The 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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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Large windows and red brick are prominent features of the exterior.

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

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