FRIDAY, MARCH 15
END OF GMCS SPRING BREAK
LAST DAY OF THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY SCAVENGER HUNT
@ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Zollinger Library’s crazy leprechaun is back, and he’s hidden items around the library. Complete the quest and be entered to win a gift card until March 15.
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, MARCH 16
PROSPECTIVE DINÉ LANGUAGE TEACHERS INFO SESSION
8:30 am - 12 pm @ UNM-Gallup Campus’s Calvin Hall. Learn how to get certified as a Diné language teacher in New Mexico through the Diné Bizaad Bee Na’nitin Yi’hoot’aah program. For information call (505) 803-7360 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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 Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021). 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, MARCH 17
MONDAY, MARCH 18
FORT WINGATE DOCUMENTARY AND DISCUSSION
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for a viewing and discussion of Fort Wingate Looking Forward. Some of the people who were featured in the documentary will be present.
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.
EUREKA!
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Try your hand at building your own wind-powered vehicle. 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, MARCH 19
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
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, MARCH 20
POKÉMON GO NIGHT
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for their monthly gathering of trainers. For questions please call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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!
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is Promising Young Woman.
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, MARCH 21
CDBG MEETING
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Virtual meeting. During this public hearing, residents of Gallup will get an update on the Community Development Block Grant and its progress.
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason discusses the 13, 14, and 15 amendments, which were created after the Civil War. 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.
MARCH FILMS: HONORING WOMEN’S FILMS
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is celebrating films made by women. This week’s film is Showing Up.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). In honor of World Puppetry Day, make your very own puppet! 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 22
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.
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 23
OFPL AND EXPLORA! AT RIO WEST MALL
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Join OFPL and EXPLORA! for some interactive exhibits and activities in science, technology, engineering, math, and art.
KIMBAP WORKSHOP
1 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Learn how to make this Korean seaweed rice roll filled with delicious fillings. All supplies will be provided. Advance registratiyon is required, the class is limited to only 20 people. 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.
LOCAL AUTHORS SHOWCASE
12 pm - 2 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Local authors will be set up for book signings and selling. If you are a local author, you can register to be showcased at the event for FREE. Deadline to register is March 18. Call the Mall Office at (505) 722-7281 for more details.
MONDAY, MARCH 25
LAB MEETING
4 pm@ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or via Zoom. The public is invited to join the Library Advisory monthly meeting. 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, MARCH 26
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.
CRICUT WORKSHOP
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Design your own night light with these easy and creative tutorials using your Cricut. Supplies will be provided. Advanced registration is required. 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.
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.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
PAINT AND SIP: IMPRESSONIST SUNRISE
6 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Have a creative night out! Paint a masterpiece step-by-step while sipping mocktails.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED FOR SPRING HOLIDAY
ONGOING
READ AND TREAT
@ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Since March is National Reading Month, Rio West Mall is on a mission to ignite the love for reading in kids from kindergarten to 8th grade! For every five books they read, kids can indulge in a treat of their choice – a sundae, a scoop of ice cream, or a Piccadilly! Pick up your reading log at the Mall Management Office, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Once your log is filled, turn it in at the Mall Office to receive your delicious voucher.
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.
