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.