year - old ▁Kar ina ▁C ach o : ▁“ We ▁wouldn ’ t ▁have ▁anywhere ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁do ▁home work ▁or ▁use ▁the ▁Internet ” ▁if ▁the ▁library ▁closed . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁public ▁hearing ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁the ▁commission ers ▁voted ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁library ▁transition ▁into ▁an ▁existing ▁organization ▁and / or ▁create ▁a ▁joint - use ▁model ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁future ▁library ▁services . ▁ ▁EP AL ▁provided ▁$ 2 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁materials ▁& ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁facil itated ▁the ▁change ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location . ▁The ▁crowd ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁commission ers ▁meeting , ▁some ▁with ▁hom em ade ▁signs ▁ur ging ▁long - term ▁library ▁fund ing , ▁were ▁bo ister ous ▁and ▁passion ate ▁about ▁the ▁library ▁programs ▁they ▁supported . ▁ ▁EP AL ▁then ▁act ively ▁research ed ▁many ▁options ▁by ▁holding ▁a ▁community ▁meeting ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁County ▁Commission ers , ▁school ▁district ▁heads , ▁and ▁other ▁major ▁contrib utors ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁This ▁meeting ▁gar ner ed ▁much ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁helped ▁in ▁finding ▁the ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁library ▁within ▁the ▁Fab ens ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁library ▁has ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Fab ens ▁Independent ▁School ▁District .