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DIY Stress Relief Ball

Busy day working or taking care of the family? Join us on OFPL’s Facebook or YouTube, @galluplibrary on Monday, February 1st at 12:00 p.m. to make DIY self-care products.

Ingredient list is available below:

DIY Stress Relief Ball

INGREDIENTS:

• Balloons
• Corn starch
• Water
• Water bottle
• Food coloring (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix a cup of water with two cups of cornstarch. Stir until goopy. You should feel resistance when stirring quickly, and no resistance when stirring slowly. This is because the oobleck mixture is a non-newtonian fluid and turns solid when pressure or force is applied.
2. Pour the oobleck mixture into the water bottle.
3. Attach the opening of the balloon to the top of the water bottle. Flip over and squeeze the contents into the balloon until full.
4. Taking care not to let any air bubbles get into the balloon, take the balloon off and tie it in a knot.
5. Take another balloon and cut the end off. Wrap this over the filled balloon to cover up the knot and add more durability.

ALTERNATIVE Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• Materials
• Mesh
• Balloon
• School Glue
• Detergent
• Pigment
• Twine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix school glue and pigment together.
2. Add in detergent and mix until thick slime consistency.
3. Use a funnel or cut up water bottle to add slime into balloon
4. Cut out mesh and wrap around balloon.

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

Valentine Art Swap

Show a little love for your neighbors with an art swap. Pick up a 6”x6” canvas board using the library’s Supply Request Form and return with your completed artwork by Friday, February 19th at 5:00 p.m.

Pieces will then be redistributed and you will receive an original work from a fellow neighbor. All mediums welcome.

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

Blind Date with a Book

The Library is celebrating Valentine’s Day by playing matchmaker! 

You shouldn’t always judge a book by its cover.  Put your trust in fate and choose a book without knowing the title.

Requests for blind dates can be made using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.  Maybe you will fall in love!  Place a request for a blind date with a book starting February 1st and then rate it by filling out the “Rate the Date” card included with each book. 

Return the card to the book drop by March 15th and be entered in a drawing to win a prize.  Post a picture with your blind date on our Facebook or Instagram pages @galluplibrary for a second entry into the drawing. 

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club – Registration

Register at ofpl.online for a copy of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones now through February 15th.  The story follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives.

Zoom discussions will be held in March. 

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

Virtual Zumba Fitness Class

Join OFPL on Saturday, January 30th at 12:00 p.m. to jump start your New Year’s resolution.

Virtual Zumba Fitness Class
Saturday, January 30th at 12:00 p.m.

OFPL’s own Zumba Fitness instructor Joshua Whitman with special guest Zumba Fitness instructors:
• Alicia Santiago (Gallup, NM)
• Becky Paquin (Gallup, NM)
• Eldora Simms (Farmington, NM)
• Ellie Tsinnijinnie (Albuquerque, NM)
• Isela Reyes (Albuquerque, NM)
• Kelvin Gleason (Gallup, NM)
• Ralph Roanhorse (Window Rock, NM)
• Sabrina Samudio-Ruiz (Albuquerque, NM)
• Skyler Martinez (Mesa, AZ)

Register to participate virtually from home as we sweat up a New Year’s storm. Registration is limited to 100 participants.

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

Harry Potter Divination

Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook @galluplibrary on Friday, January 29th at 4:00 p.m. as we journey into the beyond by seeking knowledge of the future!

Learn three different divination disciplines and its practices:
• Astrology (reading celestial objects)
• Tasseology (reading tea leaf patterns)
• Cleromancy (reading casting or drawing of lots)

Visit ofpl.online to request an astrology leaflet and your tea cup with tea leaves through the Online Request Form.

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

Making Video for YouTube

FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. 

Tech Classes Episodes are available for independent viewing, YouTube, @galluplibrary.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th AT 4:00 P.M.

Learn the steps for making YouTube videos, starting with recording, great software for editing, video formats, and how to upload the finished product to YouTube.

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

Flower Mandala Suncatchers

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Videos are posted weekly on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.

Tune in on Monday, January 25th at 4:00 p.m. for a workshop on learning how to use four supplies create unique flower mandalas to hang in your window.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING, VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY.

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

Self-Care Saturday

Join us on OFPL’s Facebook @galluplibrary on Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00 p.m. to make Honey & Cinnamon Lip Scrub DIY self-care product.

The ingredient list is available below.

Honey & Cinnamon Lip Scrub

Instructions:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar 
• 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
• 1 Tbsp. raw unfiltered honey
• 1 tsp. cinnamon powder

Instructions:
1. Combine ingredients in a small bowl 
2. Using a wooden spoon, mix everything well. 
3. Transfer to a small glass jar with a lid.

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

VISIT YOUTUBE, @GALLUPLIBRARY, FOR ALL
SELF-CARE EPISODES.