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Creative Corner – 3D Printing Basics

Create your own art using various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 15 years of age and older.

Tune in on Monday, September 14th at 4:00 p.m. to learn about free open source software programs to create three-dimensional (3D) objects. Create any object from bubble wands to Dungeons & Dragons original characters the only limit is your imagination. (Max dimension object size: 5 x 5 x 5 inches).

Join TinkerCAD prior to 3D Printing Basics workshop HERE.

Send your completed projects must be in either .STL or .OBJ file formats to jwhitman@gallupnm.gov for printing. OFPL Staff will contact you once the print job is completed.

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

Libraries Transform Digital Reading

OFPL joins public libraries nationwide in a digital reading program September 14th – 28th  by offering access to the same eBook for a two-week period through the Libraries Transform Book Pick.

The eBook selection is Lauren Francis-Sharma’s epic saga Book of the Little Axe. Ambitious and masterfully wrought, it is an incredible journey, spanning decades and oceans from Trinidad to the American West during the tumultuous days of warring colonial powers and westward expansion.

During the lending period, eBook copies will be available without waitlists or holds through U.S. public libraries using OverDrive. Readers will only need a library card and the Libby app to borrow and read the eBook.

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

Follow the Libraries Transform Book Pick on Facebook and Twitter and join the discussion on social media using the hashtag #LTBookPick.

Self-Care Saturday

Join OFPL Live on Facebook @galluplibrary on Saturday, September 12th and 26th at 1:00 p.m. to make your DIY cosmetics from items around your home. Each ingredient list is available below.

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

Saturday, September 12th at 1:00 p.m.

Honey-Based Lip Scrub
  • 2 tsps. Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Honey
  • 1 tsp. Coconut Oil
  1. Mix everything together in a small bowl until you have a paste.
  2. Apply to lips with fingertips and massage into your lips to gently slough off dry, dead skin cells.
  3. You’ll be tempted to eat the mixture – it tastes pretty darn good!
  4. Rinse with warm water and follow with lip balm.
  5. Keep any extra in a small container.
Sage with Blackberry Body Scrub
  • 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
  • 2 Tbsps. & 2 tsps. Coconut Oil
  • 4 to 6 large Sage Leaves
  • 1/4 cup Blackberries
  1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process on high until smooth.
  2. Put in glass jar with snug fitting lid
  3. Store at room temperature for up to 1 week
  4. To use, wet skin, gently scrub with sugar scrub, and rinse with warm water. Pat dry.

Saturday, September 26th at 1:00 p.m.

Lavender Bath Bomb
  • 2 oz Baking Soda
  • 1 oz Epsom Salt
  • 1 oz Corn Starch
  • 1 oz Citric Acid
  • 4 tsp. Coconut Oil
  • 1 tsp. water
  • Optional: dried flowers, herbs, food coloring, biodegradable glitter or essential oils

Okay, so you do have to buy some accessories for this process such as something to mold the bath bomb with and if you’re not big into canning and preserves you may not have citric acid laying around. But not to fear, it’s all worth it if you love a good tub! Mix the wet and dry ingredients separately. Then slower (spoonful by spoonful) mix the wet and dry ingredients together until you end up with a sand-like consistency. Pack the mixture into the mold and leave overnight to dry.

Rosemary with Peppermint Foot Scrub
  • 3 tsp. Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. table salt
  • 1 tsp. coconut oil
  • 1 ½ tsp. olive oil
  • 3 drops peppermint oil
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary

Toss everything in a cup, and stir together. If it’s too dry, add a bit more oil. If it’s too wet, add more salt.

Job Searching & Resume Writing

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

Wednesday, September 9th at 4:00 p.m.
facebook livestream @galluplibrary

Virtual job hunting can be a challenge. Learn how to navigate the internet to make the most of your online search. We will also look at ways to access resume help from home.

Classes will be available on OFPL social media channels @galluplibrary.

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

Creative Corner – Still Life Basics

Create your own art using various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 14 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 on Monday, September 7th at 4:00 p.m. to learn best practices for creating a still life. Practice arrangement of found objects, including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.

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

Materials Used:

  • Sunnolimit Tablecloth (54 by 54 Inches, Navy Blue & Orange)
  • Toopify Artificial Fruits (20 Pieces)
  • Serving Bowl Basket Holder
  • WGV Maria Bud Vase, (2 by 10 inches)
  • Artificial Flower Faux Silk (6 Pieces)
  • M–jump (1 to 2 inch) Gravel Size Natural Decorative Stones
  • Wooden Blocks
  • Origami Projects (Crane, Lily, & Butterfly. Check out Origrami workshop at https://youtu.be/wg_vYCfmML4)
  • OFPL Sculpture Head
  • Over-Ear Headphones 

Great Gallup Scavenger Hunt

Join us for a city-wide scavenger hunt Monday, September, 7th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Download the GooseChase app from the Apple Store or Google Play and enter our game code: 8Z3JVX to get started.

Pick your team and answer trivia, take photos** and check-in around town. Be sure to enter your name and contact number to get credit for your answers. Player with the most points at the end of the hunt will receive a set of AirPods. Up to nine runners-up will receive gift cards and other prizes.

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

**All photo and video entries become property of the Octavia Fellin Public Library and may be reproduced for public distribution, displayed in the library, and posted to the library’s website.

Community Partners

Gallup Arts
Weaving in Beauty

One-2-One Technology Help

The Library will offer one-2-one technology assistance online on Facebook Live and through Zoom. Ask technology questions and get assistance during the live one-hour sessions.

  • Thursday, September 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, September 8th at 4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 a.m.
  • Tuesday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m.

Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov to get access to the zoom link, or join us on Facebook live at one of the scheduled times.

Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Sensory September

Join us on Facebook and YouTube @galluplibrary for fun sensory activities you can do at home for everything from learning the alphabet to improving motor skills.

Tune in on Facebook & Youtube
@galluplibrary at 11:00 a.m.

Every Wednesday

  • September 2nd – Shaving Cream Alphabet
  • September 9th – Pom Pom Sorting
  • September 16th – Smell Challenge
  • September 23rd – Tissue Paper Process Art
  • September 30th – TP Troll Haircuts

every Friday

  • September 4th – Playdough Counting
  • September 11th – Lava Bottles
  • September 18th – Sensory I Spy
  • SEptember 25th – Letter Matching

Virtual Learning for Kids

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

Wednesday, September 2nd at 4:00 p.m.

Learn to use Microsoft Teams, the online program being used by GMCS for the fall semester. With school becoming mostly virtual this year, it is important to know how to use the software. Parents and kids can learn together and make the most of online learning.

Classes will be available on OFPL social media channels @galluplibrary.

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

Dial-A-Story – September 2020

Storytime anytime, call (505) 862-9177 to hear a story any time of the day or night! Stories will change daily, at the end feel free to leave us a message to let us know what stories you want to hear.

All Month of September

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