Category: Program

Navajo Rug Weaving Class

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class/Spin-off on the third Friday of every month.

Don’t miss the next class on February 21st at the Main Library from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding, and spinning.

Please bring your own weaving materials and snacks. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome.

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

Roaring ’20s Day

Join us at the Main Library on Thursday, February 20th for a day to celebrate the Roaring 1920s. There will be ’20s era music, documentaries on the 1920s, and a special showing of The Great Gatsby at 5:30 p.m.

Come in your best 1920s outfit and relive the Roaring Twenties.

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

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Synopsis:

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

About the Film:
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Duration: 2 hrs. 23 mins.
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Money Smart Survival Game – February

As students get older and closer to being on their own, financial literacy becomes even more important.

Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, February 15th and 29th at 2:00 p.m. for the Money Smart Survivor Game which gives future college students a taste of budgeting in the real world. It will teach them the value of having a budget that balances savings, needs and wants.

Prizes available.

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

Manga Club: Drawing Manga Characters

Learn how to draw your own manga characters like Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), in this interactive workshop by learning the basics at the Children’s Branch on Friday, February 14th and 28th at 4:00 p.m.

All supplies provided.

Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.

Examples of Masashi Kishimoto’s illustrations for Naruto.

Virtual Reality Basics

Join us at the Main Library on Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 p.m. for an interactive program on emerging Virtual Reality (VR) technology. 

VR technology is on the rise with improvements making the technology more affordable. Learn the basics of how this technology works and how it can be used for education, development, and entertainment.

Get hands-on with this technology while learning the technical specs.

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

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

Film & TV Script Writing Workshop

Need assistance writing a script for your book trailer? Explore and learn scriptwriting. Must attend one (1) workshop to be eligible for a competition prize.

Join us at the Main Library every Thursday in February at 5:00 p.m.

The workshop is in conjunction with the Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. Register below.

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

Film Recording & Videography Workshop

Learn how to operate the functions of a video recorder and receive helpful tips and tricks.  Must attend one (1) workshop to be eligible for a competition prize.

Join us at the Main Library every Wednesday in February at 5:00 p.m.

The workshop is in conjunction with the Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. Register below.

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

Dungeons & Dragons

You’ve been awakened to start a new quest!

Join us at the Main Library on:

  • Monday, February 3rd
  • Monday, February 10th
  • Monday, February 24th

between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. for Dungeons and Dragons. Head to the local market and purchase your supplies for a long journey through the forest. Fight against evil minions to face the boss.

Email destor1239@yahoo.com or jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more info.

Book Signing with Author

Visiting Author: Jeffrey Hass

Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, February 8th at 4:30 p.m., for a book signing and discussion of The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther by Jeffrey Haas.

Discover Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy.

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