Family-friendly crafts for all skill levels!
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
MakerSpace is lighting up the sky with LED Circuits every Wednesday this month.
*Intended for ages 8 and older.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Whether you’re a chess expert or new to the game, join us at Children’s Branch on Tuesday, December 3rd and December 17th at 4:00 p.m. to learn chess moves and strategies.
Meet others who love the game and make connections! Refreshments provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
The story continues, get your dice ready for another heroic journey!
Join us at the Main Library Monday, December 2nd, 9th, and 30th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for Dungeons and Dragons.
Do you dare enter the dungeon and face off endless hordes of skeletons and other dark creatures to face the ultimate boss? Sharpen your battle axes, refill your quiver, and recite your enchantments for another chapter in our fantasy role-playing board game.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
December is always a time of reflection for people and communities to wonder – what could I, or we, have done better?
In the spirit of yearly reflection and looking towards the future of Octavia Fellin Public Library, we invite the public to get involved in our OFPL Neighborhood Reflection Board all month long.
On one side, please write on a slip of paper provided what you love about OFPL — is it seeing fresh-off-the-press books? Movie screenings? Different cultural events you would not have otherwise been a part of?
On the other side, please write things you would like to see changed or improved about the library, from the large to the small.
Once the month of December has wrapped up, we will transform the Reflection Board into community suggestions in order to lobby for a new library that reflects what Gallup wants, needs, and to uphold what folks absolutely love. Come one come all with yearly reflections!
Winter has arrived and the Octavia Fellin Public Library (OFPL) is collecting new and gently used winter coats, jackets and other seasonal apparel for homeless veterans throughout the month of December.
Our vets need blankets, gloves, hats, scarves, and more. Please share the gift of warmth and let our veterans know how they mean to all of us!
Donations may be dropped off at the OFPL Main Library, 115 West Hill Ave. during the month of December.
Throughout December, help OFPL determine which is better: Red Chile or Green Chile.
All month long, there will be a display where you can vote on Red, Green, or Christmas as the best way to have chile served. In addition, please share your favorite chile recipes on our community board.
Come by the OFPL Main Library at 115 West Hill Ave. and cast your vote!
Would you like to pursue a career in the film industry? Work behind the scenes directing, producing, lighting, and more.
Here is your chance to showcase your talents with a Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. We will be hosting workshops in scripting, videography, editing, and more!
Book trailers will be showcased at the end of the competition and prizes awarded.
The registration deadline is January 31st, 2020 and is available down below. Competition is for anyone ages 13-18 and begins February 1st through April 4th, 2020.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
GALLUP – The inaugural First Peoples’ Film Festival highlighted movies produced, written and directed by indigenous filmmakers at the Octavia Fellin Public Library as part of Native American Heritage Month.
Film festival organizer Joshua Whitman, who is the experiential learning coordinator for the library, said the purpose of the event was to bring attention to works that are often overlooked in Hollywood.
“In my opinion, the film industry is predominantly white-washed,” Whitman said. “A lot of popular movies that are directed, produced, and written by people that are popular in the mainstream. The films highlighted in the festival are not really publicized because we are a minority.” Continued After Image
Whitman said he wanted to showcase Native American films because the community is predominantly Native American, making up about nearly 75% of the population in McKinley, County.
Whitman said he began planning the film festival about three months in advance, but it almost didn’t come together. He planned to show films for two weeks, but he ran into technical difficulties and licensing troubles.
There were also movies in production or post-production that he hoped to show but they are not yet ready.
Whitman researched Native American films via the library’s film streaming service Canopy. He then chose films that pertained to contemporary issues, particularly the transition from pre-colonization and colonization into modern society.
