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Crafty Kids – February 2022

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public 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-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.  

Premiere Dates:

  • February 3rd – Freedom Quilt
  • February 10th -Heart Paper Plate Weaving
  • February 17th – Tissue Roll Train
  • February 24th – Pasta Noodle Jewelry

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

Family Storytime

Join us in person every Wednesday at 11:00 AM inside the Children’s Branch for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! Age 0-4.  

Inside CHILDREN’S BRANCH
200 WEST AZTEC AVE.

EVERY WEDNESDAY IN February
STARTS AT 11:00 AM

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

Valentine Art Swap

Celebrate the season of love by participating in a Valentine Art Swap! Create a valentine-inspired work of art to share with someone.

Pick-up & Drop-off Locations:

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Arts123 Gallery
123 West Coal Ave.

Return your completed art to the Main Library, Monday through Saturday, or Art123 Gallery, Tuesday through Saturday, and receive LOVE in the form of a new piece of art. Due by Saturday, February 12th at 4 PM.

Request a 5”x5” canvas board using the Supply Request Form or pick one up at Art123 Gallery.  All mediums welcome. In collaboration with GallupARTS.

Submission Deadline
Saturday, February 12th at 4:00 PM

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

Battle of the Brains: Ultimate Trivia Challenge

Test your knowledge of everything from pop culture to local history! Go head to head and find out who is who is King of the Brains. Join us on Friday, August 20th at 3:00 PM for the Ultimate Trivia Challenge.

Download the Goosechase app.
use game code: 3MM4X1

Compete in the challenges. Prizes will be given to the top participants.

Email libtrain@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information..

Resume & Cover Letter Help

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library for FREE computer classes. Watch our archived collection of classes or take part in our new LIVE In-Person classes, every Tuesday at 4:00 PM. Submit your technology questions, and we will create tutorial videos to meet your technology needs.

August 17, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Resume & Cover Letter Help (In-Person)

Resumes and cover letters are your opportunities to impress! Let us help you create your best resume and cover letter for this important job process. Learn about OFPL resources and get feedback to help you land your dream job. Join us in-person or on Facebook Live.

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

DIY Dreamcatchers

Join OFPL in the Meeting Room at the Main Library on Monday, August 16th for in-person sessions at either 2:00 PM or 4:00 PM.

Honor and celebrate the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial by creating your own dream catcher using crafting supplies.

Learn how to create a dream catcher using wire, suede lace, string, beads, and more while discovering its history and significance to the indigenous people.

Can’t make the in-person session? Request your supply kit after the event and make the dream catcher at home with a pre-recorded tutorial. Each session is limited to 20 individuals on a first-come first-serve basis.

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

Concentration & Focus Roller

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube on Saturday, August 14th at 1:00 PM to make a Concentration & Focus Roller DIY self-care product.

Watch our previous self-care workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. Ingredient list is available below:

Concentration & Focus Roller

Ingredients:
• Lavender Essential Oil
• Vetiver Essential Oil
• Cedarwood Essential Oil
• Jojoba Oil (Carrier Oil)
• Roller Bottle
• OPTIONAL: Label

Instructions:
1. Measure out 1 Tbsp or 15 ml for your carrier oil. In our workshop we used Jojoba Oil.
2. Add 15 drops of each essential oil. (Lavender, Vetiver, & Cedarwood).
3. Mix concoction together using a stirrer.
4. Carefully, pour mixture into roller bottle. You may have to use a funnel or squeezable dropper.
5. Put roller bottle top.

Usage:
• To use simply apply roller bottle to back of the neck and massage into your skin using your hand.
• Lavender helps soothe and reduces stress.
• Vetiver & Cedarwood promote concentration and focus.

Use for work, school, or at home.

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

Lawn Chess

Join OFPL at the playground on the west side of the Children’s Branch Friday, August 13th at 4:00 PM for Lawn Chess. We’ll be playing with giant pieces measuring over 1 foot tall! Masters and beginners alike are welcome to join us for this fun spin on the classic game.

Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

We READ, We TALK Book Club – August 2021

OFPL’s Book Club is reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices.

Zoom discussions will be held on:

Thursday, August 12th at 6:00 PM

Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 PM

Saturday, August 28th at 3:00 PM

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

TikTok Around the Clock

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library for FREE computer classes. Watch our archived collection of classes or take part in our new LIVE In-Person classes, every Tuesday at 4:00 PM. Submit your technology questions, and we will create tutorial videos to meet your technology needs.

August 10, 2021
TikTok Around the Clock

Have you heard of TikTok? Now is the perfect time to learn how to use it! We’re
covering all the basics, from setting up an account to sharing your first video in this how-to class on using the app so you can TikTok around the clock.

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