FRIDAY, MAY 17
GALLUP HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
9 am @ 203 Debra Dr.
LODGER’S TAX COMMITTEE MEETING
10 am @ Comfort Suites (3940 Hwy. 66.
CRICUT WORKSHOP
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Make your own cup with a Cricut engraving tool. Supplies provided. Advance registration at ofpl.online 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.
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, MAY 18
DIY CANVAS WORKSHOP
1 pm - 3 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.).Learn how to build a frame, stretch and gesso a canvas -- make a 16 x 20” canvas to take home! This event is free, but space is limited and advanced registration is required.
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 Wonka (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.
SUNDAY, MAY 19
MONDAY, MAY 20
LAB MEETING
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join in-person or on Zoom. The meetings are scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories! Throughout May, the storytimes will celebrate Spring. 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.). Experiment with physics to see if you can design a car propelled by air! 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, MAY 21
ARTIST OUTREACH EVENT
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Staff from New Mexico’s Art in Public Places Program will be in Gallup to announce two new Calls to Artists and to guide artists through the application process. This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.
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, MAY 22
CROWNPOINT AND RAMAH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS
6:30 pm @ various sites
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories! Throughout May, the storytimes will celebrate Spring. 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 @ OFPL’s 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 The Forbidden Kingdom.
GOOGLE CAREER ACADEMY MEMBER NIGHT
6 pm - 8 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Gallup Career Academy invites members of the Spring 2024 Cohort to OFPL’’s Makerspace This is your time to create and collaborate! Get help with your Google coursework, or use the MakerSpace equipment. The MakerSpace will be closed to the general public at this time.
THURSDAY, MAY 23
GALLUP, NAVAJO PINE, AND THOREAU HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS
6:30 pm @ various sites
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). In honor of World Turtle Day, make this fun and easy bowl turtle! 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, MAY 24
GALLUP CENTRAL, MIYAMURA, TOHATCHI, TSE YI GAI HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS
6:30 pm @ various sites
MONDAY, MAY 27
MEMORIAL DAY - GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TUESDAY, MAY 28
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.
PUBLIC HEARING ON LIQUOR LICENSE
6 pm @ City Council Chambers, Gallup City Hall (110 W. Aztec 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.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
PAINT-ALONG: WOODLAND MUSHROOMS
6 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Have a creative night out! Registration is $35 a person, and space is limited. Register at www.galluparts.org/paint-sip.
THURSDAY, MAY 30
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.
FRIDAY, MAY 31
NAVAJO RUG WEAVING
10 am @ 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
YOUTH FILM WORKSHOP
OFPL will host a teen film-making workshop presented by Holt Hamilton Films. Registration is open now. The workshop will be held on June 12-15 at the El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Register at ofpl.online.
WE READ WE TALK BOOK CLUB
OFPL’s book club book for June is Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson. Discussions will be on June 18 and 22 via Zoom or in-person at the Main Library. 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.
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.
