Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, and YouTube on Wednesday, May 4th at 1:00 p.m. for a drawing lesson with author and illustrator Ross Van Dusen.
Join us for a reading of Van Dusen’s award-winning children’s book How the Crocka Dog Came to Be and learn to draw your own Crocka Dog. Have your pencils and paper ready!
Email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OFPL will launch its first Virtual Authors Festival this month! Artists, filmmakers, poets, and authors get your summer rolling with storytelling and creativity during the entire month of May.
Win prizes May 1st with a photo scavenger hunt using the GooseChase app! Download the app and use game code 8ZMXP7. Connect with us on FaceBook, @galluplibrary and YouTube to join the activities.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Join us on Facebook LIVE, @galluplibrary, every Friday at our new time, 5:00 p.m. to participate in Fun Friday interactive events and the opportunity to win some great prizes!
Attend a Harry Potter themed Herbology 101 class and learn about beneficial plants to increase your physical and mental health. We will review general plants that help reduce stress levels, anxiety, depression, and calm the mind for more restful nights. Then learn about Southwest plants, their benefits, and how to identify them in the wild.
Email jwhiman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
Mr. Rosebrough has practiced law in New Mexico for 30 years. His primary areas of practice are employment law, business law and estate planning. He has developed a liability reduction program named Legal Safety 1st that helps business owners prevent employment related lawsuits and claims through a menu of customized kits and packages.
Raised in Farmington, New Mexico, Bob graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1975 (B.U.S. in Political Science and Economics) and in 1978 (J.D. – Dean’s List and Honor Roll). Bob has an extensive record of public service. He recently completed terms as Mayor of Gallup and as a member of the New Mexico First board of directors. As Mayor, Bob helped negotiate a consent decree for the City of Gallup with the U.S. Department of Justice for employment practices of the City that preceded his term in office.
Bob is an author and avid outdoorsman. He has written a mountaineering guide to the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado and co-authored a hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing guide to the Gallup area. Tony Hillerman included Bob, by name, as a character in his best-selling novel, The Fallen Man after he helped Hillerman with the rock climbing portions of the plot. Bob is married and has four children.
View the full presentation on the OFPL YouTube channel.
Sunburnt Stone hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico. We play music based upon a mix of various influences and genres from country, blues, rock, and Americana. Our sound comes from our individual unique talents and experiences. We share our inspirations from our experiences living the reservation life to the pavement of Burque. We bring to you our experiences in life through our music; sunset skies and the pains of broken glass weathering through the souls of each and every one.
Join us Thursday, April 29th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to celebrate International Dance Day.
Learn the basic concepts and dance patterns of Salsa, Tango, Ballet, African, Hip-Hop & Contemporary in a dance lesson workshop. Dance around your home with a staff curated Spotify playlist that will be available to the public at 9:00 p.m. that night along with a mocktail tutorial video.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
My name is Jesica Adeky, I am 34 years old and live south of Gallup, NM in a small community called Breadsprings. It is a lovely place that sometimes cannot make up its mind on what the weather should be like. I have always enjoyed crafts, drawing in particular because it gives me a type of freedom to express my thoughts or just to be as random as I want to be. I like to think of myself as a beginner artist who likes to show others what drawings I have completed so far. I like talking about different subjects, but I love being asked questions. So far I have challenged myself to make drawings that change as I continue to work on them, I usually do not have a set object in mind when I draw.
Random Drawings/Telling Stories
Using shapes and lines to depict different objects or animals while telling a small story. Drawings are not planned. This is to show the audience the power of visuals using simple drawings as a medium. Stories may come before or after a drawing is done. Audience interaction encouraged and suggestions may be accepted if time allowed.
Materials used: Markers in various colors, pencils, colored pens, highlighters in various colors, archival Ink pens for details, and various sizes of paper.
Join the May 20th Livestream here.
AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHER turned Photographer-Author-Public Speaker Joseph Sohm is both student and teacher of America’s past, present and future. He conceived “Visions of America” (TM) as an on-going multi-media project dedicated to capturing the American spirit in print and multi-media presentations. Spanning thirty years, Sohm has traveled and photographed all 50-states. Images from his “Visions of America” collection are published 50,000 times worldwide a year and 500,000 timesover his lifetime, through his international photo agencies Getty Images, Corbis, Shutterstock, etc.
More about Joe Sohm here.
Submit questions for Joe Sohm here.
Join the May 22nd Livestream here.
Translating a written story into a visual language can be done in many
different ways. In this panel discussion graphic designers,
illustrators, and comics creators elaborate on different methods to
translate stories.
Join the May 29th Livestream here.
Still Crazy By Judy Prescott Marshall
A strong, loving and passionate wife discovers a handwritten note that has the power to either destroy her or make her stronger yet.
Still Crazy is the story of one woman’s journey through pain, betrayal, and forgiveness as she learns to hold onto her faith and, for the first time in her life trust in herself. Julie Holliday
has always had a dream – to be the perfect wife. After she gives her heart to the love of her life, all she wants is for Dan to adore her the way she adores him. With a high school
equivalency in one hand and a fist full of ambition in the other, together they build a million-dollar empire. It seems Julie and Dan have a fairytale life – that is, until the day she
discovers her love for him is not enough to stop him from having what she suspects is numerous affairs.
Judy Prescott Marshall earned her certificate, Write Your First Novel, from Michigan State
University. She writes women’s contemporary fiction. Judy enjoys writing stories about real
women facing life’s many struggles and their journey through it all. She’s also the founder of
the Be Strong Enough Foundation – helping women, children and their pets. Judy is represented by Black Hawk Literary Agency.
Submit your questions for Judy here.
Join the May 10th Livestream here.
View the Book Talk on OFPL’s Youtube Channel.
