Category: Program

Soothing Shower Steamers

Join us Saturday, April 17th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook LIVE @galluplibrary to make DIY self-care products. Watch our Self-Care playlist on YouTube to increase your mental and physical health with a variety of self-care demos.

Ingredient lists is available below:

SOOTHING SHOWER STEAMERS

INGREDIENTS:
• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 1 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch
• 4 tbsp water
• essential oils
• silicone mold

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Mix together the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
2. Gently mist with water from the spray bottle a little at a time. If it starts fizzing, you are using too much water. Be sure to mix frequently so the water doesn’t react with the mixture. When it starts to form a loose ‘snowball’ type consistency. DO NOT OVER WATER!!
3. Pack the mixture into the silicone mold and place in a dry area for 12-24 hours. Once dry, pop them out of the mold.
4. When ready to use, add 3-5 drops of the desired oils and place in a warm shower.
5. Store in a dry place or closed container.

ESSENTIAL OIL USAGES:

Respiratory Support:
Eucalyptus, Rosemary, RC, Raven, Peppermint, Ravintsara or Sniffleease

Waking Up and/or Mood Boosting:
Citrus oils such as lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, or citrus fresh; peppermint

Calming Down:
Lavender, Cedarwood, Roman Chamomile, Peace & Calming

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

Steven Gould

Steven Gould is the author of Jumper, Wildside, Helm, Blind Waves, Jumper 2: Reflex, Jumper: Griffin’s Story, 7th Sigma, Jumper 3: Impulse, and Jumper 4: Exo, as well as several short stories published in Analog, Asimov’s, and Amazing, and other magazines and anthologies. 

He is the recipient of the Hal Clement Young Adult Award for Science Fiction and has been on the Hugo ballot twice and the Nebula ballot once for his short fiction, but his favorite distinction was being on the American Library Associations Top 100 Banned Books list 1990-1999. 

“Jumper was right there at #94 between Steven King’s Christine and a non-fiction book on sex education.  Then that Rowling woman came along and bumped us off the bottom of the list.”  Jumper was made into the 2008 feature film of the same name with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, and Hayden Christensen.  The third book in the Jumper series is the basis for the YouTube Originals television series Impulse. 

A former president of the Science Fiction Writers of America (2013-2015), Steve lives in New Mexico with his wife, writer Laura J. Mixon (M. J. Locke).

View the full presentation on OFPL’s YouTube Channel

Making Moxie Inspired Zines

Netflix film Moxie, based on the novel of the same name, is about a teenager who begins publishing an anonymous zine calling out sexist behaviors in her high school.

Zines are the ultimate in punk rock publishing. With pen, paper and Xerox machine you too can be a zinester. Join us for this hands-on workshop and history of zines.

View the workshop on OFPL’s YouTube Channel.

Chess League – April 2021

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!

Facebook Live @Galluplibrary
Friday, April 16th, 2021
Starting at 5:00 p.m.

Chess League is back with online play. Please register ahead of time by emailing childlib@gallupnm.gov. Internet access will be needed for play on lichess.org.

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

Vegetarian Mushroom Rice Cooking Demo

OFPL will celebrate Day of the Mushroom by providing a cooking demonstration. Join us on Friday, April 16th at 1:00 p.m. on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to learn how to cook a vegetarian-style mushroom rice recipe that is not only delicious but can be made for the entire family.

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

Vegetarian Mushroom Rice

INGREDIENTS:
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 6 mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• ½ teaspoon chopped
• fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Cook mushrooms, garlic and green onion until mushrooms are cooked and liquid has evaporated.
3. Stir in vegetable broth and uncooked rice.
4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Season with parsley, salt and pepper.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 215.7
Protein: 5.3g
Carbohydrates: 41.1g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9g
Sugars: 1.2g
Fat: 2.8g
Saturated Fat: 1.4g
Cholesterol: 8.4mg
Vitamin A Iu: 113.1IU
Niacin Equivalents: 4mg
Vitamin B6: 0.2mg
Vitamin C: 1.7mg
Folate: 87.5mcg
Calcium: 19.9mg
Iron: 1.9mg
Magnesium: 20.2mg
Potassium: 149.4mg
Sodium: 1181.1mg
Thiamin: 0.3mg
Calories From Fat: 25.4

World Art Day

Join us LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary Thursday, April 15th at 1:00 p.m. for World Art Day, an international celebration of the fine arts. This celebration was declared by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.

