▁library ▁was ▁useful ▁but ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁dec ades ▁of ▁use ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁small . ▁ ▁A ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Com mer cial ▁Club , ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁Car neg ie ▁library ▁grant , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Corporation ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁plan ▁agreed ▁upon ▁will ▁res emble ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁library ▁of ▁Gal ena , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁library ▁building ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁City ▁Park , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Car neg ie ▁library ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁its ▁site . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁doors ▁were ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Later , ▁the ▁original ▁library ▁was ▁moved ▁again ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Historical ▁Library ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁two ▁computers ▁have ▁been ▁available ▁for ▁high - speed ▁T 1 ▁internet ▁access , ▁and ▁free ▁Wi Fi ▁access ▁allow ▁pat rons ▁to ▁brow se ▁the ▁internet . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁Kansas ▁L ibr aries ▁System , ▁which ▁provides ▁an ▁inter - library ▁book ▁loan ▁service ▁between ▁its ▁members . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Car neg ie ▁libraries ▁in ▁Kansas ▁ ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County , ▁Kansas ▁ ▁Pe ab ody ▁Dow