Tag: make

Submarine Diorama

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

April 11th at 4:00 PM

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Celebrate National Submarine Day by diving into this workshop as we learn how to create a working STEM submarine diorama.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form below.

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

Block Letter Book Art

Join OFPL in-person at the Children’s Branch April 27th at 4:00 PM to transform simple wooden letter blocks into art using your favorite book covers, poetry, magazines, and more.

Children’s Branch, 200 West Aztec Ave.

April 27th at 4:00 PM

Register in advance below by April 15th to receive a 13-inch letter of your choice.

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

Artist Trading Cards

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library April 8th at 4:00 PM to make Artist Trading Cards. Artist Trading Cards or ATCs are miniature pieces of art that are traded by artists around the world. Learn how to make your own ATC with an interactive workshop inspired by Courtney Cerruti’s Creative class.

Main Library, 115 West Hill Ave.

April 8th at 4:00 PM

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form below.

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Can’t make the in-person event? Watch the virtual workshop available on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube below.

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

Crafty Kids – April 2022

Join Henrietta on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form below.

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Premiere Dates:

  • April 7th – Recycled Plastic Bottle Gardening
  • April 14th – STEM Stick Catapult
  • April 21st – Spinning Paper Earth
  • April 28th – Paper Plate Superhero Mask
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Email hetsitty@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Mint Tin Book Diorama

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

April 4th at 4:00 PM

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Celebrate National Library Week by transforming words from your favorite book into a miniature diorama inside a mint tin box.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form below.

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

Paper Zoetrope (CreativeBug)

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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MONDAY, March 28th AT 4:00 PM

Create a sequence of drawings or photographs to show the progression of movement over time with a pre-film animation device called a Zoetrope. 

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Inspiring Women (Women’s History Month)

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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MONDAY, March 21st AT 4:00 PM

Learn how to change a photo of the inspiring woman in your life into a work of art!

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Soar with OFPL at Rio West Mall

Join us inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on Saturday, March 19th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for Hands-on Fun!

Rio West Mall
Behind Hobby Lobby
1300 West Maloney Ave.

Explore aerodynamic STEM activities from ¡Explora! Make your own helicopter, a paper twirler that will fly in the wind, join an airplane design and building contest, and learn the physics of tossing a Frisbee! Fun and entertainment for the entire family.

Saturday, March 19th
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

Coding 101: Pi Art

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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MONDAY, MArch 14th AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate National Pi Day by learning basic computer coding skills to turn Pi 3.141592+ into a work of art.

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

Matchbook Stories

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

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MONDAY, March 7th AT 4:00 PM

Learn how to craft your favorite book into a matchbook story and bring it to life.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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