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Eureka! – Build a Paper Computer (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.

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YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library

February 20th at 4:00 PM

Be inspired by the work of inventor and engineer Mark Dean by building your own computer out of paper.

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

President’s Day Closure

The Octavia Fellin Public Library and the Children & Youth Library will be closed
February 20th in observance of Presidents Day. 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.

Octavia Fellin Public Library

Holiday Closure
February 20th

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

Kidz Cinema – Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Join us in person at the Children & Youth Library every Saturday at 2:00 PM for weekly family-oriented film screenings.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 18th at 2:00 PM

Akeelah and the bee

2006 | PG | 1 hr. 52 min.
An inner-city girl strives to become a spelling champ in this uplifting family film.

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

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

Creative Corner – Watercolor & Colored Pencils

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 below.

Octavia Fellin Public Library
115 West Hill Ave.

February 17th at 4:00 PM

Create art using watercolor paints and colored pencils. Inspired by Joy Ting’s CreativeBug course!

supply request form

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

Crafty Kids – Black History Month Craft

Join us virtually on Facebook @galluplibrary or YouTube Thursday at 4:00 PM for family-friendly crafts with step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels and ages. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form below.

Octavia Fellin Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 16th at 4:00 PM

Celebrate and honor Black History Month with an afternoon of assorted crafts!

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

Supply Request form

Tinker Tech – Draw a Playable Instrument

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.

February 15th at 4:00 PM

Invent your own new musical instrument by drawing it on paper with a conductive pencil lead, then use the Makey Makey circuit board to connect it to an app to let you play it!

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

Midweek Matinee – Marry Me (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.

February 15th at 3:00 PM

Marry Me (Valentine’s day)

2022 | PG-13 | 1 hr 52 min
Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she instead decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd.

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! – Grow a Sweet Potato

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.

February 13th at 4:00 PM

Be inspired by the groundbreaking work of botanist George Washington Carver by starting to grow your very own sweet potato plant!

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

Family Storytime – P, B, & J

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.

February 13th & 15th at 11:00 AM

This month, our story times will celebrate and honor Black History Month. Ages 0-5.

Storytime Theme
Week 2: P, B, & J

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