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Navajo Rug Weaving

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes on the fourth Friday of every month.

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on September 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

September 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Crafty Kids – Paper Plate Elephants

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 22nd 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.

Hour of Code – An Unusual Discovery

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 21st at 4:00 PM

Two characters meet in a world and discover a surprising object. Decide what happens next by creating a story with block code.

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

Midweek Matinee – West Side Story (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 21st at 4:00 PM

West side story (international dance day)

2021 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 36 mins.
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.

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

Family Storytime – We’ve Got Rhythm!

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 21st at 11:00 AM 

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Build a Pan Flute

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other 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.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 19th at 4:00 PM

Learn how to make a homemade pan flute using straws! Explore the properties of pitch and write their own songs.

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

Drum & Rhythm

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on September 17th at 2:00 PM to experience the art of percussion with local music teacher and musician Randy Markham.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 17th at 2:00 PM

This hands-on workshop teaches the basic techniques of rhythm and drumming as well as a chance to participate in collaborative music making.

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

Get Up and Game! at Rio West Mall

Join us in-person at the Rio West Mall near the food court on September 17th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to unwind from a busy week! Get up and Game with video games and fun for the whole family including virtual reality!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

September 17th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

Creative Corner – Melted Crayon Butterflies

Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library every other Friday at 3:00 PM. Get Creative and make your own art using material found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13-years and up.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 16th at 3:00 PM

Decorate your walls with marbled butterflies using crayons.

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

Crafty Kids – Batman Cape

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 15th 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.