Your Empress Of Information Says ‘Fulfill Your Resolution To Read More!’

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library ‘We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Says Look To Your Library For Gift Of Reading

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library To know where you can find anything, that in short is the largest part of learning. ?- Anonymous (Look to Your Library!) Did You Know? Burien Library has... [Read more]

UPDATE: Plan To Consolidate North Burien Libraries Put On Hold – For Now

by Ralph Nichols The King County Library System Board of Trustees voted 4-0 Tuesday night (Nov. 29) to put on temporary hold administration plans to close and consolidate the White Center and Boulevard... [Read more]

BREAKING: KCLS Board Votes To Delay Decision On N. Highline Library Closures

After almost three hours of testimony and discussion Tuesday (Nov. 29), the KCLS Board of Trustees voted unanimously to delay proceeding with the closure and consolidation of the White Center and Boulevard... [Read more]

UPDATE: ‘Angry’ Council to Insist KCLS Board Drop Library Consolidation Plans

by Ralph Nichols A “very angry” Burien City Council insisted in a letter Tuesday (Nov. 29) [download PDF here] that King County Library System trustees back away from yet another attempt to close and... [Read more]

Burien City Council Expected To Oppose Latest Move To Consolidate Two Libraries

King County Library System Director Bill Ptacek wants to close both the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries and build a new one. by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members are expected to ask King... [Read more]

BREAKING: White Center Libraries To Be Targeted Again By KCLS Board Nov. 29

by Ralph Nichols In late June, the King County Library System Board of Trustees deferred a proposal to consolidate the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries into a new facility (read our previous coverage... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Welcomes Fall Weather – It’s Perfect For Reading!

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Fall is here, which means we’re back to the drizzling rain, spiderwebs, slugs and other things that make us all want to stay inside and READ! Did you... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Says: ‘Bridge To Basics’ Can Help YOU At KCLS

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Did You Know? The Burien Library had partnered with ‘WithinReach’ and the United Way of King County to provide a FREE monthly service called ‘Bridge... [Read more]

Teen ‘Iron Chefs’ Will Make Salsa From Farmers Market Items From 3-4pm Today

The Burien Library will be hosting a Teen ‘Iron Chef’ competition from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. today, with teens utilizing items purchased from the weekly Farmers Market. Teens will compete using... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Reminds Us: ‘KCLS Was Named Library Of The Year’!

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Did You Know? The King County Library System was named ‘Library of the Year’ for 2011 by Library Journal! We are the “best” and the “busiest”... [Read more]

Future Of Libraries Again Before KCLS; Delay Requested Until Annexation Decided

by Ralph Nichols Burien-area residents who hope to save the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries from closure and consolidation in a new facility got a reprieve on May 24. But Tuesday evening (June... [Read more]

Want To Save White Center’s Libraries? Next KCLS Board Meeting Is June 28th

As we’ve previously reported, the King County Library System is seriously considering closing both the White Center and Boulevard Park library branches and consolidating them into one new branch. This... [Read more]

Petition Drive Launched To Save White Center, Boulevard Park Libraries

White Center Library Guild members, led by guild President Rachel Levine, launched a petition campaign on Tuesday, June 7, in an effort to save the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries (read our previous... [Read more]

Legislators’ Letter To KCLS Board Urges Reconsideration Of Library Closures

On Tuesday (June 7), legislators representing the White Center area sent a letter to the King County Library System’s Board of Trustees, asking them to re-consider their proposal of closing both... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Is Back And Ready For Summer Reading

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Did You Know? Burien Library now has TWO FULL TIME TEEN LIBRARIANS!! They will be pumping up our Teen Program offerings beginning this summer — Here’s... [Read more]

Is Burien Trying To ‘Fast-Track’ The Annexation Of North Highline?

by Scott Schaefer A reliable, well-placed source tipped us off Friday morning (June 3rd), to speculation that the City of Burien may be trying to ‘fast-track’ the annexation of the remaining... [Read more]

Future Of North Burien Libraries Could Be Decided In North Bend Today

by Ralph Nichols This afternoon (May 24) at 5 p.m. in North Bend – about as far away from Burien as possible in King County – the fate of the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries may be decided. The... [Read more]