Preserving Memories: Stories and Crafts from the Aragonese Human Library

The third Aragonese Human Library event has just concluded at "La Casa Bosque," a venue deeply aligned with the goals of our Erasmus+ Project: cultural heritage, social participation, and local community development.

During the event, we had the privilege of listening to Conchita Guallar, who shared numerous stories and insights about everyday life in the 60s and 70s, covering topics such as food, work, social and family life, as well as agriculture and farming.

Domingo Ferrer provided a captivating account of the construction industry in the 70s, explaining the tools used and techniques for building houses and farms. "I started quite young and set up my own company. Nowadays, my son has taken up the baton," he explained.

In the Coworking Space on the first floor of Casa Bosque, Chus Jiménez introduced us to street games, and we even had the opportunity to try some of them out.

In the last room, Tere Aparicio discussed the trade she inherited from her mother, "polera." She demonstrated all the tools and molds used to make polos and ice creams, and graciously shared some of her master recipes.

Mar and Sonia, young librarians, reflected on the significance of this library: "This library has been very special to us because it marks a turning point. Next week, we will select three of the 15 stories we have collected to illustrate them in an artistic and creative way. This is a great opportunity to disseminate and preserve some of the stories, making them more accessible and understandable, especially for children and young people."