16th
Starts at 6:00 PM with
Jim Kristofic in attendance
Saturday, November 20th
Starts at 3:00 PM.

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

Monoprints

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

Visit our Facebook page HERE

Visit our YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, November 15TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Create monoprint illustrations influenced by Andy Warhol using ink and watercolors. Monoprint is a form of printmaking using lines and color to make unique prints.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Indigenous Creative Crafts at the Mall

Join us inside the Rio West Mall near Hobby Lobby on Saturday, November 13th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by creating usable pinch pots out of clay.

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.
Gallup, NM 87301

Pinch pots have been used since ancient times by various civilizations and are hand-made pottery using the pinch technique. Dreamcatcher supply kits will be available on-site with everything you need to create your own dreamcatcher! Books, games, library cards, and more will be available. 

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