FRIDAY, NOV. 22
CASE MANAGER/PEER SUPPORT WORKGROUP
10 am @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). The City of Gallup Behavioral Health Department along with the Grow Our Own Program will be hosting a Case Manager/Peer Support Work Group. They will discuss resources, how to work together, and job opportunities.
NAVAJO RUG WEAVING
10 am - 2 pm @ 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.
ROBOTICS WITH ¡EXPLORA!
3 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). In partnership with ¡Explora!, this hands-on workshop lets you design and build your own video game controller using a fun computer input tool called a «Makey Makey.» Once you’ve built your controller, you can test it out by playing a game! Don’t miss out on this interactive tech experience designed for kids ages 6-11, but all ages are welcome.
TAB MEETING
6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL is recruiting teens for its Teen Advisory Board. TAB members will provide guidance and assistance for the library’s teens.
LADIES CRAFT NIGHT
6 pm @ Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center (400 Marguerite Franco Dr.). Unleash your creativity, enjoy crafting with friends, and take home a beautiful felt ornament.
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, NOV. 23
POP-UP HOLIDAY MARKETS FIRST DAY
1 pm - 6 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Shop for handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts by local artists! The Pop-up Holiday Art Market runs through Dec. 21 and is open during ART123 Gallery’s business hours (Tuesday - Friday from 2 pm - 6 pm and Saturday from 12 pm - 6 pm).
CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
8 am - 9 am @ Gallup Cultural Center (201 E. Hwy. 66). Join the Gallup Cultural Center each Saturday in November to celebrate Native American heritage month with Native American dance groups and traditional, fresh, hot oven bread.
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 Descipable Me 4 (2024). 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, NOV. 24
MONDAY, NOV. 25
NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout November, the storytimes explore some of Indigenous North Americans’ countless scientific discoveries and technological inventions. 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.) Did you know that the Indigenous Mesoamerican Peoples were some of the world’s first bookmakers? Learn about their paper-making methods, and then try making your own paper. 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, NOV. 26
NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
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.
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.
NANOWRIMO GROUP MEETING
7 pm - 8 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). NaNoWriMo is an annual creative writing challenge where participants write a novel in 30 days. Join OFPL’s NaNoWriMo Writing Group, which will meet every Tuesday in Novemember from 7 pm to 8 pm. Meet other writers, get feedback from local educator Ky George, and share your progress.
HACK CLUB
4 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Hack Club is a nonprofit organization that provides community and support to teen coding groups across the country. Participants learn how to use code to create real-world projects.
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, NOV. 27
NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout November, the storytimes explore some of Indigenous North Americans’ countless scientific discoveries and technological inventions. 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 Bob Marley: One Love.
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, NOV. 28
INDIGENIOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
THANKSGIVING DAY
NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSIGIVING HOLIDAY
CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
CRAFTY KIDS
(Virtual) Craft a beautiful fall leaf Centerpiece using colored coffee filters to decorate your Thanksgiving table. 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.
LAST DAY OF THE SMOKEY BEAR READING CHALLENGE
Help Smokey celebrate his 80th birthday by joining the national Smokey Bear Reading Challenge through Nov. 28. Read three books and earn four badges to complete the challenge and earn a prize. This challenge is geared towards children ages 4-10, but all ages are welcome to participate. You may pick up and return reading challenge cards at either the OFPL’s Children & Youth Library or Main Library.
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSIGIVING HOLIDAY
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
OFPL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSIGIVING HOLIDAY
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
LODGER’S TAX COMMITTEE MEETING
10 am @ Comfort Suites (3940 Hwy. 66).
PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ UNM-Gallup’s Calving Hall. The governor’s office will be hosting a public safety town hall as a chance for the public to engage directly with officials, ask questions, and offers ideas on how New Mexicans can work together to create safer communities.
ONGOING
ANNUAL COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE
Multiple agencies across Gallup are participating this year’s Coat and Blanket Drive, which will last until March 31. Visit gallupnm.gov for more information.
“OLD SCHOOL AT ART123”
@ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Join gallupART for a group show of artists from the El Morro Area Art Council’s Old School Gallery. The show will be on display until Dec. 7.
SHANDIIN DEGROAT
@ LOOM Gallery (209 W. Coal Ave.). New work by rising-star Diné artist Shandiin DeGroat will be on display at LOOM Gallery starting on Nov. 9 and ending on Dec. 31.
RECRUITING TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
OFPL is recruiting teens for its Teen Advisory Board. TAB members will provide guidance and assistance for the library’s teen programming, space, and collections. They will also be non-voting members of the Library Advisory Board. The TAB will meet on the fourth Friday of each month at 6 pm at the Children & Youth Library.
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
Celebrate National Library Card Sign Up Month by applying for a card, renewing your existing card, or replacing your library card, for free! Stop by the library to sign up today. Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
FRIENDS OF OFPL BOOK SALE
@ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Browse hundreds of already-enjoyed books that have been hand-picked by the library’s staff. Friends of OFPL will have an ongoing book sale at the main library with new materials added daily! Fill up a bag with books for $5 or buy one for $1. 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.
