Category: Program

Tinker Tech – Is It Conductive?

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens. Stimulate your creative thinking and learn how to use computer coding to create art, tell stories, and design games!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 8th at 4:00 PM

Use a Makey Makey circuit board to design a device that can test whether or not an item is conductive, then code a simple computer app to work with your device!

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

Midweek Matinee – Hidden Figures (2016)

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.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

February 8th at 3:00 PM

Hidden Figures (Women in Science day)

2016 | PG | 2 hrs 7 min
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

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

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

Eureka! – Matchbox Microphone

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). Eureka! STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 6th at 4:00 PM

Be inspired by the work of Dr. James West, co-inventor of the microphone, and create your own simple working microphone!

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

Family Storytime – To the Moon

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library every Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 AM for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week!

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 6th & 8th at 11:00 AM

This month, our story times will celebrate and honor Black History Month. Ages 0-5.

Storytime Theme
Week 1: To the moon

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

Family Storytime with Cameron Bourg

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on February 4th at 2:00 PM for a special family storytime with Cameron Bourg, an Albuquerque-based special-education teacher, literacy tutor, and children’s book author. He will be reading from his books and offering literacy tips for the whole family!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 4th at 2:00 PM

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club – February 2023

Join us in person at the Main Library or on Zoom for discussions of Shutter by Ramona Emerson. This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation.

Discussions are Saturday, February 4th at 2:00 PM and Tuesday, February 21st at 6:00 PM. Ramona Emerson will be in attendance on Saturday, February 4th! Refreshments will be served!

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

February 4th at 2:00 PM
Author in Attendance
February 21st at 6:00 PM

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

Creative Corner – Origami 101

Create your own art using materials found around your home! Can’t make the in-person workshop? Watch a video replay on our YouTube channel. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

February 3rd at 4:00 PM

Learn the ancient Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.

supply request form

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

Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road – Free Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Join OFPL in-person at El Morro Theatre on February 2nd at 6:00 PM with director/producer Katrina Parks along with emeritus of the Center for Southwest Research, Tomas Jaen, author Sharon Niederman, and several special guests for a panel discussion following the film screening.

El Morro Theatre
207 West Coal Ave.

February 2nd at 6:00 PM

It is the story of how women overcame segregation and gender discrimination on America’s most beloved road. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the NM Route 66 Association and the New Mexico Humanities Council. Refreshments will be provided.

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

OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of Vimeo

Crafty Kids – Groundhog Stick Puppet (Groundhog Day)

Join us virtually on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube 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-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 2nd at 4:00 PM

Celebrate Groundhog Day by creating a cute groundhog! Will he see his shadow?

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

Supply Request form