Address:
20 North Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs,
Colorado
80903
United States
County: El Paso 
Phone: 719-531-6333
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Pikes Peak Library District is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Pikes Peak Library District (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 1,127,019 volumes. The library circulates 6,330,268 items per year. The library serves a population of 678,859 residents .
Other Info: Pikes Peak Library District is a public library district with 14 facilities. Library 21c, Penrose Library and East Library are the three main libraries, with 10 additional neighborhood libraries, city and county bookmobile service, and a senior service van.
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Administration: The director of the library is Teona Shainidze-Krebs .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 678,859 | Residents |
| Collection size | 1,127,019 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 6,330,268 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris* | 2025 |
| Previous Automation System | Symphony | 2001 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1982 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Interface | Vega Discover | 2025 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2015 |
| Interlibrary Loan or Resource Sharing |
ILLiad |
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| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | Bibliotheca | |
| RFID Tag Type | HF | |
| (* This system was recently acquired and may not yet be installed) | ||
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Polaris.
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 11, 1997 and was last modified on Oct 24, 2025.
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