Eliana Orr looks at samples of printed fabric during the grand opening of the Natrona County Library's new Creation i 2018 in Casper. The new space allows people to share equipment to create crafts and work on technology projects. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)

A new creative workspace was celebrated with a grand opening at the Natrona County Public Library on Tuesday afternoon.

The space, dubbed the Creation Station, allows individuals and small groups to work on creative and technology projects using shared equipment.

The worktables feature new equipment and software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, a Carvey 3D carving machine, a circuit maker, embroidery and sewing machines.

The space also features STEAM-related (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) toys and equipment for children.

The space in the overcrowded library building was freed up by the removal of a little-used government documents collection that had been digitized. The space is now where DVDs and videos once occupied, which have been moved to another floor of the building.

The state-of-the-art equipment was acquired all through private donations.

Corrado Saldivar talks about the Carvey 3D carving machine during the grand opening of the new Creation Station at the Natrona County Public Library on Tuesday afternoon in Casper. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
Beth Worthen, executive director of the Natrona County Library Foundation, talks with supporters during the Creation Station grand opening on Tuesday afternoon. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City)