Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with us at the Main Library on Thursday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. and experience a visual journey. Regional artist Diana Molina will present the spirit of New Mexico’s heritage through symbols and iconographic representations, sometimes with a distinctly modern twist. Her photographic collections illustrate popular symbols and also some less familiar female icons.
Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information
FREE money for college expenses? Join the Money Club at the Children’s Branch on:
To learn more about college success and money. Meet up with friends and have some pizza!
*Each session in October covers the same material.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Join us at the Main Library for a FREE film screening. Free popcorn and drinks are provided.
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.
Kids with little to no knowledge of cursive writing because of the lack of teaching in the public school system will be able to stop by the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, October 8th at 4:00 p.m. to learn how to write in cursive as well as calligraphy techniques.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Family-friendly crafts for all skill levels!
This month we’re going full STEAM ahead with projects focusing on science and engineering.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Get in touch with your creative side and learn new techniques and technologies. This month, October, we’re bringing the heat with our heat tools. Make projects using shrink plastic, polymer clay, and fuse beads.
*Intended for ages 8 and older.
Email childlib@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.
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
Whether you’re a chess expert or new to the game, join us at the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, October 1st and October 22nd at 4:00 p.m. to learn chess moves and strategies. Meet others who love the game and make connections! Refreshments provided.
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
FREE money for college expenses? Join the Money Club at the Main Library on:
To learn more about college success and money. Meet up with friends and have some pizza!
*Each session in October covers the same material.*
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at either the Main Library or Children’s Branch.
Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an ancient, Mexican and Mexican American holiday, with a historically rich tradition that integrates pre-Columbian and Catholic customs. It is often celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd. The celebrations are based on the belief that the souls of the ones gone can come back to this world on these days.
The Day of the Dead Altars also known as Ofrendas are the most prominent feature in the celebration because they show the souls the way to their home. Altars make the souls (animas) feel welcomed and show them they have not been forgotten. OFPL invites the local community to add photos, messages, and symbolic items to our Altar or “Ofrenda” during the month of October.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.