Major parts of the third remodel were adding a portal and a deck.Students crammed before the battle. Students practiced during their lunch hour. At each weekly session, Christine Barton read creature books to a group of eager listeners. Driver is Richard Barton.Lizzie Wasileska and Luke Blecha were the youngest volunteers to assist with the mammoth job of packing and moving all the books and furniture prior to the remodeling.Nancy Blecha waits for the hot dogs cooked by Richard Barton.A grand reopening reception was held on the new deck after the remodel was complete.Battle of the Books 2003Children wrote poems and stories; the main project was making paper mach masks. Children and seniors sit together to talk and look at old photos. Parents and family members supported team members. Deb Williams, Children and Youth Coordinator, went to Jemez Valley Preschool once a week with books to share. Carol Meine talks to Alice Rodgers, volunteer, during a Creature Features session in the village park. Library, Storytime, May 1998, Judith Issacs, Christine Barton.Judith Isaacs, Library Director, accompanied the team. Standing in front of the new sign are Ben Wakashige, State Librarian; Ed Norris, architect; Toni Beatty, Library Director, Rio Rancho Public Library; and Judith Isaacs, Library Director. Alice Rodgers, Friends of the Library member, greeted visitors and later cut the cake. Becky Christman, on behalf of the Library Board, and Judith Isaacs, Library Director, unveil a plaque commemorating the remodel. Team member’s parents and family members were part of the large crowd that observed the battles.
