photos by David Halterman

Friday, March 9, 2007, marked a milestone for the Durango Public Library as it celebrated its 100th birthday. With more than a thousand visitors a day, the library has been an invaluable resource, meeting place and sactuary for local residents for a century. With the advent of the Internet, many thought the future of public libraries would be bleak. On the contrary, such innovations have only fueled the librarys popularity, with expansion planned on the site of the old Mercy Medical Center. Not just a celebration of the building itself, March 9th was also a time to honor the people that had seen the community flourish and grow into what it is today. So heres to another century, late fees and all.