New Year, start with something fresh! Make your very own miniature biome to brighten up your office desk or home atmosphere.
Join us at the Main Library on Tuesday, January 21st at 5:30 p.m. to make your very own terrarium. *Supplies provided.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
OFPL challenges participants to think outside the box to conjure the correct Spell and magical tasks to escape the clutches of Professor Torosin and his office!
Join us at the Children’s Branch on Saturday, January 18th between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each session is approximately 30 minutes long.
Register now below. *Free Screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, January 18th at 4:00 p.m., for a book signing and discussion of: The Earth Memory Compass: Diné Landscapes and Education in the Twentieth Century.
The Diné, or Navajo, have their own ways of knowing and being in the world, a cultural identity linked to their homelands through ancestral memory. The Earth Memory Compass traces this tradition as it is imparted from generation to generation.
The book follows Farina King’s search for her own Diné identity as she investigates the interconnections among Navajo students, their people, and Diné Bikéyah—or Navajo lands—across the twentieth century. Farina King, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is an Assistant Professor of History and affiliated faculty of Cherokee and Indigenous Studies at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti with Diné Be´ iinà – The Navajo Lifeway will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class/Spin-off on the third Friday of every month.
Don’t miss the next class on January 17th at the Main Library from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding, and spinning.
Please bring your own weaving materials and snacks. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join us for a Crafty Kids special as we celebrate National Religious Freedom Day learning about various world religions while crafting holiday religious practices such as making Easter eggs, Star of David, rangoli designs, and more.
Stop by the Children’s Branch on Thursday, January 16th at 4:00 p.m.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.
On your mark, get set, GO!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Wednesday, January 15th and 29th at 4:00 p.m. to build your own brush bot and race against your friends for prizes.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Ring in the new year with a new skill!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, January 14th and 21st at 4:00 p.m. to learn basic sewing skills, how to sew on buttons, fix torn seams and more! All supplies provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Feeling down in the dumps and gloomy? Is the motto “New Year, New Me” not working out?
Join us at the Main Library on Monday, January 13th and 27th at 5:30 p.m. as we indulge in a little self-care by making DIY cosmetics such as body scrubs, lip balms, and face exfoliators out of natural made products.
*Supplies provided.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Ring in the new year with a new skill!
Come by the Children’s Branch on Saturday, January 11th and 25th at 2:00 p.m. to learn basic embroidery stitches you can use to decorate your duds! All supplies provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.