Tag: space

Creative Corner – Nebula Coasters

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us virtually @galluplibrary or in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 13-years and older.

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

July 18th at 4:00 PM

Using markers and rubbing alcohol, create your own decorative nebula coasters to use around your home.

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

Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL and Timmy Telescope in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 13th at 12:00 PM. Learn about the sun, and how it is studied by scientists, with Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy! Participants will create bracelets with UV-sensitive beads, and have a chance to safely view the sun using special telescopes and spectroscopes.

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

July 13th at 12:00 PM

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Searching for Life?

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Tuesday at 3:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

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

July 12th at 3:00 PM

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

Crafty Kids – NASA Spaceships

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us 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.

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

July 7th at 4:00 PM

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

supply request form

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

Family Storytime

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

Children’s Branch, 200 West Aztec Ave.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 AM

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

Family Storytime

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

Children’s Branch, 200 West Aztec Ave.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 AM

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

Family Storytime

Join us Wednesdays 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.

Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

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

Family Storytime

Join us Wednesdays 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.

Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

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

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, February 18th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Friday, February 18TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

LIVE ON ZOOM

-OR-

MAIN LIBRARY
115 WEST HILL AVE.

The second virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. 

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form.

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

NASA @ My Library Plus Santa’s Workshop inside the mall!

Join us inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on Saturday, December 11th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to go to infinity and beyond!

Saturday, December 11th
Starting at 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Rio West Mall
1300 W Maloney Ave

We will be celebrating NASA@Your Library by going to space with virtual reality headsets, astronaut games, and many hands-on activities plus delight in the magic of the holiday season at Santa’s workshop by making a holiday craft! Books, games, library cards, and more will be available. 

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