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Hour of Code – Introduction to Scratch

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens. Stimulate your creative thinking and learn how to use computer coding to create art, tell stories, and design games!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 7th at 4:00 PM

Learn the basics of a visually-based type of coding called block coding, as well as how to use the free programming interface Scratch.

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

Midweek Matinee – Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

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.

September 7th at 4:00 PM

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 4 mins.
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

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

Family Storytime – Sounds All Around

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! This month, we are learning about sound! Ages 0-5.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 7th at 11:00 AM 

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

Chess Club

Join the chess club at OFPL! Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills!

  • Each Tuesday we will learn and practice chess theory and strategy together.
  • Each Friday we will compete in a tournament-style format.

Prizes will be awarded! All ages are welcome, although this is targeted at the age 8-18 range.  Participants do not need to attend every event.

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Can You Kazoo?

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or on YouTube 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.

OFPL Facebook
OFPL YouTube

September 5th at 4:00 PM

Investigate how kazoos work–and the amazing properties of sound–by building your own!

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

Holiday Closure

The Octavia Fellin Public Library will be closed on September 5th in observance of Labor Day.

During that time, OFPL’s online services, as always, will be available at ofpl.online featuring downloadable magazines, e-books, audiobooks, streaming movies, virtual programs, and many other resources.

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

Family Storytime – Taking Care of Water

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! August is National Water Quality Awareness month and we are learning about water (Navajo: Tó). Ages 0-5.  

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 3rd at 2:00 PM

Discover the importance of water to life and how to conserve and keep it clean.

August 2022 WEEK 5
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Taking Care of Water

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

Creative Corner – Accordion Sketchbook

Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Fridays at 3:00 PM. Get creative and make your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13 years and up.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 2nd at 3:00 PM

Tired of buying the same old style of sketchbooks for creating art? Learn how to make your own accordion-style sketchbook using paper, cardstock, cardboard, and glue.

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

Crafty Kids – Tissue Paper Painting

Join us at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 1st at 4:00 PM

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

supply request form

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

Midweek Matinee – Dog (2022)

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.

August 31st at 4:00 PM

Dog

2022 | PG-13 | 1 hr. 41 mins.
Two former Army Rangers are paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Briggs and Lulu race down the Pacific Coast to get to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.

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