▁ 8 ▁North ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁on ▁West ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak ▁Avenue ▁was ▁opened , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie . ▁ ▁When ▁Colorado ▁City ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁library ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁sold ▁its ▁inv ested ▁rights ▁and ▁interests ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Public ▁Library ▁for ▁$ 1 , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁Branch . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁red edic ated ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Colorado ▁City ▁Branch ▁Library ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁historical ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Car neg ie ▁building ▁- ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Colorado ▁City ▁Historic ▁District ▁- ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁received ▁additional ▁par king ▁and ▁hand ic apped ▁access ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁A ▁renov ation ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁preserve ▁its ▁historic ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁ ▁A ▁tim eline ▁of ▁key ▁events ▁follows : ▁ 1 8 9 5 : ▁The ▁first ▁library ▁in ▁Colorado ▁City ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁Woman ’ s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union . ▁ 1 8 9 6 : ▁Mrs . ▁L yd ia ▁Wood s ▁don ated ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the