▁The ▁county ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁transition ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁move . ▁Fab ens ▁I SD ▁funds ▁the ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁li br arian . ▁EP AL ▁agreed ▁to ▁help , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁fund rais ers , ▁to ▁provide ▁funds ▁for ▁materials , ▁supplies , ▁and ▁other ▁needs . ▁The ▁new ▁Fab ens ▁I SD ▁Community ▁Library ▁opened ▁during ▁National ▁Library ▁Week ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( first ▁Monday ▁in ▁April ). ▁ ▁Phoenix ▁Public ▁Library ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁were ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁difficult ▁situation . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁council ▁began ▁propos ing ▁budget ▁cut s ▁for ▁public ▁safety ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Fire ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Police ▁Department . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁city ▁proposed ▁cut s ▁to ▁these ▁vital ▁organizations . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁jobs ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁fire ▁depart ments , ▁police ▁union ▁representative , ▁Mark ▁Sp encer , ▁suggested ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁to ▁create ▁more ▁cut s ▁to ▁the ▁libraries ▁stating ▁that ▁police ▁officers ▁should ▁not ▁lose ▁their ▁jobs ▁until ▁every ▁li br arian ▁position ▁has ▁been ▁cut . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁wrote ▁in ▁to ▁The ▁Arizona ▁Republic ▁arg uing ▁that ▁libraries ▁are ▁in ▁part ▁responsible ▁for ▁creating ▁sa fer ▁and ▁friend lier ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁cut s ▁would ▁ultimately ▁close ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁branches ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁cut ▁ 7 3 . 5 ▁positions . ▁