FRIDAY, MAY 24
GALLUP CENTRAL, MIYAMURA, TOHATCHI, TSE YI GAI HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS
6:30 pm @ various sites
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 25
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 26
MONDAY, MAY 27
MEMORIAL DAY - GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
NO SCHOOL GMCS
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.
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 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.
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 Past Lives.
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 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.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Have fun outside while designing your own shadow art and chase them in the sun!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 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.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 5
COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
8 am - 4 pm @ the corner of North Ninth Street and Jefferson Avenue.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR GMCS
HELLOTECH- HELP WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY
11 am - 1 pm @ the Northside Senior Center (607 N. Fourth St.). OFPL staff will be available to provide individual technology assistance. They can help you learn about your electronic devices so that you feel more confident using them!
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
CAMPFIRE TREATS FOR TEENS
2 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL and Chef Sheila Begay of the NTU Culinary Department to learn fun tricks to cooking outdoors and discover how to make fun and easy recipes for your next adventure. All supplies will be provided. Class is limited to 20 participants.
SATURDAY JUNE 8
ARTIST INC EXPRESS
10 am - 3 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.).
SUMMER READING KICKOFF PARTY @ ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm. Bring the family and have some fun while learning about summer reading and awesome upcoming events at the library! All ages are invited to play giant games, investigate ¡Explora! STEM activities, sing Karaoke songs, and enjoy popsicles!
MAKERSPACE @ ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Kick off OFPL’s summer reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Local Library” by creating adventure-themed buttons, papercraft Indiana Jones fedoras, and canvas heat-press treasure maps! For more information, call (505) 863-1291.
ONGOING
ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY: SUMMER READING REGISTRATION
Calling all adventurers: registration for OFPL’s summer reading program is now open! The first 200 people to register will receive a free tote bag! Register in-person at the Children & Youth Library, Main Library or at ofpl.online. For more information, call (505) 863-1291.
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.
GOOGLE SCHOLARSHIPS
Gallup Career Academy is an OFPL MakerSpace and Grow With Google partnership. Designed to help employees get the skills they need to grow in their careers. Average starting salaries of $63,600 per year. There is no limit to how many courses you can complete or certificates that you can earn. OFPL will support and guide six cohorts in 2024 with a maximum of 25 members in each cohort. The application deadline for the Summer 2024 Cohort is June 15. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
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.
