Tinker Tech – 3D Jewelry

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!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 29th at 4:00 PM

Use Tinkercad to design and 3D print jewelry for yourself or to give as a gift to someone special!

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

Mad Scientists – Paper Bead Jewelry

OFPL Summer X-STREAM 2022

Calling all teens! Something is brewing in the laboratory!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 15th at 3:00 PM for Mad Scientists. These STREAM workshops explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making to discover oceans of possibilities!

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 15th at 3:00 PM

Make beads out of recycled paper, then make jewelry or keychains out of your own crafted beads!

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

Storytelling & the Art of Jewelry Making

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Wednesday, May 5th at 1:00 p.m. for a storytelling presentation featuring Kristi Rae Wilson who received her MFA in Jewelry/Metals from the University of Illinois.

Her work has been included in international and national publications and exhibited throughout the United States. Wilson has taught fine art courses and
served as an advisor for the Art Student Collective at the University of New Mexico for 8 years.

Currently, she teaches Jewelry and Small Metals Construction, Drawing, and Introduction to Art History as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

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

Creative Corner – Beginner Hemp Projects

Create your own art from various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 15 years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below.

Tune in this upcoming Monday, August 24th at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on hemp jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets. Learn techniques and fundamentals to make wearable jewelry. Available through our Facebook page and YouTube channel, search @galluplibrary.

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