Category: Summer Reading 2022

Creative Corner – Nebula Coasters

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us virtually @galluplibrary or in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Mondays at 4:00 PM. Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 13-years and older.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 18th at 4:00 PM

Using markers and rubbing alcohol, create your own decorative nebula coasters to use around your home.

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

Family Storytime – Submarines

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 16th at 2:00 PM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 7
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Submarines

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

Book Cover Bingo

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Are you having trouble finding your next great read? Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 15th at 4:00 PM for a fun bingo afternoon. Discover classic literature, must reads, and more as we have an afternoon of book cover bingo. Prizes will be awarded.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 15th at 4:00 PM

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

Mad Scientists – Paper Bead Jewelry

OFPL Summer X-STREAM 2022

Calling all teens! Something is brewing in the laboratory!

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 15th at 3:00 PM for Mad Scientists. These STREAM workshops explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making to discover oceans of possibilities!

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 15th at 3:00 PM

Make beads out of recycled paper, then make jewelry or keychains out of your own crafted beads!

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

Crafty Kids – Ocean Life Density Jars

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 14th at 4:00 PM

Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

supply request form

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Submarine Science

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Thursday at 2:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 14th at 2:00 PM

Activities promote understanding of the natural world and encourages seeking out answers to questions about the natural world.

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

Midweek Matinee – Encanto (2021)

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

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.

July 13th at 3:00 PM

Encanto (2021)

2021 • 1 hr. 42 mins. • PG
A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.

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

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

Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL and Timmy Telescope in-person at the Children & Youth Library on July 13th at 12:00 PM. Learn about the sun, and how it is studied by scientists, with Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy! Participants will create bracelets with UV-sensitive beads, and have a chance to safely view the sun using special telescopes and spectroscopes.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 13th at 12:00 PM

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

Family Storytime – Submarines

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, and read-aloud stories every week! This summer we are learning about ocean animals. Ages 0-4.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 13th at 11:00 AM

OFPL X-STREAM SUMMER 2022 WEEK 7
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Submarines

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Searching for Life?

OFPL X-STREAM Summer 2022

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every Tuesday at 3:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

July 12th at 3:00 PM

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