Tag: workshop

Creative Corner – Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)

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 below.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 3rd at 4:00 PM

Learn how to make your own Artist Trading Card in an interactive workshop inspired by Courtney Cerruti’s CreativeBug.

Supply Request Form

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

Gallup Young Writers Conference

Attention 6th through 12th graders! Join OFPL, in partnership with UNM-Gallup and Gallup-McKinley County Schools, for the Gallup Young Writers Conference at UNM-Gallup on March 3rd from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

UNM-Gallup
705 Gurley Ave.

March 3rd
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Engage in workshops on a variety of topics taught by local educators and writers. Have a chance to meet Kit Rosewater, New Mexico author of the Derby Daredevils series. Participation is FREE!

Conference registraTION

Students must apply using the link above by February 24th.

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

Crafty Kids – Dr. Seuss Craft

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.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 2nd at 4:00 PM

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by constructing your favorite Dr. Seuss-inspired characters.

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

Supply Request form

Tinker Tech – 3D Printer Boot Camp

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.

March 1st at 4:00 PM

Learn how a 3D printer works and the basics of using one to print a 3D model, then work as a group to print an example 3D design.

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

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.

Hour of Code – Storytelling: Setting

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!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 19th at 4:00 PM

In this coding challenge, you will create a dynamic stormy day setting, complete with rain and lightning.

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Fizzing Lemonade

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). 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 10th at 4:00 PM

Learn all about chemical reactions as you mix ingredients to create your own lemony carbonated drink! 

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

Hour of Code – Storytelling: Dialogue

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!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

October 5th at 4:00 PM

Use block code to tell a story in which two characters talk without using questions.

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

Navajo Rug Weaving

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes on the fourth Friday of every month.

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on September 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

September 23rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Navajo Rug Weaving

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes on the fourth Friday of every month. Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on August 26th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in the traditional Diné style, including warping, carding, and spinning.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

August 26th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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