FRIDAY, FEB. 23
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.
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, FEB. 24
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS
5:30 pm @ El Morro Theater (207 W. Coal Ave.) Global media influencer and talk show host Colt Balok is returning to his hometown of Gallup to kick off his new “A Night with the Stars” segment. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at coltbalok.com.
JUNK JOURNALING WORKSHOP
1 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). A junk journal is a handmade book made up of recycled items such as pages from magazines, brochures, patterned paper, music sheets, envelopes, packaging, and more. Insignificant scraps are given new life and become a source of creativity Learn how to get started making your very own!
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 Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023). 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.
MONDAY, FEB. 26
EUREKA!
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Design and build your own space capsules that are capable of safely landing a pair of astronauts. 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.
TUESDAY, FEB. 27
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
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.
FREE NARCAN TRAINING
12 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). A paramedic and a case manager from the First Responders Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act will present available resources and Narcan training. Each individual will get a box of Narcan. A Q&A to follow. 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.
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, FEB. 28
SPORTS COMMISSION MEETING
5:30 pm @ Gallup City Hall, City Manager’s Conference Room (110 W. Aztec Ave.).
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! This week, join Explora! to create a scribbling, wobbling, drawing robot!
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is Ali.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories!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, FEB. 29
WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB
6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). In collaboration with the City of Gallup Behavioral Health, SBS Evaluation and Program Development Specialist and the University of New Mexico, the We READ, We TALK Book Club is currently reading What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey. 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.
FEBRUARY FILMS: AFRICAN AMERICAN FILMS
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is celebrating African American films. This week’s film is Moonlight.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Create self-portraits using recycled materials like yarn scraps, foam sheet scrapes, crafty sticks, buttons and construction paper. 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, MARCH 1
NEW MEXICO GROWN: GARDENING SERIES
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join OFPL and Master Gardeners from Tumbleweed Farms for a gardening series. Get tips and instructions to plan a space for your garden and manage your crops from Master Gardeners Jason Elliott and
Natalja Varezkina - Elliot.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
DR. SEUSS DAY
12 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Share a Dr. Seuss book together in the Dr. Seuss Reading Corner; make yourself a healthy Dr. Seuss-themed snack; get folding with an Dr. Seuss-themed origami craft; get your picture taken in the Dr. Seuss photo booth; and finally, enjoy an interactive viewing of The Lorax.
INDOOR FLEA MARKET
8 am - 4 pm Gallup Community Service Center (410 Bataan Veterans St.)
LAST DAY TO SEE GALLUPARTS ANNUAL ARTIST CHALLENGE
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason presents the 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.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AND FRIDAY, MARCH 8
INTERNATIONAL URANIUM FLIM FESTIVAL
@ The Navajo Nation Musuem in Window Rock, Arizona. Watch Atomic films, meet personalities,
filmmakers & actors. There will also be Q&A sessions on uranium.
ONGOING
WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB
OFPL’S book club book for the month of March is “Blood Sisters” by Vanessa Lillie. Discussions will be held in April.
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.
