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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.

We READ, We TALK Book Club – January 2023 Registration

Register for a copy of Shutter by Ramona Emerson while supplies last!

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.

register here

Discussions will be held in February via Zoom or in person at the Main Library with the author in attendance on February 4th.

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

Creative Corner – Recycled Magazine Mosaic

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.

December 30th at 3:00 PM

Learn how to create a faux ceramic mosaic using recycled magazines.

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

Teen Paint Night – Glitchy Graphics

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on December 28th at 5:00 PM to learn various techniques using paint! Create your own glitch-inspired graphics in this immersive workshop as we build skills in drawing and painting.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

December 28th at 5:00 PM

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

Teen Paint Night Examples

Teen Paint Night. Watercolor Pumpkin. October 2022.
Teen Paint Night. Kawaii Pug. November 2022.

Midweek Matinee – Fall (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.

December 28th at 4:00 PM

Fall

2022 | PG-13 | 1 hr. 47 min.
Best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower.

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! – Sydney Hamilton & Catapults

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

December 26th at 4:00 PM

In December we will be exploring the work of women who are pioneers in science and engineering.

Be inspired by the work of aerospace engineer Sydney Hamilton, and then design and build a catapult that can launch a paper plane into the air.

Learn more about Sydney and their work.

Sydney Hamilton. Aerospace Engineer.

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

Creative Corner – Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)

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.

Facebook @galluplibrary
YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

December 23rd at 3:00 PM

Create your own miniature pieces of art to trade. Learn how to make your own artist trading card (ATC) with an interactive workshop inspired by Courtney Cerruti’s CreativeBug class.

Visit Cerruti’s class on Creativebug

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

Holiday Closure – Christmas Holiday

The Octavia Fellin Public Library and the Children & Youth Library will be closed from December 23rd through December 26th for the Christmas Holiday.

December 23rd to December 26th
Christmas 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.