Tag: literacy

Big Library Read

Borrow the featured title The Quiet Girl by S. F. Kosa with no waitlists or holds from our digital collection.

OFPL is connecting their patrons with millions of readers during the next Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From Monday, June 28th to Monday, July 12th, readers can solve a compelling mystery in S.F. Kosa’s debut thriller, The Quiet Girl, eBook from their public library.

Card holders can borrow the ebook without waiting by visiting Overdrive or downloading the Libby app. Readers can then discuss online at Big Library Read Discussion Forum.

Use #biglibraryread on social media, for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and signed book by the author.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club Zoom Discussions

OFPL’s Book Club is reading Canyon Dreams: A basketball season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell.

The moving story of a Navajo high school basketball team, its members struggling with the everyday challenges of high school, adolescence, and family, and the great and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations.

Zoom discussions will be held:

Thursday, June 17th at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 26th at 3:00 p.m.

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

Workshop: You Call That a Comic?

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Thursday, May 27th at 5:00 p.m. for a creative workshop featuring the artists of 7000 BC who explore the difference between plot and theme as we create book-like objects designed to appropriately contain your story.

7000 BC is a New Mexico-based organization providing opportunities for comic writers and artists to develop their personal styles and storytelling voices. They promote an understanding of the cultural significance of comic art through seminars and workshops. Sol Arts DBA 7000 BC is a 501(c)3 non-profit visual arts learning collaborative.

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

Bridging the Gap Between Strategy & Creative Voice

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on Monday, May 24th at 11:00 a.m. with Brandi Sea Heft-Knifin.

You know that little voice that says “you’ll never have another good idea as great as your last one”. We’ve all struggled with how to find inspiration and create work that is a reflection of who we are as designers.

How do you connect the gaping chasm between inspiration and your own style? Brandi Sea is here to share a few secrets about how design strategy IS the bridge to connect your inspiration to your creative voice and never be at a loss for ideas again.

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

Book Talk: Herizon

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 22nd at 3:00 p.m. for a book talk featuring Daniel Vandever, the Communications Director at Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, NM.

In this role he is seeking to affect change on the Navajo Nation through education. His books are a key element in the process of creating sustainable change from within.

Fall in Line, Holden is a story about boarding school era education, a period when Navajo (Diné) identity and language were suppressed. It is a story rich in imagination, which carries over to Herizon, a book dedicated to his nieces with the hope for a more inclusive, empowering future.

The story details the journey of a young Diné girl as she helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep aided by a magical scarf. In an age that has seen the election of the first female Vice President in U.S. history, Herizon speaks to the power of the moment and honors progress and persistence to reach audiences from any background.

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

Roger Zimmerman: Son of an Indian Trader

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on May 19th at 4:00 p.m. for a talk featuring historian Roger Zimmerman.

Chronicling his personal life at the Mariano Lake Trading Post, Zimmerman discusses his experiences and what he learned about the cultures and life of those living in and around Gallup. This represents the first two chapters from his memoir.

Roger Zimmerman spent much of his life working for Sandia National Labs. Upon his retirement, he decided to take up history and wrote his first book, Kitchen’s Opera House, Gallup NM. He soon became active in the Albuquerque Historical Society and began speaking on various historical topics about NM and the Gallup Area.

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

Local Author: John Lewis Taylor

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Tuesday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m. for a discussion featuring local author John Lewis Taylor.

A longtime educator in New Mexico, having served as a teacher and principal for the BIA and an instructor at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, Taylor is enthralled with the history of the American Southwest. He is the author of Looking for Dan: The Puzzling Life of a Frontier Character Daniel Dubois and Navajo Scouts During The Apache Wars and will be discussing his research methods.

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

Sunburnt Stone: Troubled Dreams

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Monday, May 17th at 6:00 p.m. for a presentation featuring New Mexico band Sunburnt Stone from Albuquerque, NM.

From the winds of the reservation to the pavement of Burque they bring to you their experience in life through music. Their presentation on From Voice to Vision will discuss their experience in bringing their music through Visual Storytelling by releasing their first album during the pandemic.

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

Dynamic Poetry Duo

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Monday, May 17th at 1:00 p.m. as a dynamic father/daughter duo perform their poetry!

Watch their energetic poetry come to life during this spirited performance as they share their stories, ideas, and hopes through their spoken words.

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

Poetry Slam Team

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Wednesday, May 12th at 1:00 p.m. for a dynamic hour of poetry and inspiration!

See this poetry slam team of five share their stories, ideas, and hopes through their spoken words.

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