Category: Program

Creative Corner – Blackout Poe-try Art

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 at ofpl.online.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

January 20th at 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday by creating your own found poetry from recycled books then turn your poetry into a Poe-inspired painting.

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

Midweek Matinee – Christopher Robin (2018)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

January 18th at 4:00 PM

Christopher Robin (Winnie the pooh Day)

2018 | PG | 1 hr. 44 min.
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

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

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

Family Storytime – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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.

January 18th at 11:00 AM

This month, discover movement and learn the body as we celebrate “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” Ages 0-5.

Storytime Theme
Week 3: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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

Chunky Knit Blanket Workshop

Back by popular demand! Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library on January 17th at 4:00 PM for a hands-on chunky knit blanket workshop. Make your own chunky knit blanket to keep warm this season and enjoy a nice cup of hot cocoa at OFPL.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

January 17th at 4:00 PM

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

3rd Annual Valentine Art Swap

Show a little love for your neighbors with a valentine-inspired work of art to share. Celebrate the season of love with OFPL by joining in the 3rd Annual Valentine Art Swap!

  • Valentine Art Challenge: January 17th through February 10th
  • Canvas Panel Pick-Up: Starting January 17th
  • Final Due Date: February 10th

Supply Pick-up Locations:

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.
Art123 Gallery
123 West Coal Ave.

Pick up a 5″x5” canvas starting January 17th using the Supply Request Form below or pick one up at Art123 Gallery. Return your completed canvas by February 10th to receive LOVE in the form of a new piece of art. Pieces will be redistributed on Valentine’s Day and you will receive original work from a fellow neighbor! All mediums are welcome.

Supply request form
  • Artwork Photographed: February 10th through February 13th
  • Valentine Artwork Pick-Up: February 14th

Completed artwork Drop-off Locations:

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.
Art123 Gallery
123 West Coal Ave.

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

Eureka! – Candy Creations (Virtual)

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.

Facebook @galluplibrary
YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

January 16th at 4:00 PM

Celebrate the creativity of culinary arts with chocolate! This fun activity lets you test your candy chemistry by melting chocolate and drizzling it into a delightful design.

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

Creative Corner – Deco Painting

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 at ofpl.online.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

January 13th at 4:00 PM

Create your own décoratifs art inspired by the Great Gatsby, fashion, and culture of the roaring twenties.

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

Teen Paint Night – Kawaii

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on January 11th at 5:00 PM to create Kawaii art using acrylics. In this immersive workshop, learn about Kawaii, a Japanese-inspired art as we build our drawing and painting skills. Supplies will be provided.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

January 11th at 5:00 PM

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

Midweek Matinee – Selma (2014)

Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library every Wednesday at 4:00 PM for weekly film screenings of award-winning, classics, documentaries, newly released, and specially selected films.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

January 11th at 4:00 PM

Selma (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

2014 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 8 min.
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

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! – Yo Ho Ho, Let’s Build a Pirate Ship!

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.

January 9th at 4:00 PM

What can you turn a giant cardboard box into? The answer is…anything! Join us for a collaborative and open-ended design as we build something amazing from a giant cardboard box.

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