The King County Library System (KCLS) board voted June 28 to delay a decision on consolidating the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries. Both are located within Burien's city limits.

There was no announcement on how long they will delay their decision, or when they will reconsider it.

Local lawmakers officials have asked the library board to wait until the issue of White Center annexation is resolved. Burien council members are considering whether to attempt to annex the remainder of North Highline. Seattle has backed off, for now, on pursuing annexation.

"We're not done with this yet," White Center Library Guild president Rachael Levine declared. "We're going to continue our coalition so that people won't forget about it until we get the library expansions that we voted on."

Levine presented the board an informal petition with over 1,800 signatures she and others have been collecting since early June. White Center community members also told the board why they felt the location of the White Center library is crucial to them and their children.

"It was a wonderful demonstration of community support for their neighborhood libraries," Levine said. "It was a great example of communities coming together, and because of that, we got to know each other better."