Self-Care Saturday at Rio West Mall

Join OFPL in-person at the Rio West Mall near the food court on November 19th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for some crafts and self-care!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

November 19th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

First celebrate National Native American Heritage Month by creating your own indigenous-inspired lithograph prints. Then take some time for yourself and de-stress by making your own anti-anxiety roller bottle.

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

Crafty Kids – Handprint Autumn Tree

Join us in person 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.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 20th at 4:00 PM

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

Basic Block Printing

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

MONDAY, December 6th
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Learn how to create a block print of linoleum. Block printing is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns used since 220 AD. Inspired by a CreativeBug class from the Sarah Matthews collection.

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

3D Printing Basics

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube on Tuesday, August 24th at 4:00 PM to learn how to create your own 3D projects.

Design your own bubble wands, Dungeons & Dragons dice, or small figurines. Send your completed project files to ofplprints@gmail.com to get them printed at the Library.

Be sure to include your name and contact information in your email so we can contact you once your 3D print is ready to be picked up. 3D Prints must not exceed 8 cubic inches.

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

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.