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Community Calendar August 28 – September 3, 2020

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FRIDAY, August 28

DRIVE-UP COVID-19 TESTING

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

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.

MONDAY, August 31

DRIVE-UP COVID-19 TESTING

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

OFPL BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST

All day. Compete in OFPL’s bookmark design contest. Entry forms available at ofpl.online/programs/#bookmarkcontest. Submit an original design to the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec) bookdrops by Aug. 31 at 5 pm. Entries will be displayed in an online poll for community voting during the entire month of September. Winning entries will be printed and distributed at both libraries. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (505) 863-1291.

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 Scapes with chalk pastels (Landscapes, Cityscapes and more).

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.

TUESDAY, September 1

SUMMER READING BINGO – ADULTS AND TEENS

All day. 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.

IMAGINE YOUR STORY – YOUTH SUMMER READING

All Day -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.

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 Office of Emergency Management. The comment call in number is (505) 863-1400 and will be monitored beginning at 8:45 am until 9:10 am on the day of the meeting.

WEDNESDAY, September 2

SENSORY SEPTEMBER

Join us on Facebook and Youtube @galluplibrary for activities you can do at home for everything from learning the alphabet to improving motor skills. Videos are posted Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 am. This week we will work on the Shaving Cream Alphabet.

TECH TIME ONLINE: VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR KIDS

4 pm classes will be available on OFPL’s social media channels @galluplibrary. Learn to use Microsoft Teams, the online program being used by GMCS for the fall semester. With school becoming mostly virtual this year, it is important to know how to use the software. Parents and kids can learn together and make the most of online learning. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

THURSDAY, September 3

ONE-2-ONE VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY HELP

5 PM on Facebook Live and through Zoom. Ask technology questions and get assistance during live one-hour sessions. Please email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get access to the Zoom link, of join Facebook life at the scheduled time. For more information: (505) 863-1291.

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 do salt painting.

ONGOING

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

8:30 am – 4 pm Mon., Wed., Fri. continues through September. @ 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.

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).

STIMULUS PAYMENT: ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY

All Day Aug. 24-Sept. 30. Have you received your stimulus payment? Would you share your experience so we can better serve the needs of the community. Text ‘STIMULUS’ to 797979 to see if you qualify. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

DIAL-A-STORY

All Day Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Call (505) 862-9177 to hear a story. Stories will change daily. You can leave a message at the end. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

TALKING TUESDAYS

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

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.