Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with OFPL in-person at the Main Library orthe Children & Youth Library on November 1st and 2nd from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for a Sugar Skull decorating party! While supplies last.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
The city of Gallup invites you to celebrate the centennial of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial through images and objects, an exhibition curated by the Octavia Fellin Public Library at the Rex Museum located on the corner of Historic Highway 66 and 3rd Street.
The exhibit will run through September 2022. Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov for more information.
Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
2016 | PG-13 | 1 hr. 57 mins.
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.
Learn how to change a photo of the inspiring woman in your life into a work of art!
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.
Join us on Facebook LIVE @galluplibrary every Friday at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
To celebrate Women’s History Month, join us for a live trivia event. Test your
knowledge of Women’s History from historical figures to modern-day pioneers. Download the Kahoot It! App from your play store or jump in on the website kahoot.it and watch on Facebook Live.
Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, October, 9th at 4:00 p.m. with special guest and storyteller Rosalia de Aragon who will perform as La Llorona, The Wailing Woman, the famous ghost story from Spanish folklore.
For more information email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291.
Forrest Fenn was a NM Poet that loved the outdoors and encouraged others to do the same. He created a treasure hunt that baffled the world for a decade.
To honor his memory and the outdoor adventures he loved, OFPL has created a Treasure Hunt! Watch for a poem to be posted on each of our social media platforms, @galluplibrary on Saturday, October 3rd.
Follow the clues in the poem to find the treasure we have hidden somewhere in the Gallup area. Find our treasure, enjoy the contents, take a photo with it, and share it with the library. Enjoy the thrill of the chase with this great adventure!
Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at either the Main Library or Children’s Branch.
Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an ancient, Mexican and Mexican American holiday, with a historically rich tradition that integrates pre-Columbian and Catholic customs. It is often celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd. The celebrations are based on the belief that the souls of the ones gone can come back to this world on these days.
The Day of the Dead Altars also known as Ofrendas are the most prominent feature in the celebration because they show the souls the way to their home. Altars make the souls (animas) feel welcomed and show them they have not been forgotten. OFPL invites the local community to add photos, messages, and symbolic items to our Altar or “Ofrenda” during the month of October.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.