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Book Signing with Local Author: Dee Thompson

Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, January 11th at 3:00 p.m., for a book signing of: Shattered Dreams, Bondage and Hope.

Dee Thompson describes the turbulent and often traumatic past of a woman who struggled to overcome her past traditions and establish her own identity as a scholar. Growing up in the early 1900’s on the Navajo Reservation, her life was largely influenced and dominated by ancient teachings and practices of her culture until she was introduced to an ominous evil that held her captive for many years.

Thompson was born on the Navajo Reservation in Pinedale and is a native of New Mexico now living in Gallup.  The inspiration behind her book will be presented along with a book signing.

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

Money Smart Survival Game – January

As students get older and closer to being on their own, financial literacy becomes even more important.

Join us at the Main Library on Thursday, January 9th and 23rd at 4:00 p.m. for the Money Smart Survivor Game which gives future college students a taste of budgeting in the real world. It will teach them the value of having a budget that balances savings, needs and wants.

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

January Film Series – Abominable

Wednesday, January 8th at 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.

Synopsis:

Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want it for their own needs.

About the Film:
  • Year Released: 2019
  • Rating: PG
  • Duration: 1 hr. 37 mins.
  • Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
OFPL does not own the rights to this video. Courtesy of YouTube.

Dungeons & Dragons

You’ve been awakened to start a new quest!

Join us at the Main Library on:

  • Monday, January 6th
  • Monday, January 13th
  • Monday, January 27th

between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. for Dungeons and Dragons.

Head to the local market and purchase your supplies for a long journey through the forest. Fight against evil minions to face the boss.

Email destor1239@yahoo.com or jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more info.

Chess Club – January

Whether you’re a chess expert or new to the game.

Join us at the Children’s Branch on Friday, January 3rd and January 17th at 4:00 p.m. to learn chess moves and strategies. Meet others who love the game and build connections!

Club meets on the first and third Friday of the month.

Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.

Money Club – January

Do you need assistance with finding funds for college expenses?

Join the Money Club at the Main Library every Friday in January between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for scholarship search based on academics, ethnicity, and college majors to help pay for college expenses.

We will also be hosting a workshop to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which you need for most scholarships.

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

We READ, We TALK Book Club – January

REGISTER HERE

Register at either library during the month of January or online above for a free copy of The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston.

An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.”

The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come.

Get ready for some great conversations, good food and tons of fun!

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

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OFPL Neighborhood Relfection Board

In the spirit of yearly reflection and looking towards the future of Octavia Fellin Public Library, we invite the public to get involved in our OFPL Neighborhood Reflection Board during the month of January.

On one side, please write on a slip of paper provided what you love about OFPL–is it seeing fresh-off-the-press books? Movie screenings? Different cultural events you would not have otherwise been a part of?

On the other side, please write the things you would like to see changed or improved about the library, from the large to the small.

Once the month has wrapped up, we will transform the Reflection Board into community suggestions in order to lobby for a new library that reflects what Gallup wants, needs, and to uphold what folks absolutely love. 

Come one come all with yearly reflections!

Young Adult Book Trailer Competition.

Would you like to pursue a career in the film industry? Work behind the scenes directing, producing, lighting, and more.

Here is your chance to showcase your talents with a Young Adult Book Trailer Competition. We will be hosting workshops in scripting, videography, editing, and more!

Book trailers will be showcased at the end of the competition & Prizes awarded.

Registration deadline is January 31st, 2020 and is available below.

Competition is for anyone ages 13-18 and begins February 1st through April 4th, 2020.

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