FRIDAY, JAN. 12
CHESS CLUB
4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join the chess club at OFPL! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
GET UP AND GAME
3 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Every Friday, come to the children’s library to unwind from a busy week! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
SATURDAY, JAN 13
MLK JR. DAY DAY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
2 pm - 4 pm @ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (601 Susan Ave.). In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a community service project to put together hygiene kits, which will be given to various local non-profits to distribute to those who are homeless. Bring any travel-size items for the kits: toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, body wash/bars of soap, washcloths, or razors.
KEVA PLANK BUILD-OFF
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.).Keva Planks are simple, innovating building blocks that can be used to build just about anything you can imagine. Participants will compete individually or in teams in a variety of challenges that will test their building skills! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
KIDZ CINEMA
2 pm every Saturday @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec. Ave.) for weekly family oriented film screenings. This week’s movie is Remember the Titans (2000) in honor of National Sci Fi Day. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
GALLUP 9TH ST. FLEA MARKET
9 am - 5 pm @ 340 9th Street. The Gallup 9th Street Flea Market is one of the largest Native American markets in the United States.
SUNDAY, JAN. 14
LAST DAY TO PARTICIPATE IN UNWRAP THE GIFT OF READING CONTEST
Throughout the month of December select a wrapped book to check out, unwrap, and read! Rate it by filling out the card with each book. Return it by Jan. 14 to be entered in a prize drawing.Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
MONDAY, JAN. 15
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED FOR MLK JR. DAY
TUESDAY, JAN. 16
BEEN TO THE MOUNTAINTOP: HONORING DR. KING
4 pm @ Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Zollinger Library will be showing a documentary featuring original footage from Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.’s most famous speeches, including his final address from Memphis.
HELLOTECH- HELP WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY
2 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). OFPL staff will be available to provide individual technology assistance. There will be a job search and resume writing workshop at 5 pm.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
6 pm @ City Council Chambers, Gallup City Hall (110 W. Aztec Ave.). The meeting will also be streamed on the City of Gallup’s Facebook page at City of Gallup, New Mexico Government.
CHESS CLUB
4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join the chess club at OFPL! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17
POKÉMON GO NEW YEAR
5 pm @ Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for a gathering of Pokémon trainers from all over the area.
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is Christopher Robin.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This January, the story times will celebrate the theme of invention, imagination, and creativity. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
OPEN MAKERSPACE TIME
4 pm - 6 pm @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL’s MakerSpace is a collaborative work space for making, learning, and exploring. Participants ages 5 and up can come in to create their own design for the 3D printers or explore the many engineering activities and equipment!
THURSDAY, JAN. 18
JANUARY FILMS: ACTION-PACKED
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is celebrating action-packed movies. This week, the movie is 2004’s Hellboy.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day with a cute Pooh-themed craft! For more information email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, JAN. 19
CAKE POP DECORATING WORKSHOP
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join OFPL for a cake pop decorating workshop with Chef Walter Coud of the NTU Culinary Department. Learn decorating techniques and make your own delicious cake pops! Class is limited to 20 people.
TUESDAY, JAN. 23
CRICUT 201
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Makers will learn how to use a Cricut cutter to create their own sleep masks. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason presentsthe first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, aka the Bill of Rights. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
FRIDAY, JAN. 26
NAVAJO RUG WEAVING
10 am - 2 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning. Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
ONGOING
FRIENDS OF OFPL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Friends of the Octavia Fellin Public Library is having a membership drive through the end of January.
TINKERCAD DESIGN CONTEST
The Octavia Fellin Public Library MakerSpace is hosting a Tinkercad design contest through the month of January. Tinkercad is a free modeling software used in the library’s MakerSpace to create 3D-printable designs.Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information about the contest, or for instructions on how to submit your design.
BARBIE EXHIBIT
@ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). View various Barbie dolls through history and learn the story behind how Ruth Handler created the iconic doll. This exhibit will be available at OFPL through January.
FREE HIV, SYPHILIS, AND HEPATITIS C TESTING
@ First Nations Community HealthSource-Gallup (1630 S. Second St.). First Nations Community HealthSource-Gallup offers Free Rapid HIV, Syphilis and Hep C Testing, Monday – Friday from 1 pm to 6:30 pm by appointment. Get your results within minutes. To schedule an appointment call (505) 863-8827.
BUILD-YOUR-OWN-BUNDLE
OFPL staff who will create a bundle of material specially for you! Let them know what type of materials and genres you are interested in, and they’ll browse for you and create a custom bundle of material for you to pick-up curbside. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
