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Family Storytime – Ponds, Rivers, & Lakes

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! August is National Water Quality Awareness month and we are learning about water (Navajo: Tó). Ages 0-5.  

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 17th at 11:00 AM

Learn about rivers, ponds, and lakes, as well as the wildlife that rely on them for survival.

August 2022 WEEK 3
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Ponds, Rivers, & Lakes

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

Mighty Chondria Kids – Water Powered Alarm Clocks

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for STREAM workshops and activities for kids and tweens (ages 5-12). STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 15th at 4:00 PM

Water clocks are one of the oldest time measuring systems.  In this engineering activity, children will learn how water clocks work by creating simple water-powered alarm clocks.

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

Family Storytime – Rain

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! August is National Water Quality Awareness month and we are learning about water (Navajo: Tó). Ages 0-5.  

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 13th at 2:00 PM

Experience the rain, its beauty and importance to the earth.

August 2022 WEEK 2
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: rain

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

Creative Corner – Dreamcatchers, Pinch Pots, & Basket Weaving

Join us in-person at the Children & Youth Library on Fridays at 3:00 PM. Get creative and make your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards ages 13 years and up.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 12th at 3:00 PM

Celebrate & honor 100 years of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial by creating your own dreamcatchers, pinch pots, and baskets. Craft supplies will be provided. 

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

Crafty Kids – Back-2-School Picture Frame

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.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 11th 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.

Library Advisory Board (LAB) Meeting – August 2022

The public is invited to attend the Library Advisory Board (LAB) monthly meeting LIVE on Zoom on August 18th at 5:00 PM.

LIVE on Zoom

August 18th at 5:00 PM

Join the Zoom Meeting using the button below or at Meeting ID: 893 1423 9454.

live on zoom

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

Midweek Matinee – Pinocchio (2019)

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.

August 10th at 4:00 PM

Pinocchio (Book Lovers Day)

2019 | PG-13 | 2 hrs. 5 mins.
Old woodcarver Geppetto’s puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped, and chased by bandits.

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

Family Storytime – Rain

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! August is National Water Quality Awareness month and we are learning about water (Navajo: Tó). Ages 0-5.  

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 10th at 11:00 AM

Experience the rain, its beauty and importance to the earth.

August 2022 WEEK 2
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Rain

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

Tweens Who STREAM – Build a Water Filter

Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library on August 8th and 22nd at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 8th at 4:00 PM

In this hands-on activity, students investigate different methods—aeration and filtering—for removing pollutants from water. Working in teams, they design, build and test their own water filters.

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

Family Storytime – Water is Fun

Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 AM and Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Children & Youth Library for storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories every week! August is National Water Quality Awareness month and we are learning about water (Navajo: Tó). Ages 0-5.  

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

August 6th at 2:00 PM

Discover different ways that kids can have fun with water, whether it is by swimming, splashing in puddles, or taking a bath.

August 2022 WEEK 1
FAMILY STORYTIME THEME: Water is fun

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