Join us for a Crafty Kids special as we celebrate National Religious Freedom Day learning about various world religions while crafting holiday religious practices such as making Easter eggs, Star of David, rangoli designs, and more.
Stop by the Children’s Branch on Thursday, January 16th at 4:00 p.m.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
On your mark, get set, GO!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Wednesday, January 15th and 29th at 4:00 p.m. to build your own brush bot and race against your friends for prizes.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.
Ring in the new year with a new skill!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, January 14th and 21st at 4:00 p.m. to learn basic sewing skills, how to sew on buttons, fix torn seams and more! All supplies provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Feeling down in the dumps and gloomy? Is the motto “New Year, New Me” not working out?
Join us at the Main Library on Monday, January 13th and 27th at 5:30 p.m. as we indulge in a little self-care by making DIY cosmetics such as body scrubs, lip balms, and face exfoliators out of natural made products.
*Supplies provided.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Ring in the new year with a new skill!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Saturday, January 11th and 25th at 2:00 p.m. to learn basic embroidery stitches you can use to decorate your duds! All supplies provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, January 11th at 3:00 p.m., for a book signing of: Shattered Dreams, Bondage and Hope.
Dee Thompson describes the turbulent and often traumatic past of a woman who struggled to overcome her past traditions and establish her own identity as a scholar. Growing up in the early 1900’s on the Navajo Reservation, her life was largely influenced and dominated by ancient teachings and practices of her culture until she was introduced to an ominous evil that held her captive for many years.
Thompson was born on the Navajo Reservation in Pinedale and is a native of New Mexico now living in Gallup. The inspiration behind her book will be presented along with a book signing.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
As students get older and closer to being on their own, financial literacy becomes even more important.
Join us at the Main Library on Thursday, January 9th and 23rd at 4:00 p.m. for the Money Smart Survivor Game which gives future college students a taste of budgeting in the real world. It will teach them the value of having a budget that balances savings, needs and wants.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want it for their own needs.
Are you a master builder?
Come by the Children’s Branch on Wednesday, January 8th and 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to test your skills with boats that float, cars that go and mazes to stump your friends.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.