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.

Family Storytime – Different and the Same

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 9th & 11th 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 2: Different and the same

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

Creative Corner – New Mexico 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 6th at 4:00 PM

Celebrate the 110th annual statehood of the 47th state by creating your own New Mexican-themed art. share your love of NM by using symbolism, colors, and more!

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

Tinker Tech – 3D Space Invaders Game

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.

January 4th at 4:00 PM

Code the classic space invaders game in 3D. Discover loops, conditionals, variables, and keyboard events.

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

Midweek Matinee – Firestarter (2022)

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 4th at 4:00 PM

Firestarter (Novel to Film)

2022 | R | 1 hr 35 min
A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind.

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 – Heads, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes

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 4th 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 1: HEads, shoulders, knees, & Toes

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

Eureka! – Pocket Flashlight (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 2nd at 4:00 PM

Explore the world of electricity as you invent a flashlight, then create an on/off switch for it! Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form.

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

Holiday Closure – New Year’s Day

The Octavia Fellin Public Library and the Children & Youth Library will be closed December 31st through January 2nd in observance of New Year’s Day.

December 31st through January 2nd
New Year’s Holiday

OFPL Closure

During that time, OFPL’s online services, as always, will be available at ofpl.online featuring downloadable magazines, e-books, audio-books, streaming movies, virtual programs, and many other resources.

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