Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.
Octavia Fellin Public Library 115 West Hill Ave.
November 30th at 4:00 PM
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 | PG-13 | 1 hr. 58 mins. Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.
Children & Youth Library 200 West Aztec Ave.
September 19th at 4:00 PM
Learn how to make a homemade pan flute using straws! Explore the properties of pitch and write their own songs.
February 1st, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger! Celebrate and honor the Chinese New Year by creating your own Eastern-style Chinese dragon puppet and two styles of tiger bookmarks.
Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Join OFPL for National Family Literacy Day LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Thursday, January 27th at 2:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.
The first virtual presentation in the series will describe traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Making time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development and can help a parent improve their skills as well.
Come one, come all for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Meet virtually with a descendant of Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker, author of the 1987 Gothic Horror novel, Dracula. Join OFPL Live on Zoom or Facebook @galluplibrary to meet Shanna Stoker on Wednesday, October 20th at 1:00 PM.
Shanna will discuss the astonishing revelation of her family lineage and dive into her knowledge of the supernatural. The owner of The Ghoulish Garb, she makes custom apparel and tarot decks. Learn how to use Ancestry.com to trace your family genealogy at your library.
Brush up on your cultural myths or learn new ones as we look into origin stories and the zodiac from around the world. Discover mythology of Native American, Chinese, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and more!!
Go to kahoot.it day of game to play in real time. Prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants.
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, October, 9th at 4:00 p.m. with special guest and storyteller Rosalia de Aragon who will perform as La Llorona, The Wailing Woman, the famous ghost story from Spanish folklore.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
By Maxine Hong Kingston
An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: California to which her parents have immigrated and China of her mother’s “talk stories.”
The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come.
Get ready for some great conversations, good food and tons of fun!
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION MEETINGS:
Saturday, February 22nd at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 7th at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 21st at 2:00 p.m.
Discussion Questions:
“The Woman Warrior” opens with the dramatic story of the “no-name woman,” Kingston’s deceased aunt who was shamed and ultimately lost her life, for having a child with a man who wasn’t her husband. What do you think Kingston wants us to take away from this story?
Early on, Kingston asks how Chinese-Americans like herself can separate what is peculiar to her own family’s stories vs. what is Chinese. What are some of the other challenges of growing up as a second-generation immigrant?
The original title Kingston chose for this book was “Gold Mountain Stories.” What does “Gold Mountain” signify, and why would she have picked that name?
”Women in the old China do not choose,” Kingston writes. What are some of the ways women were oppressed in her parents’ and parents’ parents’ generations? What about her own?
What role does disgrace and shame play in the book? Where does it come from?
What do you make of Kingston’s mother’s “talk stories,” which are a mix of folk tales and family lore? Do you believe them? Does it matter?
Who is Fa Mu Lan? How does Kingston become her, or imagine becoming her?
How does the urban renewal that tore down her parents’ laundry business affect their family?
Kingston’s mother teaches her that all white people are “ghosts.” What does she mean by this?
Why is Kingston’s mother, Brave Orchid, so intent on her sister, Moon Orchid, finding her husband in America and demanding more from him?
The last of the book’s five interconnected stories is about speaking and not speaking, and the theme of rebellion. Why do you think Kingston closes the book this way?
“The Woman Warrior” was written in 1976. How does it remain timely or relevant today? Does it also feel dated?
Since its publication, “The Woman Warrior” has sparked controversy by Asian American scholars who say it presented a distorted view of Chinese culture in its blending of fiction and fact. What do you make of that critique?
How was the writing style, and the experience of reading this book, different from other selections in our book club?
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
