FRIDAY, May 14
WORKSHOP: CREATING MOXIE INSPIRED ZINES
4 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for a creative workshop featuring Youth Services Librarian, Anne Price. Netflix film Moxie, based on the novel of the same name, is about a teenager who begins publishing an anonymous zine calling out sexist behaviors in her high school. Zines are the ultimate in punk rock publishing. With pen, paper and a Xerox machine, you too can be a zinester. Join us for this hands-on workshop and learn the history of zines. 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.
WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB
Register at ofpl.online for a copy of Canyon Dreams: A basketball season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell through May 14. The moving story of a Navajo high school basketball team, its members struggling with the everyday challenges of high school, adolescence, and family, and the great and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations. Zoom discussions will be held in June. 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.
DOWNTOWN GALLUP BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER WORKSHOPS
11:30 am Pivoting Your Business: Business Plan Revision for Recovery from COVID 19 is a free workshop being led by WESST Farmington. To register online, go to gallupmainstreet.org
SATURDAY, May 15
AUTHOR TALK: GIAO CHI: FROM MANGA TO NOVEL – WRITING A SCENE
2 pm-3 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for a talk featuring Giao Chi, author of The Girl Who Kept Winter. Writing a scene takes a great deal of thoughtful planning and hard work. Whether it is for a novel or a comic, a scene has many details that need to be formulated before it is presented. Connect with Giao Chi as she discusses this process with her audience. Originally from Vietnam, Giao Chi has published more than 300 comics. At the age of 13, she won a professional comic scriptwriting award. 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.
SUNDAY, May 16
PLATEAU SCIENCES SOCIETY IN-PERSON MEETING
2pm @ Red Mesa Center (105 W. Hill Ave.). Face masks, sanitizing are encouraged. We will plan for field trips, the Fort Wingate Preservation Project and future activities. For more information: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Martin Link (505) 863-6459.
MONDAY, May 17
DYNAMIC POETRY DUO
1 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary as a dynamic father/daughter duo perform their poetry! Watch their energetic poetry come to life during this spirited performance as they share their stories, ideas, and hopes through their spoken words. 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.
SUNBURNT STONE: TROUBLED DREAMS
6 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary and YouTube for a presentation featuring New Mexico band Sunburnt Stone from Albuquerque. From the winds of the reservation to the pavement of Burque they bring to you their experience in life through music. Their presentation on From Voice to Vision will discuss their experience in bringing their music through Visual Storytelling by releasing their first album during the pandemic. 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.
VIRTUAL MONEY MONDAY
3 pm-6 pm @ https://www.nmeaf.org/money-mondays. Chat at https://www.nmeaf.org/fafsa-chat or (800)-279-5063.
TUESDAY, May 18
LOCAL AUTHOR: JOHN LEWIS TAYLOR
2 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary and YouTube for a discussion featuring local author John Lewis Taylor. A longtime educator in New Mexico, having served as a teacher and principal for the BIA and an instructor at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, Taylor is enthralled with the history of the American Southwest. He is the author of Looking for Dan: The Puzzling Life of a Frontier Character Daniel Dubois and Navajo Scouts During The Apache Wars and will be discussing his research methods. 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.
ART DEMONSTRATION: JERRY BROWN
5 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary there will be an art demonstration featuring local artist Jerry Brown. Watch as Brown paints live and shares his process for creating a contemporary painting. Brown’s work can be viewed at www.jerrybrownart.com. 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.
WEDNESDAY, May 19
ROGER ZIMMERMAN: SON OF AN INDIAN TRADER
4 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for a talk featuring historian Roger Zimmerman. Chronicling his personal life at the Mariano Lake Trading Post, Zimmerman discusses his experiences and what he learned about the cultures and life of those living in and around Gallup. This represents the first two chapters from his memoir. Roger Zimmerman spent much of his life working for Sandia National Labs. Upon his retirement, he decided to take up history and wrote his first book, Kitchen’s Opera House, Gallup NM. He soon became active in the Albuquerque Historical Society and began speaking on various historical topics about N.M. and the Gallup Area. 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.
