Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, February 18th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.
Friday, February 18TH STARTS AT 4:00 PM
LIVE ON ZOOM
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MAIN LIBRARY 115 WEST HILL AVE.
The second virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it.
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.
Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook @galluplibrary or Zoom for a book talk with Brian Lee Young on Wednesday, November 10th at 2:00 PM, author of Healer of the Water Monster.
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer. Still, he loves spending time with Nali, and with his uncle Jet—though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him.
Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook @galluplibrary or Zoomfor a baking demonstration by Indigenous author Lisa Platero-Brown on Saturday, November 6th at 12:00 PM.
The author of The Living Full Cookbook: Making Family Meals Abundantly Good and features New Mexican cuisine, Native American food, and other family favorites. It contains over 100 recipes plus a toolbox for hosting, serving, and setting the table along with stories of growing up on the Reservation.
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
Tasha’s artist name is Rezmo who works as a graffiti artist in Arizona. She incorporates her heritage as both Diné and Mexican into her graffiti work. Rezmo has worked on several art projects in her local community and created fundraising merchandise to help the Navajo Nation during the pandemic.
Watch Rezmo create art and talk about the challenges of being a contemporary graffiti artist.
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Friday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. for a book talk featuring Edison Eskeets and Jim Kristofic.
The Navajo tribe, the Diné, is the largest tribe in the United States and lives across the American Southwest. Over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, forced removal of most of the Diné people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico.
The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajos’ return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their community decided to honor that return by organizing a ceremonial run from Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, to Santa Fé, New Mexico, in order to deliver a message and to honor the survivors of the Long Walk.
Eskeets ran 330 miles from Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, to Santa Fé, New Mexico, in sixteen days. His support team on the road includes Jim Kristofic, who observes the journey and records it in his notebook. Send a Runner: A Navajo Honors the Long Walk is a story of running for family, history, and the future of the Diné.
Join Jennifer Wheeler on OFPL’s Facebook LIVE stream, @galluplibrary, Friday, December 11th at 4:00 p.m. for a traditional Navajo cooking class presented in Diné.
Registration is limited to 30 participants, but a waiting list is available.
Trail of Lightning By Rebecca Roanhorse
While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters.
Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last—and best—hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much larger and more terrifying than anything she could imagine…MORE
Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class/Spin-off on the third Friday of every month.
Don’t miss the next class on February 21st at the Main Library from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding, and spinning.
Please bring your own weaving materials and snacks. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
