Category: Program

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, March 11th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Friday, March 11th at 4:00 PM

The final virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. 

Three Ways to Join:

Join LIVE on Zoom

Facebook LIVE
@galluplibrary

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form.

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

Grow with Google: Drive Traffic to your Website

Anyone with a website or business presence online can benefit from Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the process of helping search engines find and display your site in search results. Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Wednesday, March 9th at 10:00 AM.

Wednesday, March 9th at 10:00 AM

Three Ways to Join:

Join LIVE on Zoom

Facebook LIVE
@galluplibrary

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Hosted by one of Google’s internal SEO experts, this workshop will give you a behind-the-scenes view into how Google approaches SEO for its own sites. Learn practical strategies that you can implement to help drive traffic to your site.

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

Matchbook Stories

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

View Facebook page HERE

View YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, March 7th AT 4:00 PM

Learn how to craft your favorite book into a matchbook story and bring it to life.

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

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

Crafty Kids – March 2022

Join us 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.

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

Premiere Dates:

  • March 3rd – Handprint Dancing Dragon Puppet
  • March 10th – Celebrate Your Name
  • March 17th – Edible Shamrock Rainbow Necklace
  • March 24th – Finger Animal Puppet
  • March 31st – Cupcake Spring Flower

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

Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Are you struggling to pay your rent, utilities, or facing eviction?

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities. Join New Mexico Legal Aid at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM for assistance completing the ERAP application.

Please call New Mexico Legal Aid at (505) 722-4417 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in help may also be available. 

Call (505) 722-4417 to schedule an appointment.

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

Family Storytime

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.  

Inside Children’s Branch
200 West Aztec Ave.

Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

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

Shapely Abstractions

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

View Facebook page HERE

View YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, February 28th
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor African American Heritage Month as we learn more about the artist Reggie Laurent. This self-taught artist creates abstract paintings using intricate shapes that are entwined together with form and color. Learn how to create your own!

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

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

Freedom Quilt

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday in February at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years and older.

View Facebook page HERE

View YouTube channel HERE

MONDAY, February 21st
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor African American Heritage Month by quilting together symbols used during the Underground Railroad movement. 

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

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

Beeswax Lotion Bars

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on Saturday, February 19th at 1:00 PM to make your own beeswax lotion bar.

Visit our Facebook page HERE

Visit our YouTube channel HERE

Watch our collection of self-care workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. The ingredient list is available below:

Beeswax Lotion Bars

Ingredients:
• 1 part beeswax (melted)
• 1 part sweet almond oil
• 1 part coconut oil (melted)

Instructions:
1. Place 2 cups of water in a medium-sized pan fitted with a double boiler. Place beeswax in the double boiler and allow it to fully melt.
2. Add the coconut oil and sweet almond oil, and stir gently (with a spoon dedicated solely to beeswax crafts) until the coconut oil is melted.
3. Using an oven mitt, remove the double boiler from the pan and wipe the water off of the bottom of the boiler.
4. Pour the melted mixture into your molds, and allow to set for a few hours, or overnight.

Notes:

  • By “equal parts” for the ingredients, it would mean you use the same measurements of all the ingredients. Let’s say you want to use 1/3 cup of beeswax, you’d then want to use 1/3 cup of the almond oil and the coconut oil.
  • Vegans can use carnauba wax in lieu of beeswax.
  • If you have a coconut allergy you can sub in shea butter.

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

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, February 18th at 4:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation.

Friday, February 18TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

LIVE ON ZOOM

-OR-

MAIN LIBRARY
115 WEST HILL AVE.

The second virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. 

Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form.

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