The story continues, get your dice ready for another heroic journey!
Join us at the Main Library every Monday in November between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for Dungeons and Dragons.
Brush off your traveling robes, sharpen your blades, and gather your health potions for a fantasy role-playing board game.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Stop by the Children’s Branch for the entire month of November to show your love, admiration, and appreciation to those that you care about. Fill out a colored leaf and place it on our thankful tree.
Watch the leaves fall outside but out leaves grow during the entire month.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join the Money Club at Main Library on:
Between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for a hands-on demonstration to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
You need your FAFSA to apply for additional scholarships for college expenses plus if you file early you may qualify for bonus federal and state grants.
*You must bring your 2018 tax returns.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
GALLUP – The downtown walkway filled with the sounds of drumming as the BK Taiko Japanese Drumming group face demonstrations and taught locals the art of the great drum.
Octavia Fellin Public Library Experiential Learning Coordinator, Joshua Whitman, has been working with the group for a number of months to bring them to Gallup for a hands-on demonstration.
“Back in July, I wanted to do a diversity festival … I came across their website and thought it was something different and interesting,” he said.
Whitman said the group’s unique talents were perfect for helping spread greater cultural awareness to different ethnic groups in the area.
FREE money for college expenses? Join the Money Club at the Children’s Branch on:
To learn more about college success and money. Meet up with friends and have some pizza!
*Each session in October covers the same material.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Family-friendly crafts for all skill levels!
This month we’re going full STEAM ahead with projects focusing on science and engineering.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Get in touch with your creative side and learn new techniques and technologies. This month, October, we’re bringing the heat with our heat tools. Make projects using shrink plastic, polymer clay, and fuse beads.
*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 the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, October 1st and October 22nd 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.
FREE money for college expenses? Join the Money Club at the Main Library on:
To learn more about college success and money. Meet up with friends and have some pizza!
*Each session in October covers the same material.*
Email jwhitman@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.