Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs nanny Cheryl Stevens helps 18-month-old Caroline Bennan, left, and her three-year-old sister Claire with a reading program at the library. Photo by Matt Stensland

Library docent Tom Hopp give Judith and Bill Emerson a tour of the new library addition. Hopp is showing the couple a custom-made table made with wormy maple and featuring a center design of real stones. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs resident Brittany Ladd reads to her two-year-old son Killian on Friday at the library. Photo by Matt Stensland

Bud Werner Memorial Library patrons visit in a sitting area overlooking the Yampa River and downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

A compass is embedded in the floor of the library along with a topographic map of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Chad Fleischer of Steamboat Springs reads to his 2-year-old son Jonah on Friday in the children's section at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. Photo by Matt Stensland

Bud Werner Memorial Library patrons fill the entryway of the first floor entrance Friday during the opening of the library addition. Photo by Matt Stensland

Large windows and red brick are prominent features of the exterior. Photo by Matt Stensland

Bud Werner Memorial Library patrons use the new computers set up in the new library addition Friday. Photo by Matt Stensland