Join us for an All Hallow’s Read celebration at the Children’s Branch on Thursday, October 31st at 4:00 p.m.
Decorate your own trick or treat bags and compete in the book and cupcake walk.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Get your scare on and celebrate Halloween the right way with an all-day movie marathon on Thursday, October 31st. See the dark side of urban legends with this collection of Frightful Films. Snacks served throughout the day.
In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the internet lore of the Slender Man, attempt to prove that he doesn’t actually exist – until one of them mysteriously goes missing.
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.
Madea, Bam, and Hattie venture to a haunted campground and the group must run for their lives when monsters, goblins, and the boogeyman are unleashed.
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn’t get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Come one, come all. Engage with other members of the community with Halloween trivia. Learn fun facts about a popular holiday. Join us at Sammy C’s on Saturday, October 26th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for a fun spooky night filled with tricks and treats.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join us at the Children’s Branch on Friday, October 25th at 4:00 p.m. for an afternoon of magical adventure as we get sorted into our Hogwarts Houses and begin our journey through the wizarding world.
Make your own wand and watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Email jwhitman@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.
A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
Kids with little to no knowledge of cursive writing because of the lack of teaching in the public school system will be able to stop by the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, October 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to learn how to write in cursive as well as calligraphy techniques.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Celebrate Diá de Los Muertos at the Main Library on Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:00 p.m. with OFPL and the Miyamura High School Spanish Club. Decorate a sugar skull to take home and one to share on the community altar. Supplies will be provided.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class on the third Friday of every month beginning October 18th at the Main Library from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ms. Becenti is a lifetime weaver from Coyote Canyon who learned about weaving from her mother as a child. Her interest and inspiration in weaving peaked after taking weaving classes at Ft. Wingate Boarding School.
Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in the traditional Navajo style. Methods for improving weaving techniques as well as different rug designs and tools used will be discussed. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome.
Email bmartin@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.
Two con women – one low rent and the other high class – team up to take down the men who have wronged them.