Category: Program

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.

OFPL and Explora! at Rio West Mall

Join OFPL, Explora, and UNM Health Sciences inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on May 21st from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for hands-on activities exploring genetics.

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

May 21st from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Who do you look like? Have you ever wondered why some people like cilantro and others think it tastes like soap? Explore these questions, virtual reality goggles provided by OFPL and other fun activities!

Take home DNA extraction kits while supplies last.

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

Garden Storytime

Join OFPL, the Community Pantry and Hope Garden, and Spirit Farm in-person at the Community Pantry on May 21st at 11:00 AM for garden storytime.

The Community Pantry & Hope Garden
1130 Hasler Valley Rd.

May 21st at 11:00 AM

Spirit Farm will present a special storytime and puppet show followed by a tour of the Community Pantry grounds. Learn more about services and programs provided to our community.

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

Family Storytime – May 2022

Join us Wednesdays at 11:00 AM inside the Children’s Branch for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! Age 0-4.  

Children’s Branch
200 West Aztec Ave.

Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

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

Midweek Matinee – The Fifth Element (1997)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

May 18th at 3:00 PM

The Fifth Element (1997)

2 hrs. 6 mins. • PG-13
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

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

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

Optical Illusion

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 16th at 4:00 PM

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This interactive workshop on optical illusions teaches you how to create 3D illusions by simply using ink and paper! 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.

Yoga & Meditation

Observing Mental Health Awareness Month, join OFPL and Soul Awake Yoga in-person at the Main Library on May 13th and May 27th at 4:00 PM for yoga and meditation.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

May 13th at 4:00 PM

Practicing yoga can help physical and mental health and has been used for spiritual practices in India for centuries. Meditation is a practice of mindfulness and can help reduce stress. Both practices will be combined in this immersive workshop.

Space is limited to 20 and on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

Midweek Matinee – Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 3:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

May 11th at 3:00 PM

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

1 hr. 35 mins. • PG
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

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

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

Moss Painting

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.

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YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

May 9th at 4:00 PM

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With this low-cost and eco-friendly workshop, learn to create a moss painting that will provide oxygen for your space with minimal maintenance. 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.

Crafty Kids – May 2022

Join us at the Children’s Branch on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages.

Children’s Branch
200 West Aztec Ave.

Facebook @galluplibrary
YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

supply request form

Virtual 

  • May 5th – Jellyfish
  • May 19th – Ocean Animal Suncatcher

In-person 

  • May 12th – NASA Straw Rockets
  • May 26th – STREAM Robotic Hands

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