1998 was the 400th anniversary of the Spanish arrival in New Mexico. Institutions all over the state scheduled programs to commemorate the event. The library chose to invite elders from the community to meet for four consecutive weeks with children at the Jemez Valley Community Center. Children had the opportunity to hear stories about the history of previous generations to complement their lessons on the history of the state.
Children wrote poems and stories; the main project was making paper mach masks.
The finished products were displayed in the library.
