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Community Calendar August 14 – August 20, 2020

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FRIDAY, August 14

PRINCESS STORYTIME: THE LITTLE MERMAID

4 pm Join live on facebook @galluplibrary for stories. You can view the recording after the live event on Facebook of YouTube. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB

Zoom discussions about The Library Book by Susan Orlean will be held at 6 pm Aug. 20 and 2 pm, Aug. 29. 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 for more information.

SATURDAY, August 15

SELF-CARE SATURDAY

12 pm Join live on Facebook @galluplibrary to make your DIY cosmetics from items around your home. This week will be focused on honey-based lip scrub and sage with blackberry body scrub. Each ingredient list will be available in advance at ofpl.online/programs/#makerspace under the MakerSpace Classes and Workshops section. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

MONDAY, August 17

FREE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND SNACK

7:30 am-1 pm M-F The entire student body of Gallup McKinley County Schools will receive free breakfasts, lunches and snack packages with Curbside Grab and Go service at 19 designated school sites throughout the county. Parents/guardians of GMCS students may complete a waiver form to pick up meals at gmcs.org under the Parents tab. For more information: visit the Parent Link to Student Meal Plan.

BIG LIBRARY READ

Borrow the featured title The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason with no waitlists or holds from our digital collection through Aug.17. The Big Library Read is the world’s largest digital book club and gives us an opportunity to read the same digital title simultaneously. Readers can discuss online at https://discuss.biglibraryread.com/. 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.

 

*BONUS: Use #BigLibraryRead for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet from

@OverDriveLibs

CREATIVE CORNER

4 pm-5 pm Mon. @ Octavia Fellin Public Library You Tube. Make your own art from materials around your home. Art courses are for the inner creative, geared toward people 15 years old and older. This week we will focus on abstract painting (continuation of oil painting from August).

TUESDAY, August 18

REGULAR COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

9 am-12 pm Members of the public may view the live stream feeds offered on the approved Facebook account of the McKinley County Commission.

COVID-19 TESTING

9 am-12 pm Whitehorse Lake Chapter. No appointment needed. For more information: (505) 655-5406 or (505) 786-6294/6240.

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

8:30 am – 11 am @ McKinley Public Health Office, 1919 College Dr. Call (505) 722-4391 to schedule an appointment. Vaccines provided at no cost for children through 18 years of age. Bring your child’s shot record.

WEDNESDAY, August 19

TECH TIME ONLINE: COMMUNITY COMPUTER TRAINING CLASSES

4 pm classes will be available on OFPL’s social media channels @galluplibrary. Learn about Libre Office Suite free software. Programs included are Word Processing, Spreadsheets and PresentationsFor more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

THURSDAY, August 20

CRAFTY KIDS

4 pm on Facebook and Youtube @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. This week we will engage in paper weaving.

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

8:30 am – 11 am. @ McKinley Public Health Office, 1919 College Dr. Call (505) 722-4391 to schedule an appointment. Vaccines provided at no cost for children through 18 years of age. Bring your child’s shot record.

ONGOING

DRIVE-UP COVID-19 TESTING

9 am-11 am M, W, F @ UNM Gallup Lions Hall parking lot (705 Gurley Ave.)

RMCHCS COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing

9 am-5 pm M-Sat @ Urgent Care Center (520 NM Hwy 564, north of the New Mexico Cancer Center).

IMAGINE YOUR STORY – YOUTH SUMMER READING

All Day Aug. 7-Sept. 1. Read for four hours and you can select a personal pan pizza or free round of mini-golf from Pizza Nine. Participants can complete an online reading log found on our website @ octaviafellin.libguides.com/srp2020 of call the main library for a paper version of the log at (505) 863-1291. Entries must be received by 6 pm Sept 1. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.

OFPL BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST

ALL Day Aug. 7 – Aug. 31, 2020. Compete in OFPL’s bookmark design contest. Entry forms available at ofpl.online/programs/#bookmarkcontest. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (505) 863-1291.

SUMMER READING BINGO – ADULTS AND TEENS

All Day Aug. 7 – Sept. 1, 2020. Participants in Imagine Your Story can complete a Book Bingo Card available at octaviafellin.libguides.com/srp2020. Turn in your card to be entered in a weekly prize drawing. Entries must be in by 6 pm Sept. 1. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.

TALKING TUESDAYS

4 pm on Facebook and YouTube @galluplibrary for book, author, movie, tech talks and more.

EARLY LEARNING WITH ANIMALS

11 am-12 pm Wed. and Fri. @ Octavia Fellin Public Library Facebook and You Tube. We are learning about animals through Aesop’s Fables.

VIRTUAL FUN FRIDAYS WITH OFPL

2 pm-3 pm Fri. @ Octavia Fellin Public Library Facebook. Join the OFPL staff and special guests every Friday on Facebook Live for trivia games and more.