FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. Completion certificates are available for live stream classes.
Learn how to sell online as customers kick off this holiday shopping season. We will host a live watch party online for anyone interested.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. Completion certificates are available for live stream classes.
Aprende cómo encontrar tu negocio en línea con Google. Este taller explica cómo funciona el Buscador de Google y cómo puedes mejorar la visibilidad de tu página web a través de la optimización de motores de búsqueda (SEO).
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Create your own art using various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 15 years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be requested below:
Tune in on Monday, October 12th at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on creating spooky and terrifying halloween lanterns scenes.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join OFPL Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, October 10th at 1:00 p.m. to make DIY cosmetics with inexpensive ingredients. You can find the majority of ingredients at local stores like Wal-Mart, Albertsons, & La Montana Co-Op.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Each ingredient list is available below:
Ingredients:
Homemade Rosewater:
• 7 Organic Roses
• 1.5 L Distilled water (enough to cover the rose petals)
Homemade Rosewater Face Toner:
• 1 Tbsp. Pure Rosewater
• 4 Tbsp. Distilled Water (or enough to fill your spray bottle)
• 1 – 2.5 oz. spray bottle
Instructions:
Homemade Rosewater:
1. Remove petals from stems and run them under luke-warm water to remove any leftover residue.
2. Add petals to a large pot and top with enough distilled water to just cover (no more or you’ll dilute your rosewater).
3. Over medium-low heat bring the water to a simmer and cover.
4. Let simmer for 20-30 minutes or until petals have lost their color and are pale pink.
5. Strain the mixture to separate the petals from the water.
6. Discard petals and place water in a glass jar to store.
Benefits of Rosewater?
• Helps balance the pH of the skin
• Soothes skin irritation
• Reduces redness (has anti-inflammatory properties!)
• May reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Ingredients:
• 2 tsp holy basil
• 1 tsp lemon balm
• 1 tsp chamomile
• 1/2 tsp lavender
• 1/2 tsp eleuthero root
*All ingredients need to be dried out.
Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a mason jar or cup.
2. Top with hot water.
3. Place a plate or top onto mason jar and let infuse for 20 minutes.
4. Remove plate and filter tea through strainer or cheesecloth.
5. Add honey or sweetener if desired.
6. Sip and enjoy!
Chamomile – Chamomile is a relaxing nervine that helps encourage restful sleep. Better sleep = decreased stress.
Lavender – like chamomile, lavender is a relaxing nervine that helps encourage better sleep. In addition, multiple clinical trials have shown that lavender decreases anxiety and perception of pain (source).
Lemon balm – As an antispasmodic carminative, lemon balm is useful when stress or anxiety affects digestion (i.e. IBS) because it acts on both the digestive and nervous systems.
Holy Basil – also known as Tulsi, this adaptogenic herb works with your nervous system to bring it into balance. It also has a relaxing and uplifting quality, acting as a mildly relaxing nervine which makes it a great option for those with anxiety and depression.
Eleuthero – known as the “work hard, play hard” herb, this adaptogenic powerhouse can help balance the nervous systems of those known to work a little too much and play a little too hard. It helps boost physical and mental stamina and endurance as well as promoting a healthy immune system.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Ingredients:
• 1 c. brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
• 1/4 c. coconut oil, solid
• 1 tbsp. molasses
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
Instructions:
1. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a large bowl.
2. Top with coconut oil and molasses
3. Using the back of a fork mash the wet ingredients into the dry to make a crumbly mixture. Depending on how solid the coconut oil is, you may need to use your hands.
4. Place scrub into a mason jar with a secure lid. Will last for several months in a cool location
To use:
1. On wet or dry skin, apply scrub liberally all over the body.
2. Scrub into skin to remove dead skin cells.
3. Wash off completely.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course. Completion certificates are available for live stream classes.
Learn to use Google slides to create slideshows and presentations for school presentations, meetings, and more. We will also learn how to make the presentation using meeting software such as Zoom
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
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Call to Order – Janet Tempest, Library Advisory Board Chair or designee
BUSINESS AGENDA
August 26, 2020 – Meeting Minute (action)
CONSENT AGENDA
(These items are placed on Consent Agenda so the Board may designate by unanimous consent these routine items they wish to be approved on one motion. If any item does not meet with the approval of all Board members or if a citizen so requests, it will be heard as a separate item)
August, 2020
• Cash Revenues Report (action)
• Circulation Statistics (action)
September, 2020
• Cash Revenues Report (action)
• Circulation Statistics (action)
Comments from the audience (limit of 5 minutes)
REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, STANDING COMMITTEES
• Library Updates – Tammi Moe (information/discussion)
• Friends of the Library Updates – Anne Price (information/discussion)
NEW BUSINESS
• Election of Officers (discussion/vote)
• Shared Drive for Library Advisory Board Materials (information)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• Design of Strategic Planning Process (discussion/action)
• Absentee Library Advisory Board Members (discussion)
• LAB Report for Council and Mayor (discussion/action)
Comments from Advisory Board
Adjournment
Register below for a copy of Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot now through October 9th.
A powerful, poetic memoir of a woman’s coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder…MORE.
Get ready for some great conversations and tons of fun as we meet virtually! Zoom discussions will be held:
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us Live on Facebook and YouTube, @galluplibrary for beginning Spanish lessons and silly spooky science experiments this month. Videos are posted Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00 a.m.
October 7th – Colors in Spanish
October 14th – Feelins in Spanish
October 21st – Tea Bag Ghosts
October 28th – Self-Inflating Jack O’ Lanterns
October 2nd – Counting in Spanish
October 9th – Weather in Spanish
October 16th – Opposites in Spanish
October 23rd – Oobleck
October 30th – Dancing Worms
The Library will have weekly virtual fun with games, guests, and more! Join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
• Friday, October 2nd – Feast of Legends
• Friday, October 9th – La Llorona
• Friday, October 16th – Virtual Lotería
• Friday, October 23rd – Clue Trivia
• Friday, October 20th – Halloween Trivia
Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook and YouTube, @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts, and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. Videos are posted weekly on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.
• October 1st – Milagros
• October 8th – Paper Marigolds
• October 15th – Ojos de Dios
• October 22nd – Jack O’Lantern with Glowing Nose & Eyeball Lights
• October 29th – Day of the Dead