▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Col nic , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Ar ge ș ▁County , ▁Roman ia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Old ▁Colorado ▁City ▁Library ▁is ▁a ▁currently ▁operating ▁branch ▁library ▁of ▁the ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak ▁Library ▁District . ▁It ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Car neg ie ▁Library ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁continuous ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁library ▁since ▁opening ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁The ▁library ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 4 1 8 ▁West ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak ▁Avenue , ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado , ▁ 8 0 9 0 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁of ▁Old ▁Colorado ▁City . ▁Current ▁hours ▁of ▁operation , ▁policies , ▁and ▁programming ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁through ▁the ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak ▁Library ▁District ▁website . ▁ ▁History ▁About ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁citizens ▁of ▁Colorado ▁City ▁showed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁building ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁gained ▁sufficient ▁funds ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁small ▁collection ▁of ▁books . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union ▁of ▁Colorado ▁City ▁formally ▁opened ▁and ▁dedicated ▁a ▁library ▁they ▁called ▁the ▁Wood s ▁Free ▁Library , ▁named ▁after ▁Mrs . ▁L yd ia ▁Wood s ▁of ▁Man it ou ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado , ▁who ▁had ▁don ated ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁purchase ▁books . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Temple ton ▁Building ▁at