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Science & The Five Senses – Hearing
Tag: reading
Dragon Masks
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Tune in on Monday, July 26th at 4:00 PM to breathe fire with a Raya and the Last Dragon-inspired dragon mask. Learn how to create your own scaly mask using paper, glue, and markers. Inspired by Tails & Tales of Summer Reading 2021.
CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Summer Reading Block Party
Join OFPL for an end of Summer Reading Block Party on Friday, July 30th at 3:00 PM outside the Children’s Branch near the playground.
- Play OFPL’s Minute to Win It mini-challenges and win PRIZES.
- Participate in Chalk the Walk and make your own colorful sidewalk chalk art.
- Assemble your own Artist Trading Cards and exchange them with other community members.
Stop by for a fun filled afternoon for all ages.
Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Garden Fairy Houses
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Tune in on Monday, July 19th at 4:00 PM make your own garden fairy house using recycled materials. Inspired by Tails & Tales of Summer Reading 2021.
CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Egg Carton Lizards
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Tune in on Monday, July 12th at 4:00 PM create and decorate your own chameleon using recycled egg cartons, paint, and glue. Inspired by Tails & Tales of Summer Reading 2021.
CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Walk on the Wildside Storytime – July 2021
Join us outside by the playground at Octavia Fellin Public Library Children’s Branch every Wednesday at 11:00 AM for bilingual animal songs and stories.
July 7th, 2021
July 21st, 2021
July 14th, 2021
July 28th, 2021
For the continued safety of our neighbors, we do recommend attendees continue social distancing and mask-wearing. We’re also offering a preschool activity book available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.
Crafty Kids – July 2021
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:
- July 1st, 2021 – Colorful Collage Seahorses
- July 8th, 2021 – Over-whale-ming Cute Whales
- July 15th, 2021 – Paper Cup Penguins
- July 22nd, 2021 – No Sew Sock-topus
- July 29th, 2021 – Turtley Cool Turtle Bowls
Big Library Read
Borrow the featured title The Quiet Girl by S. F. Kosa with no waitlists or holds from our digital collection.
OFPL is connecting their patrons with millions of readers during the next Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From Monday, June 28th to Monday, July 12th, readers can solve a compelling mystery in S.F. Kosa’s debut thriller, The Quiet Girl, eBook from their public library.
Card holders can borrow the ebook without waiting by visiting Overdrive or downloading the Libby app. Readers can then discuss online at Big Library Read Discussion Forum.
Use #biglibraryread on social media, for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and signed book by the author.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Mermaid Bookmarks
Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 p.m. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.
Tune in on Monday, June 21st at 4:00 p.m. to get ready for Summer Reading 2021! This year’s theme is Tails and Tales. Celebrate Summer Reading by making three different mermaid-themed bookmarks in this interactive workshop.
CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
We READ, We TALK Book Club Zoom Discussions
OFPL’s Book Club is reading Canyon Dreams: A basketball season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell.
The moving story of a Navajo high school basketball team, its members struggling with the everyday challenges of high school, adolescence, and family, and the great and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations.
Zoom discussions will be held:
Thursday, June 17th at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 26th at 3:00 p.m.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.