Category: Program

Bar Soap w/ Dried Flowers & Essential Oils

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube on Saturday, December 11th at 1:00 PM to make your own bar soap with dried flowers & essential oils.

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

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

Bar Soap w/ Dried Flowers & Essential Oils

Ingredients:
• 1 pound Goat’s Milk Melt and Pour Soap Base
• 25 drops Violet Fragrance Oil (Substitute with other essential oils)
• 4 Dried Chrysanthemum flowers (Substitute with other dried flowers)
• 1-2 drops Peach soap colorant
• 2 tablespoons Beeswax Pastilles
• 2-inch square soap mold
• OPTIONAL: Small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol

Instructions:
1. In a small bowl, melt beeswax in microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Put on for 30 seconds increments until fully melted, stirring each time.
2. Dip each Dried Chrysanthemum flower into the beeswax, fully coating each flower. This will help the flower to hold it’s shaped and not break. Set on wax paper or plate to dry.
3. Cut soap into 1-inch squares and place into microwave-safe container.
4. Heat soap in the microwave on high for 30 seconds, remove and stir. If soap is not completely melted, heat for 10-second intervals, stirring in between.
5. Remove from microwave and add fragrance oil and soap colorant. Stir well.
6. Pour into a soap mold.
7. Place one Dried Chrysanthemum flower into the center of each soap-filled mold. Press down very gently, just to get the flower to stay put in the soap.
8. Spray with rubbing alcohol to help reduce bubbles.
9. Let soap set for 1-2 hours without disturbing the mold. Remove from mold and store in an airtight container to preserve the scent.

Other Combination Scents

Dried Flower

Lavender

Essential Oils

  • Peppermint
  • Lemongrass
  • Sweet Orange
  • Frankincense
  • Vetiver

Rose

  • Lavender
  • Roman Chamomile
  • Sweet orange
  • Lemon
  • Tangerine

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

Book Launch & Signing w/ James McGrath Morris

New York Times Best Selling Author James McGrath Morris, visits OFPL on Wednesday, December 8th from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM.

Wednesday, December 8th
Starts at 4:30 PM

Main Library
115 West Hill Ave.

Join OFPL in welcoming the author of Tony Hillerman: A Life the first major biography of the groundbreaking mystery writer. The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of Navajo culture to an audience of millions. His best-selling novels added Navajo Tribal Police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the pantheon of American fictional detectives.

Author’s talk, book signing, and light refreshments.

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

Basic Block Printing

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on 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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MONDAY, December 6th
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Learn how to create a block print of linoleum. Block printing is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns used since 220 AD. Inspired by a CreativeBug class from the Sarah Matthews collection.

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 – December 2021

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.

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Premiere Dates:

  • December 2nd, 2021: Stuffed Gingerbread Man 
  • December 9th, 2021: Paper Plate Snowman 
  • December 16th, 2021: Pinecone Christmas Ornament
  • December 23rd, 2021: Yarn & Stick Christmas Tree 
  • December 30th, 2021: Stitched String Art

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

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

Family Storytime

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

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Mitten Tree

In the spirit of holiday giving OFPL will be collecting new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, socks, and earmuffs to decorate our Mitten Tree!

Entire Month of December

Donations will be accepted throughout the month of December and will benefit the children & families served by McKinley County. Help provide our community with warm hands and warm hearts.

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

Unwrap the Gift of Reading

Begin the holiday cheer early by unwrapping the gift of reading! Throughout the month of December select a wrapped book to check out, unwrap, and read! Rate it by filling out the card with each book.

Entire Month of December

All cards that are returned by January 14th will be entered in a prize drawing. Post a picture with your book on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and tag us @galluplibrary for a second entry into the drawing.

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

Sand Painting

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on 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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MONDAY, November 29TH
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Native American Heritage Month by making your own sand painting. Traditionally sand paintings are used in ceremonial practices but we will be using the fundamentals to create a unique painting.

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.

Basket Weaving

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library on 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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MONDAY, November 22nd
STARTS AT 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Native American Heritage Month by crafting baskets. Many cultures around the world turned local resources into functional baskets.

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

All Paints Day with ‘Rezmo’

Join OFPL and dual-heritage graffiti artist ‘Rezmo’ on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library Friday, November 19th at 4:00 PM. Learn the step-by-step process used by Rezmo to blend acrylic paints for the cultural iconography she is known for. 

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Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-12921 for more information.