"A Day in the Life of Our Carnegie" is a mural commissioned by the Friends of the Manitou Springs Carnegie Library to honor each benefactor who contributes $1,000-$5,000 toward the expansion of the 1910 Carnegie Library. When a donation is made, a portion akin to the amount of the donation is colored in over the gray scaled mural. There are 200 spaces available surrounding the scene for each benefactor. Each space represents a $1,000 donation, and it is the goal of the Friends of the Library to raise $200,000 by October 15, 2008.

The mural depicts several individuals known to the local community. In the foreground of the mural is Raul Maynez feeding his pet squirrel, Geraldine, who lived in a hole in one of the trees on the grounds of the library. In his later years, Raul worked as a custodian for the city of Manitou Springs. Each time he came to the library, he would whistle a song or call out Geraldine's name, and she would coming running up to Raul. Geraldine would sometimes sit on Raul's shoulder, follow him, or stay close by his side while he performed his custodial duties.

Also known as "The Angel Man", Raul graced people with whom he met with an angel pendent and over a 10 year period gave away 3,400 angel pendants. The tragic killing of 13 youths in Columbine compelled Raul with the help of the City of Manitou Springs and local businesses to erect a fountain called "The Fountain of Youth" located behind city hall for all children who have died before their time. To this day Raul honors police officers, firefighters, and civilian workers with the American Eagle Award. A former firefighter, police officer, and a Golden Gloves light weight national boxing champion, Raul has gifted the community of Manitou with his glowing presence and his generosity.

Up from Raul near the tree is Howard Fasold who is handing a book to Luke Prince the son of "Manitou Mike". Howard devoted 28 years as a volunteer at the Carnegie library. Howard was a Reading Friend to Luke for many years, attended his basketball games, and bought Christmas gifts for Luke and his sister, Libby.

Howard cared deeply for the library and was very instrumental in generating funds and doing what he could to ensure that the library had what it needed to function in a sound way. Howard enjoyed meeting patrons and was very thoughtful in the way he performed tasks and things he did for others. He was the general maintenance man for the library. There was no need to hire an electrician to wire the computers because Howard checked out a book on electrical wiring and performed the task himself. He constructed the front counter where it houses a place to drop your returned items, a magazine rack, and built in shelving and drawers for storage. At one time, Howard was the president of the library board for 10 years plus. He won the Volunteer of the Year award in 2004 and gave a gracious speech to over 2,000 members of the Colorado Association of Libraries in Denver. In 2008 Howard was recognized by City Council for his devoted years to the library whose actions benefited the community.

To the right of Howard and Luke is Christopher Hollingsworth, at age 14, playing the flute. Just about everyone in Manitou knows this gifted and charismatic young man. At this time in life, Christopher plays the flute, piccolo, and is experimenting with the piano and acoustic instruments. One of many of Christopher's innate abilities is to listen to a piece of music and play it. Christopher has an impeccable voice and has blessed many audiences with his singing and acting. He has been in many elementary and high school plays often having one of the lead roles. Christopher's other interests are animals, video games, and free running, an acrobatic physical art.

Behind and to the left of Christopher is Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Carnegie is whom the library is named after and sits on the left side of the bench with his hat on his leg as he listens to the young man about a fish he caught. Carnegie was born in Scotland and at the age of 13 immigrated to the United States. Although Carnegie grew up in an impoverished environment, Carnegie's family raised him in a cultured and political home. This helped shape his education and passion for reading. Through his life, Carnegie formed a devotion to hard work and self-improvement. This led to many profitable accomplishments and eventually he landed his fortune in steel. Known as the "All Time Richest American", Carnegie gave a major part of his fortune to fund the establishments of many libraries, schools, and universities in America, Scotland, and other countries throughout the world.

The individual who is busy working in the beautiful garden is Tracy Brogan. Tracy, known as the "Gardening Angel", cares for and maintains the garden for the library. She is currently the President of the Library Advisory Board and is part of the Reading Friend program. Any time a substitute teacher is needed for elementary, middle school, or high school in Manitou, Tracy provides her services as a sub. Newlyweds have taken their wedding photos in her garden and the beautiful plants and flowers she has planted make the library that much more inviting.

To the right of the garden is Charles H. Rockey, who is walking with sketch book in hand and is accompanied by his beloved dog, Puppy, who lived past the remarkable age of 21 years. Rockey is a living artist legend of Manitou Springs and since the time he was a kid has always had an interest in art. As a young man Rockey served in the Marine Corp and later was drafted during the Korean conflict at which time he was a training officer. He lived in an abandoned building for a few years while he paid his own way through college at the Chicago Art Institute. He later served as an art teacher for North Junior High School in Colorado Springs.

Rockey has lived in downtown Manitou Springs for over 30 years, and on occasion opens his home to the public to share his countless pieces of his art. Walking into Rockey's home is like walking into the mind and heart of a man who has made paintings, drawings, and sculptures of people, places in Manitou, and works created from his imagination. The Cliff House, Adam's Mountain Café, and the Keg are a few of the local businesses housing Rockey's art.

Rockey is a kind hearted and gentle spirit, who with his works of art, have helped raise money for a local church in dire need of funds. Currently he is doing the same for the Business of Art Center and the Fountain Creek Restoration Project, whose aim is to restore and revitalize the eco-system in Fountain Creek.