Watch OFPL’s resident artist, Joshua Whitman, create a work of art in a virtual demonstration followed by an interactive Q & A session. Create your own art using materials found around your home and share your creativity through OFPL’s Facebook or Instagram, @galluplibrary.

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

Researching on the Net

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for FREE computer classes. Registration is not required but is available for anyone who wants to participate in the LIVESTREAM courses.

April 14th, 2021
Livestream
REsearching on the net

If you are looking for information, need facts, or just want to double check that
information, join us live as we surf the net and catch some digital waves. Learn how to maximize your web search and stay away from the harmful pages.

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

Ross Van Dusen

Ross Van Dusen worked as an art director in Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and a creative director in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He’s won two Clio’s, an International Broadcasting Award, British International Award, multiple ADDY, ANDY, and Belding awards, and many others. His art has been on the cover of Datamation magazine and his editorial drawings in the LA Times. 

After he retired as Executive Vice President, Creative Director of Chiat/Day Advertising in San Francisco, he turned his full attention to art. Since then, he has had solo fine art shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Detroit and has been in group shows in Albuquerque, Vancouver, and San Diego.

In 2015, he began writing and illustrating children’s picture books, published by a leading regional trade publisher headquartered in New Mexico.

His children’s picture books express the whimsy and joy all children feel—with illustrations done in bright colors and text written in happy words. Most are fiction, but some present basic science in a fanciful way.  His children’s books have won over twenty awards for Best Children’s Picture Book or Best Cover Design, including Gold in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, Grand Winner in the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Montaigne Awards, and Albuquerque Journal Top Ten Favorite Books in 2017.  

He has also written and published fourteen light-hearted action-mysteries, with more on the way. 

Ross has two grown children, one grandchild, and two great grandchildren. He lives with his wife, Jean, and her cat in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

View the full presentation at OFPL’s YouTube Channel.

Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian is the most recognized global advocate for the Sinclair Method, a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). In 2013 she started her nonprofit C Three Foundation to help raise awareness of the treatment, which saved her life in 2009. In 2020 she was the driving force behind C Three’s launch of  www.yoursinclairmethod.com to provide individuals on TSM with support from experienced coaches, and the release of “Journeys” a collection of stories from people on the Sinclair Method.

Claudia has been in the film and television business as a performer for over 35 years. She is the author of two autobiographical books; “My Life with Freaks and Geeks” (2010) and “Babylon Confidential” (2012) and the sci-fi novel “Wolf’s Empire” (2016). In 2019 her first cookbook written with gaming expert Mark Michel came out to 5-star reviews. 

In addition to her nonprofit work, Claudia still appears in TV and film and lends her distinctive voice to the award winning audio series; Anne Manx, Disney’s Atlantis and some of the biggest games in the world including SkyRim, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft , StarCraft, Call of Duty, Halo and Fallout 4. She recently completed the first season of Netflix’s new animated series “Gods and Heroes” and “DOTA”.  Claudia currently has a recurring role on the Fox series 911 playing the Captain of the LAPD. 

View her full presentation on OFPL’s YouTube Channel.

Giao Chi

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Giao Chi (Annie Phan) grew up in Vietnam and Singapore. She graduated from Duke University with an MBA and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

At thirteen years old, she won a professional comic scriptwriting award from the Nhi Dong publishing company. She went on to publish more than three hundred comics printed in magazines such as Nhi Dong, Khan Quang Do, and Muc Tim. Her first novel, The Girl Who Kept Winter, began as a blog post that went viral in 2007 and was later expanded into a full-length best-seller. Her novels, comics, and graphic novels have been enjoyed by generations of Vietnamese readers.

View her presentation on the OFPL YouTube Channel.