Tag: Gallup

Book Talk: Herizon

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 22nd at 3:00 p.m. for a book talk featuring Daniel Vandever, the Communications Director at Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, NM.

In this role he is seeking to affect change on the Navajo Nation through education. His books are a key element in the process of creating sustainable change from within.

Fall in Line, Holden is a story about boarding school era education, a period when Navajo (Diné) identity and language were suppressed. It is a story rich in imagination, which carries over to Herizon, a book dedicated to his nieces with the hope for a more inclusive, empowering future.

The story details the journey of a young Diné girl as she helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep aided by a magical scarf. In an age that has seen the election of the first female Vice President in U.S. history, Herizon speaks to the power of the moment and honors progress and persistence to reach audiences from any background.

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

Visions of America A Photographer’s Search for America

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 22nd at 12:00 p.m. for a discussion with Joe Sohm.

Visions of America is an ongoing multimedia project dedicated to capturing the American spirit in print and media presentations. Sohm is an American history teacher turned photo-historian.

Over 30 years he has published his images more than 50,000 times in such publications as National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. He will show his latest video production with vintage and modern-day footage of Intertribal Indian Ceremonial.

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

Art Demo: 30 Day Watercolor Painting Challenge

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own, Joshua Whitman.

During his spare time, he is an artisan and graphic designer creating both digital and physical artworks in the following disciplines: painting (oil, acrylic, & watercolor), drawing (graphite & ink), and digital photography.

Josh will be demonstrating his approach to watercolor painting as an amateur and challenges the community to a 30 Day watercolor painting challenge.

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

Art Demo: Random Drawings Tell Stories

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Thursday, May 20th at 3:00 p.m. for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own Jesica Adeky.

She will be using shapes and lines to depict different objects or animals to tell a story. Drawings are not planned to show the audience the power of visuals using simple drawings as a medium.

Stories may come before or after a drawing is done. Audience interaction is encouraged and suggestions will be accepted.

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

Roger Zimmerman: Son of an Indian Trader

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on May 19th at 4:00 p.m. for a talk featuring historian Roger Zimmerman.

Chronicling his personal life at the Mariano Lake Trading Post, Zimmerman discusses his experiences and what he learned about the cultures and life of those living in and around Gallup. This represents the first two chapters from his memoir.

Roger Zimmerman spent much of his life working for Sandia National Labs. Upon his retirement, he decided to take up history and wrote his first book, Kitchen’s Opera House, Gallup NM. He soon became active in the Albuquerque Historical Society and began speaking on various historical topics about NM and the Gallup Area.

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

Local Author: John Lewis Taylor

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Tuesday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m. for a discussion featuring local author John Lewis Taylor.

A longtime educator in New Mexico, having served as a teacher and principal for the BIA and an instructor at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, Taylor is enthralled with the history of the American Southwest. He is the author of Looking for Dan: The Puzzling Life of a Frontier Character Daniel Dubois and Navajo Scouts During The Apache Wars and will be discussing his research methods.

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

Sunburnt Stone: Troubled Dreams

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Monday, May 17th at 6:00 p.m. for a presentation featuring New Mexico band Sunburnt Stone from Albuquerque, NM.

From the winds of the reservation to the pavement of Burque they bring to you their experience in life through music. Their presentation on From Voice to Vision will discuss their experience in bringing their music through Visual Storytelling by releasing their first album during the pandemic.

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

Dynamic Poetry Duo

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Monday, May 17th at 1:00 p.m. as a dynamic father/daughter duo perform their poetry!

Watch their energetic poetry come to life during this spirited performance as they share their stories, ideas, and hopes through their spoken words.

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

Author Talk: From Manga to Novel – Writing a Scene

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m. for a talk featuring Giao Chi, author of The Girl Who Kept Winter.

Writing a scene takes a great deal of thoughtful planning and hard work. Whether it is for a novel or a comic, a scene has many details that need to be formulated before it is presented.

Connect with Giao Chi as she discusses this process with her audience. Originally from Vietnam, Giao Chi has published more than 300 comics. At the age of 13, she won a professional comic scriptwriting award.

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

Workshop: Creating ‘Moxie’ Inspired Zines

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, May 14th at 4:00 p.m. for a creative workshop featuring Youth Services Librarian, Anne Price.

Netflix film Moxie, based on the novel of the same name, is about a teenager who begins publishing an anonymous zine calling out sexist behaviors in her high school. Zines are the ultimate in punk rock publishing. With pen, paper, and a Xerox machine, you too can be a zinester. Join us for this hands-on workshop and learn the history of zines.

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