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Garden Fairy Houses

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, July 19th at 4:00 PM make your own garden fairy house using recycled materials. Inspired by Tails & Tales of Summer Reading 2021.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

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

Seashell Sensory Bottles

Join OFPL on Tuesday, July 13th at 3:00 PM outside the Children’s Branch near the playground for seashell sensory bottles.

Learn to identify different types of seashells and create your own sensory bottle containing sand and shells to take home. Supplies are limited and are available on a first-come first-serve basis.

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

Egg Carton Lizards

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, July 12th at 4:00 PM create and decorate your own chameleon using recycled egg cartons, paint, and glue. Inspired by Tails & Tales of Summer Reading 2021.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club – July 2021

Register at ofpl.online/ofpl-book-club for a copy of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer now through July 19th.

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices.

Register for OFPL’s Book Club HERE

Zoom discussions will be held in August.

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

Hair Detangling Spray

Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube on Saturday, July 10th at 1:00 PM to make a Hair Detangling Spray DIY self-care product.

Watch our previous self-care workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. Ingredient list is available below:

Hair Detangling Spray

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. vegetable glycerin
• 6 drops Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil)
• 6 drops Rosemary essential oil
• 6 drops Lavender essential oil
• Optional: a few drops of Peppermint oil or another favorite scent

Instructions:

  1. Add ingredients to a 4 oz. glass spray bottle.
  2. Top off with water.
  3. Shake before using each time, then spray and brush.

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

OFPL Pokémon Go Tournament

Calling all Gallup Pokémon GO players!

Celebrate Pokémon GO Fest 2021, by taking part in a Pokémon GO Tournament on Friday July 16th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM outside the Children’s Branch near the playground.

Registration brackets available for ages 15 and under or 16 plus. Players must follow the Great League requirements for Pokémon levels, max CP per Pokémon: 1,500 or less.

Prizes will be awarded to winners of each tournament bracket. Players must be present to participate and claim prizes, social distancing and masks are recommended.

Register your Pokémon team of six by Wednesday, July 14th at 6:00 PM

Register your Pokémon team of six here

Tournament will be streamed on OFPL’s Twitch channel, @ofpl_streams.

See the full list of rules and regulations at https://ofpl.online/ofpl-pokemon-go-tournament/#rules

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

Marvel Scavenger Hunt & Trivia Challenge

Join OFPL on GooseChase Friday, July 9th at 4:00 PM for a Marvel themed scavenger hunt and trivia challenge. Assemble your team to complete the challenges and save the galaxy.

Download the GooseChase app and use the game code ZMD8V8 to test your new found abilities.

Top 3 competitors will receive random Marvel Funko Pops.

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

Walk on the Wildside Storytime – July 2021

Join us outside by the playground at Octavia Fellin Public Library Children’s Branch every Wednesday at 11:00 AM for bilingual animal songs and stories.

July 7th, 2021

July 21st, 2021 

July 14th, 2021

July 28th, 2021

For the continued safety of our neighbors, we do recommend attendees continue social distancing and mask-wearing. We’re also offering a preschool activity book available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

OFPL Treasure Hunt

Join OFPL on Tuesday, July 6th at 12:00 PM for the great OFPL Treasure Hunt.

Avast Ye, mateys! A treasure map has been discovered!

Battle down the hatches and start your pirate inspired adventure with the first clue. Follow the riddles around Gallup to find the “X” containing the plundered loot of the infamous Captain ‘Tide Turner’ Fellin.

A grand treasure chest full of doubloons awaits the lucky pirate crew to find it first.

The first clue will be posted to OFPL’s Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary.

Visit our Facebook page HERE

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

Canvas Stretching 101

Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary, or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday at 4:00 PM Create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared towards individuals approximately 15-years of age and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form.

Tune in on Monday, July 5th at 4:00 PM Want to learn how to make your own canvas for painting? Our art guru will explain how to create your own canvas using pre-made stretcher bars, any type of canvas, and other tools.

CREATIVE CORNER EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON YOUTUBE.

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