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.
Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
The city of Gallup invites you to celebrate the centennial of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial through images and objects, an exhibition curated by the Octavia Fellin Public Library at the Rex Museum located on the corner of Historic Highway 66 and 3rd Street.
The exhibit will run through September 2022. Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov for more information.
Calling all tween & teen artists! Do you love making art? The Octavia Fellin Public Library (OFPL) is inviting youth artists to submit works of art in any physical medium to decorate the “Teen City” inside the Children’s Branch. Formerly known as, the young adult section.
Now is your chance to design a library space and stamp your mark in our library. OFPL is inviting youth artists from 9 to 19 years old to share original artworks for a two (2) year art exhibition. OFPL’s Resident Artist will work with youth artists to develop mood boards, facilitate immersive workshops, and provide resources to find your voice!
Submissions will be accepted from youth artists living within the Greater McKinley County region, including, McKinley, Sandoval, Cibola, San Juan, and Apache counties.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 29th at 3:00 p.m. for a panel discussion featuring 7000 BC, a New Mexican independent comics organization, and AIGA New Mexico, the professional association for graphic design.
Translating a written story into a visual language can be done in many different ways. In this panel discussion graphic designers, illustrators, and comics creators elaborate on different methods to translate stories.
Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Learn more about these groups at newmexico.aiga.org and 7000bc.org
Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary on Saturday, May 22nd at 12:00 p.m. for a discussion with Joe Sohm.
Visions of America is an ongoing multimedia project dedicated to capturing the American spirit in print and media presentations. Sohm is an American history teacher turned photo-historian.
Over 30 years he has published his images more than 50,000 times in such publications as National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. He will show his latest video production with vintage and modern-day footage of Intertribal Indian Ceremonial.
Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OFPL will launch its first Virtual Authors Festival this month! Artists, filmmakers, poets, and authors get your summer rolling with storytelling and creativity during the entire month of May.
Win prizes May 1st with a photo scavenger hunt using the GooseChase app! Download the app and use game code 8ZMXP7. Connect with us on FaceBook, @galluplibrary and YouTube to join the activities.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the live stream course.
Tech Classes Episodes are available for independent viewing, YouTube, @galluplibrary.
Learn about the basics of Instagram. We will cover what it is, how to create an account, link to Facebook, and how to start posting.
Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Create your own art using various materials found around your home! These courses are geared towards individuals 15 years of age and older.
Tune in on Monday, October 26th at 4:00 p.m. for a demonstration on learning the basics and application of photo transfer onto canvas, wood, metal, and more. Create personalized gifts for family or decorate your walls with unique photos.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join us for a city-wide scavenger hunt Monday, September, 7th from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Download the GooseChase app from the Apple Store or Google Play and enter our game code: 8Z3JVX to get started.
Pick your team and answer trivia, take photos** and check-in around town. Be sure to enter your name and contact number to get credit for your answers. Player with the most points at the end of the hunt will receive a set of AirPods. Up to nine runners-up will receive gift cards and other prizes.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
**All photo and video entries become property of the Octavia Fellin Public Library and may be reproduced for public distribution, displayed in the library, and posted to the library’s website.
Imagine Your Story this summer at OFPL! Adults and Teens can participate in Summer Reading by completing a Book Bingo card available on our website octaviafellin.libguides.com/srp2020.
Win by completing a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line! Turn in your card and you’ll be entered into a weekly prize drawing – OR – complete all 25 squares (Blackout) for an even better prize!
Drop off your card inside our OFPL Book Drop or post a photo of your completed card to one of the Library’s social media channels using the hashtag, #OFPLBookBingo2020, Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter, @galluplibrary.
Entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.