BACKYARD COMPOST VIRTUAL TRAINING
10 am-11 am on a live Zoom call. The New Mexico Recycling Coalition training will include a video demonstration and information to start a backyard compost system with food scraps and yard debris. Registration is required and numbers are limited. Register by going to https://www.recyclenewmexico.com/backyard-compost-registration/
THURSDAY, May 20
ART DEMO: RANDOM DRAWINGS TELL STORIES
3 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own Jesica Adeky. She will be using shapes and lines to depict different objects or animals to tell a story. Drawings are not planned in order to show the audience the power of visuals using simple drawings as a medium. Stories may come before or after a drawing is done. Audience interaction is encouraged and suggestions will be accepted. 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.
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY BRANCH WEEKLY EVENTS
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 help you with Part Two of making a DIY Felt Quiet Book.
ONGOING
FREE FAMILY ART KITS
From April - June, 2021, gallupARTS will be producing 300 Free Family Art Kits monthly. Each kit will feature an all-ages, hands-on, creative project designed by a local artist. Each month, 200 kits will be made available for pickup on a first-come-first-served basis at ART123 Gallery on the last Saturday from 12-4 pm and 100 kits will be distributed in Zuni in partnership with the Zuni Public Library.
VIRTUAL AUTHORS FESTIVAL: VISUAL STORYTELLING
OFPL will launch its first Virtual Authors Festival in May! Artists, filmmakers, poets, and authors get your summer rolling with storytelling and creativity during the entire month of May. Win prizes May 1st with a photo scavenger hunt using the GooseChase app! Download the app and use game code 8ZMXP7. Connect with us on FaceBook, @galluplibrary and YouTube to join the activities. 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.
LIBRARY CARD REGISTRATION ONLINE
Today’s libraries have programs and resources that go far beyond books. From virtual story times, family game nights and art classes, to opportunities to borrow audiobooks and stream movies, there’s something for everyone at the library. To explore all that the library has to offer, visit your library at ofpl.online to register for a free library card. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
CURBSIDE CHECKOUT SERVICES
OFPL staff continues to provide essential services to our community by offering curbside checkout, virtual classes, workshops, and public education through our social media platforms. Visit ofpl.online for the online request form. • DVD/CD check out limit is 10 - 30 library items total. OFPL Staff is on-site Monday through Friday from 11 am-5 pm. and will offer curbside pick-ups only from 12 pm - 4 pm. Saturday pick-ups must be scheduled in advance. There will be Saturday curbside pick-ups only from 12 pm-4 pm and must be scheduled in advance. New requests will not be processed on Saturdays. Please allow 48 hours for the fulfillment of all library requests. Call (505) 863-1291 to schedule a Saturday pick-up and for reference services.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REGISTRATION
OFPL is recruiting new members for our Friends of the Library Group. The OFPL Friends support library programs, services, and collections through a variety of in-kind activities. If you are passionate about helping our community grow stronger, join the Octavia Fellin Public Library Friends’ Group and get involved in event planning, local and State advocacy, fundraising and philanthropy. To join please visit https://ofpl.online/partners-of-ofpl/#friends and our Friends’ Coordinator will contact you with more information. 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.
DIAL-A-STORY
Storytime anytime, call (505) 862-9177 to hear a story any time of the day or night. Stories will change daily, at the end. Leave us a message to let us know what stories you want to hear.
IN THE STACKS!
2 pm Join us on Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to catch the latest talk on movies and books, and to hear about the exciting events coming next week. Would you like a sneak peak into the weekly events at the library? Watch our newest virtual show. We’ll answer questions, showcase library materials, and more. 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.
VIRTUAL ZUMBA CLASS
6 pm @ Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday for an evening workout with OFPL’s own Zumba Fitness instructor. Bring down your house with salsa, booty shaking, and heart-racing songs. For more information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291
RMCHCS COVID VACCINATION WALK-IN CLINIC
8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. @ College Clinic (2111 College Dr.). No appointments needed. RMCHCS is offering Covid vaccines to anyone ages 12 and up. Parents or guardians will need to be present to sign a consent form for children under 18. There is no out-of-pocket charge for the vaccine, but insurance companies will be billed an administration fee.
