Category: MakerSpace

Creative Corner – Deity & Divine Art

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 31st at 4:00 PM

Celebrate and Honor Women’s History Month by reflecting on the important role of women and create your own deity art.

Supply Request Form

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

Crafty Kids – Vanishing Hand 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 30th at 4:00 PM

Watch your hand disappear and reappear with this craft using recycled materials.

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

Supply Request form

Tinker Tech – 3D Jewelry

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 29th at 4:00 PM

Use Tinkercad to design and 3D print jewelry for yourself or to give as a gift to someone special!

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

Eureka! – MagLev Train

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). Eureka! STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 27th at 4:00 PM

Learn how to build a train with no wheels using magnets! Discover this real world method by building your own mini maglev train.

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

Teen Makers Club – March 2023 (2/2)

Let’s get creative! Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on March 25th at 2:00 PM for the teen makers club! OFPL will provide a space where creative minds can give shape to their ideas, and help spread their passion.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 25th at 2:00 PM

This month we focus on origami and zoetropes as we discover animation! Open to creative teens of all skill levels.

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

Painting & Mocktails

Join OFPL in person at the Main Library on March 24th at 6:00 PM for an after-hours step-by-step workshop to learn some basic painting techniques. Try something new with us, relax, have fun, and be creative!

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 24th at 6:00 PM

Complete a full painting while sipping on mocktails after hours at the library. Space is limited. Includes all supplies, instruction, and mocktails! Register below to reserve your spot. The workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Workshop Registration

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

Crafty Kids – Puppy Puppet 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 23rd at 4:00 PM

Celebrate National Puppy Day by making your own puppet.

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

Supply Request form

Tinker Tech – 3D Stamp

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 22nd at 4:00 PM

Use Tinker-cad to design and 3D print a stamp with your own custom phrase on it!

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

Seed Starter Pots

Ostara has arrived! Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on March 21st at 4:00 PM to make your own seed starter pot! The Spring Equinox is a time of fertility, rebirth, and renewal. Make a seed starter pot and discover how to use the seed library at OFPL! Learn more about spring celebrations from across the globe.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

March 21st at 4:00 PM

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

Eureka! – Build a Compass

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). Eureka! STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

March 20th at 4:00 PM

Explore the magnetism of Earth by building your own working compass then use it to complete a navigational challenge.

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