Cape Breton Regional Municipality is still months away from making a decision on a new central library, an idea that has been studied and discussed for more than 15 years.

For the past year, council has been considering renovating and expanding the former courthouse on Wentworth Park, but on Tuesday, council decided to wait for at least one more study.

Coun. Eldon MacDonald, who chairs the library's board of directors, said there was no need to rush a decision just because the courthouse owner is…