Category: Program

Self-Care Saturday at Rio West Mall

Join OFPL in-person at the Rio West Mall near the food court on November 19th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for some crafts and self-care!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

November 19th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

First celebrate National Native American Heritage Month by creating your own indigenous-inspired lithograph prints. Then take some time for yourself and de-stress by making your own anti-anxiety roller bottle.

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

Creative Corner – Beaded Rosettes

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 at ofpl.online.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

November 18th at 3:00 PM

Learn beading basics to create your own indigenous-inspired rosette.

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

Navajo Rug Weaving – November 2022

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host Navajo Rug Weaving Classes every month. Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on November 18th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

November 18th 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. Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects.

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

Crafty Kids – Turkey 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.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 17th at 4:00 PM

Make a super cute turkey for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

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

Supply Request form

Teen Paint Night – Kawaii

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on November 16th at 5:00 PM to create kawaii art using acrylics.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Hill Ave.

November 16th at 5:00 PM

In this immersive workshop, learn about Kawaii, a Japanese-inspired art as we build our drawing and painting skills. Supplies will be provided.

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

Hour of Code – Game Design: Maze Game

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 16th at 4:00 PM

Use block code to design a maze game!

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

Midweek Matinee – Catch the Fair One (2021)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

November 16th at 4:00 PM

Catch the Fair one (Native American Heritage Month)

2021 | NR | 1 hr. 25 mins.
A former champion boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Eureka! – Robyn Fisher & Sweet Kitchen Science

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.

November 14th at 4:00 PM

In November we will be exploring the work of women who are pioneers in science and engineering.

Be inspired by the work of tech entrepreneur and ice cream maker Robyn Fisher and then make your own ice cream.

Learn more about Robyn and their work at Smitten Ice Cream.

Robyn Fisher. Entrepreneur. Founder of Smitten Ice Cream.

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

Family Storytime – Fall Colors

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 AM for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

November 14th & 16th at 11:00 AM

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we will learn color words in Navajo and Zuni and explore the significance of different colors in these cultures. Ages 0-5.

Storytime Theme
Week 3: Fall Colors

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

Off the Shelf Book Sale

Join OFPL in-person at ArtsCrawl on November 12th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM for an off the shelf book sale, giant games, and hot drinks to keep you cozy at artscrawl! Learn more about becoming a VIP of your library and receive exclusive benefits, discounts and notifications.

ArtsCrawl
Downtown Gallup

November 12th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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