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Family Storytime – Submarines

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 16th at 2:00 PM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 7
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Submarines

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

Book Cover Bingo

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Are you having trouble finding your next great read? Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 15th at 4:00 PM for a fun bingo afternoon. Discover classic literature, must reads, and more as we have an afternoon of book cover bingo. Prizes will be awarded.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 15th at 4:00 PM

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

Mad Scientists – Paper Bead Jewelry

OFPL Summer X-STREAM 2022

Calling all teens! Something is brewing in the laboratory!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 15th at 3:00 PM for Mad Scientists. These STREAM workshops explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making to discover oceans of possibilities!

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 15th at 3:00 PM

Make beads out of recycled paper, then make jewelry or keychains out of your own crafted beads!

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

Crafty Kids – Ocean Life Density Jars

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 14th 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. 

Mighty Chondria Kids – Submarine Science

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 2:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 14th at 2:00 PM

Activities promote understanding of the natural world and encourages seeking out answers to questions about the natural world.

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

Midweek Matinee – Encanto (2021)

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

July 13th at 3:00 PM

Encanto (2021)

2021 • 1 hr. 42 mins. • PG
A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL and Timmy Telescope in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 13th at 12:00 PM. Learn about the sun, and how it is studied by scientists, with Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy! Participants will create bracelets with UV-sensitive beads, and have a chance to safely view the sun using special telescopes and spectroscopes.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 13th at 12:00 PM

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

Family Storytime – Submarines

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 13th at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 7
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Submarines

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Searching for Life?

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Tuesday at 3:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 12th at 3:00 PM

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

Children’s Book Drive

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

OFPL will be collecting donations of new and gently used children’s books from July 11th through July 31st in conjunction with KOAT-TV’s annual New Mexico Children’s Book Drive. These books will be distributed to children around the state through schools and partner literacy organizations. 

July 11th to July 31st

You may drop book donations off at Children & Youth Library: 200 West Aztec Ave. or Main Library: 115 West Hill Ave.

Drop-off locations

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

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