Tag: stars

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.

Crafty Kids – Constellation Tubes

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us at The Octavia Fellin 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.

June 16th at 4:00 PM

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

Tweens Who STREAM

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on May 24th at 4:00 PM to discover nuclear fusion.

Facebook @galluplibrary
YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

May 24th at 4:00 PM

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Watch on Youtube

Learn how nuclear fusion and radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model.  STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

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.

Constellation Art

Join us at the Main Library, on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library 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.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

May 23rd at 4:00 PM

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Learn to craft colorful and creative stories using your favorite constellations or create your own. We will then translate your constellation into a painting. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form below.

supply request form

Email jwhitman@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, March 11th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Friday, March 11th at 4:00 PM

The final 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. 

Three Ways to Join:

Join LIVE on Zoom

Facebook LIVE
@galluplibrary

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form.

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.

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL for National Family Literacy Day LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Thursday, January 27th at 2:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Thursday, January 27th
Starts at 2:00 PM

LIVE on Zoom

-OR-

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

The first virtual presentation in the series will describe traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Making time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development and can help a parent improve their skills as well. 

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

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