Creative Corner – 3D Printing Basics

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, September 14th at 4:00 p.m. to learn about free open source software programs to create three-dimensional (3D) objects. Create any object from bubble wands to Dungeons & Dragons original characters the only limit is your imagination. (Max dimension object size: 5 x 5 x 5 inches).

Join TinkerCAD prior to 3D Printing Basics workshop HERE.

Send your completed projects must be in either .STL or .OBJ file formats to jwhitman@gallupnm.gov for printing. OFPL Staff will contact you once the print job is completed.

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

OFPL Bookmark Design Contest

OFPL is excited to announce the next phase of the contest. Vote online for your favorite bookmark in three age group categories. Winning designs will be professionally printed and distributed at OFPL’s Main Library and Children’s Branch.

Vote now at ofpl.online, or social media, @galluplibrary!

Online polls close
Wednesday, September 30th at 11:59 p.m.

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

Bookmark Design Contest

Calling all OFPL neighbors! Celebrate Summer Reading 2020 (May 1st – August 1st), OFPL is having a bookmark design contest. Fill in the bookmark space with an original design and turn it in to either the Main Library or the Children’s Branch by Friday, July 31st at 5:00 p.m.

All entries will be displayed in an online poll on our website for community voting during the entire month of August and the winning bookmark in each age group (See Number 9 under Contest Rules) will be printed and distributed to both libraries.

Contest Rules:
  1. Artwork design must be original work.
  2. Designs can either be vertical or horizontal. Use bookmark space provided for design.
  3. Any 2D art medium is welcome (such as pencil/graphite, crayons, markers, etc).
  4. 3D and computer generated art must be approved prior to submission. Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov for approval.
  5. No graphic or obscene imagery. OFPL reserves the right to remove an entry from contest.
  6. Words, lettering and numbers may be included in design. However, DO NOT include your name or any other personal information.
  7. DO NOT use any copyrighted material.
  8. Contest runs from May 8th to July 31st and is open to any age and skill level.
  9. A winner will be selected based on community feedback in the following age groups: 3-12, 13-19, 20+. Winners will receive a grand prize and will be contacted by phone.
  10. Bookmarks will be printed and distributed after September 7th.
Disclaimer

All entries become the property of the Octavia Fellin Public Library and may be reproduced for public distribution, displayed within the library, and posted to the library’s website. OFPL may use each winner’s name, design, and photograph for publicity purposes.

MakerSpace – September

MakerSpace: Think It, Print It 3D Printing

Official OFPL MakerSpace Logo.
Created in October 2019.

If you can think it you can print it! Join us at the Children’s Branch on:

  • Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 7th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 21st at 4:00 p.m.

as we learn how to make objects using TinkerCAD and create your own personalized name key chain.

Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.