Category: Program

Tweens Who STREAM – Build a Paper Speaker

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 12th at 4:00 PM

Investigate how sound is created with electronic devices by building your own speakers using a few simple materials.  Engineer your own speakers, then learn how they convert electrical energy into sound.

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

Family Storytime with Local Author

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on September 10th at 2:00 PM for an exciting family storytime with a special guest! Local counselor, author, and illustrator Sheila Lofgreen will read stories that explore themes of social and emotional learning, including some of her own!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 10th at 2:00 PM

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

Chess Club

Join the chess club at OFPL! Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills!

  • Each Tuesday we will learn and practice chess theory and strategy together.
  • Each Friday we will compete in a tournament-style format.

Prizes will be awarded! All ages are welcome, although this is targeted at the age 8-18 range.  Participants do not need to attend every event.

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

Creative Corner – Ladybug Mandala Rock

Join us in-person at the Main Library every other Friday at 3:00 PM. Get Creative and make your own art using material found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13-years and up.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

September 9th at 3:00 PM

Brighten up your home and garden by making your own ladybugs.

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

Crafty Kids – Grandparents Greeting Card

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.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 8th 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.

Hour of Code – Introduction to Scratch

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.

September 7th at 4:00 PM

Learn the basics of a visually-based type of coding called block coding, as well as how to use the free programming interface Scratch.

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

Midweek Matinee – Ghostbusters: Afterlife (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.

September 7th at 4:00 PM

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 4 mins.
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

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

Family Storytime – Sounds All Around

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! This month, we are learning about sound! Ages 0-5.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

September 7th at 11:00 AM 

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

Chess Club

Join the chess club at OFPL! Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 PM at the Children & Youth Library. Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills!

  • Each Tuesday we will learn and practice chess theory and strategy together.
  • Each Friday we will compete in a tournament-style format.

Prizes will be awarded! All ages are welcome, although this is targeted at the age 8-18 range.  Participants do not need to attend every event.

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Can You Kazoo?

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or on YouTube 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.

OFPL Facebook
OFPL YouTube

September 5th at 4:00 PM

Investigate how kazoos work–and the amazing properties of sound–by building your own!

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