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Friends of OFPL Membership Drive at Rio West Mall

The Friends of the Octavia Fellin Public Library is having a membership drive in-person at the Rio West Mall on February 11th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The Friends is a non-profit organization focused on investing in our library’s continued success and growth, and enhancing the quality of life for the people in our community.

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

February 11th
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Visit our booth to join Friends of OFPL for $10 per year or $25 for 3 years! Take advantage of member benefits like discounts at select local businesses and book sales, volunteer opportunities to fund-raise for the library, and early notification of new library materials! Support your library!

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

Kidz Cinema – Hidden Figures (2016)

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 11th at 2:00 PM

Hidden Figures

2016 | PG | 2 hrs. 7 min.
Three female African-American mathematicians provide crucial calculations for NASA’s space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers.

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

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

Heart-y Crafts at Rio West Mall

Join OFPL in-person at the Rio West Mall on February 11th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for Heart-y Crafts! We all know that February is the month to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but did you know that February is also National Heart Month? Come and celebrate with us!

Rio West Mall
1300 West Maloney Ave.

February 11th
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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

Crafty Kids – Stamped & Sewn Valentine’s Pouch

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 9th at 4:00 PM

Hand-sew your own felt envelopes!

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

Supply Request form

Teen Paint Night – February 2023 (1/2)

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on February 8th 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.

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 8th at 5:00 PM

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

Tinker Tech – Is It Conductive?

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 8th at 4:00 PM

Use a Makey Makey circuit board to design a device that can test whether or not an item is conductive, then code a simple computer app to work with your device!

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

Midweek Matinee – Hidden Figures (2016)

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 8th at 3:00 PM

Hidden Figures (Women in Science day)

2016 | PG | 2 hrs 7 min
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

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! – Matchbox Microphone

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 6th at 4:00 PM

Be inspired by the work of Dr. James West, co-inventor of the microphone, and create your own simple working microphone!

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

Family Storytime – To the Moon

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 6th & 8th at 11:00 AM

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

Storytime Theme
Week 1: To the moon

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

Family Storytime with Cameron Bourg

Join OFPL in-person at the Children & Youth Library on February 4th at 2:00 PM for a special family storytime with Cameron Bourg, an Albuquerque-based special-education teacher, literacy tutor, and children’s book author. He will be reading from his books and offering literacy tips for the whole family!

Children & Youth Library
200 West Aztec Ave.

February 4th at 2:00 PM

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