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Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) is a nationally recognized system of public libraries serving a population of more than 650,000 across 2,070 square miles in El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak Library District has resources for children, teens, adults, and seniors.
In 1904, a new library on West Pikes Peak Avenue was opened, thanks to a gift from Andrew Carnegie. When Colorado City was annexed to the city of Colorado Springs in 1917, the library board of directors sold its invested rights and interests to the Colorado Springs Public Library for $1, and it became the West End Branch.
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2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. Completed in 1904 6: Colorado Springs: Colorado Springs: Jan 2, 1903: $60,000 21 W. Kiowa St. Completed in 1905 7: Delta Delta: Feb 20, 1911: $6,500 211 W. 6th St. Completed in 1912 8: Denver Main Branch Denver: Mar 14, 1902: $360,000 [c] 144 W. Colfax Ave. Dedicated February 1910, now the McNichols Civic Center 9 ...
Andrew Carnegie donated $60,000 for the construction of the library. One side of the library is semi-circular with a continuous ornamental balcony and a view of Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains. The building is made of granite, gray Tennessee marble, Breche Violette marble, sandstone and Roman-shaped gray hydraulic press brick. Inside the ...
Free Library and Reading Room Association established. [10] 1891 Gold found in nearby Cripple Creek. [9] Pikes Peak cog railway [9] and St. Mary's Church built. 1892 - Pike National Forest established near Colorado Springs. 1893 - High School Building opens. [11] 1899 Van Briggle Art Pottery founded. [5] Tesla Experimental laboratory built on ...
Paula Miller, formerly the head of the Pikes Peak Library District in El Paso County, Colorado, was chosen as the new administrator of the BCPL library system. [48] Not only was she "the first woman to serve in that role" but she was the fourth director of the system since 1948. In 2015 and 2016, the Hereford Branch's renovation was sped up.