Tag: interactive

Hour of Code – Interactive Storytelling

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens. Stimulate your creative thinking and learn how to use computer coding to create art, tell stories, and design games!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 26th at 4:00 PM

In this coding challenge, participants will use block code to create a story in which the audience can make a decision.

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

Gaming & Crafting at Rio West Mall

Join OFPL in-person at the Rio West Mall near the food court on October 15th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for some gamertastic family fun and crafts! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by creating your own tin art and playing some video games!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

October 15th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

Get Up and Game

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Friday anytime between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM to unwind from a busy week! Get up and Game with video games and fun for the whole family including virtual reality!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

Every Friday in October
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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

Family Storytime with Local Author

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on October 8th at 2:00 PM for an exciting family storytime with a special guest!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 8th at 2:00 PM

Local counselor, author, and illustrator Sheila Lofgreen will read stories that explore social and emotional learning, including some of her own stories.

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

Bermuda Triangle Escape Room at Rio West Mall

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us in-person at the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on July 23rd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for your non-stop flight to Puerto Rico!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

July 23rd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Travelers should have a smooth journey through the infamous Bermuda Triangle, a place of mystery, but if anything goes wrong, we’ll be looking for you to help solve the clues for a safe journey out! 

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

OFPL Treasure Hunt

Join OFPL on Tuesday, July 6th at 12:00 PM for the great OFPL Treasure Hunt.

Avast Ye, mateys! A treasure map has been discovered!

Battle down the hatches and start your pirate inspired adventure with the first clue. Follow the riddles around Gallup to find the “X” containing the plundered loot of the infamous Captain ‘Tide Turner’ Fellin.

A grand treasure chest full of doubloons awaits the lucky pirate crew to find it first.

The first clue will be posted to OFPL’s Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary.

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

Virtual Fun Fridays

Join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes! 

  • January 8th, 2021 – Sci-Fi Trivia
  • January 22nd, 2021 – OFPL Real Life “Among Us”
  • January 29th, 2021 – Harry Potter Divination

Virtual Fun Fridays

Join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes! 

  • Friday, December 4th at 4:00 p.m. – 2020 Trivia
  • Friday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. – Navajo Food & Culture Demonstration
  • Friday, December 18th at 4:00 p.m. – Harry Potter Bingo

Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Drip Painting Demonstration

Celebrate Youth Art Month!

Join us for an interactive workshop learning how to use acrylic paint to create random patterns utilizing drip technique. All completed works will be displayed for the month of March.

Join us at the Children’s Branch on Saturday, March 7th at 2:00 p.m. or Saturday, March 14th at 4:00 p.m.

Art exhibition from March 9th to April 7th. *Open to all ages and skill levels.

Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.

Manga Club: Drawing Manga Characters

Learn how to draw your own manga characters like Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), in this interactive workshop by learning the basics at the Children’s Branch on Friday, February 14th and 28th at 4:00 p.m.

All supplies provided.

Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.

Examples of Masashi Kishimoto’s illustrations for Naruto.