Tag: public library

Kidz Cinema – The Fox & the Hound (1981)

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 5th at 2:00 PM

The Fox & The Hound (1981)

1981 | G | 1 hr. 23 mins.
A little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Creative Corner – Monoprints

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Can’t make the in-person workshop? Watch a video replay on our YouTube channel. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

November 4th at 3:00 PM

Create monoprint illustrations influenced by Andy Warhol using ink and watercolors. Inspired by CreativeBug and artist Courtney Cerruti.

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

Crafty Kids – Straw Marble Maze

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.

November 3rd at 4:00 PM

Use recycled boxes and plastic straws to create a maze for National STEM/STEAM Day on November 8th.

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

Supply Request form

Hour of Code – Game Design: Gaming Story

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!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 2nd at 4:00 PM

Use block code to create a gaming story that has different results.

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

Midweek Matinee – The Book of Life (2014)

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.

November 2nd at 4:00 PM

The Book of Life

2014 | PG | 1 hr. 35 mins.
Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Family Storytime – So Many Colors!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 AM for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 2nd at 11:00 AM

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we will learn color words in Navajo and Zuni and explore the significance of different colors in these cultures. Ages 0-5.

Storytime Theme
Week 1: So Many Colors!

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

Big Library Read – A Snake Falls to Earth

OFPL members of all ages can experience the Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club, with a Newbery Award-winning young adult novel.

November 2nd to November 16th

From November 2nd to 16th, booklovers with a valid library card can join thousands of others around the globe by borrowing Darcie Little Badger’s indigenous fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, from your public library. Card holders may read the ebook and audiobook for free without waiting on the Libby app or by visiting http://nm.lib.overdrive.com.

Readers can then discuss online at https://biglibraryread.com/join-the-discussion/.

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Learn more about A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger.

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

Chess Club – November 2022

Join the chess club at OFPL! Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

Tuesdays & Fridays in November

  • Each Tuesday we will learn and practice chess theory and strategy together.
  • Each Friday we will compete in a tournament-style format. Prizes will be awarded!

All ages are welcome, although this is targeted at the age 8-18 range. Participants do not need to attend every event.

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

Sugar Skull Decorating Party

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with OFPL in-person at the Main Library orthe Children & Youth Library on November 1st and 2nd from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for a Sugar Skull decorating party! While supplies last.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 1st & 2nd from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Check out the 2021 Decorating Party (Above)

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Sugar Skull Science

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making. October’s theme is Kitchen Chemistry: delicious, edible STREAM activities that will help you learn about the properties of matter.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 17th at 4:00 PM

Celebrate Hispanic heritage by learning how to make calaveras, or sugar skulls, from scratch.  Observe how sugar molecules bind together in the presence of water.

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