Pikes Peak Library District leadership, members of the PPLD board, and representatives from the PPLD Foundation gathered on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Ruth Holley Library (685 N. Murray Blvd.) to celebrate the district’s purchase of the library’s formerly leased property.
Inside the PPLD branch, a poster near a framed photograph of Ruth Holley tells the story of her library legacy. Holley was a school librarian in Oregon before she moved to Colorado Springs with her family in 1967. She started working for the district as a bookmobile librarian serving the east side of Colorado Springs. As that part of the city grew, the popular bookmobile’s services expanded into a permanent location. Ruth Holley was named branch supervisor, becoming the first black person to head a local branch library.
In August, the PPLD board voted to enter agreements to purchase both the Ruth Holley Library and the Ute Pass Library in Cascade…