Crested Butte Old Rock Library

Crested Butte Old Rock Library The Old Rock was a two-story, two-room schoolhouse, built in 1883 of sandstone quarried at the west end of Elk Avenue for a cost of $6,000.

The Crested Butte Library is a free and open public space, where you can access resources, engage with others, or simply spend time in this beautiful, historic schoolhouse. Among the oldest buildings in the town of Crested Butte, the Old Rock was the third school built in the newly incorporated town. From 1883 to 1927 Old Rock operated as a school and between 1927 and 1967 it became a storage spot

for the town and occasionally a gymnasium. Then between 1967 and 1985 the Crested Butte Society attempted to use Old Rock as a museum, but they found the remodeling expenses and upkeep too costly. Afterwards Old Rock fell into disrepair. The idea of restoring the building was born in 1989, and it took until 1993 before Old Rock was finally renovated. The beautiful Old Rock Community Library, a branch of the Gunnison County Library District, was open for business on June 22, 1993. Governor Roy Romer on September 21, 1993, dedicated the Old Rock Community Library, 110 years after the Old Rock was built.

12/31/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! šŸ„³

Friendly reminder that the library is closed tomorrow, January 1, 2026.

We'll reopen for regularly scheduled programming on Friday, January 2. Be safe and have fun, everyone!

Address

504 Maroon Avenue
Crested Butte, CO
81224

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(970) 349-6535

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