Changes to the library service are part of a number of possible 'savings options' outlined in the budget strategy that could see some local councils taking on the running costs of local libraries in exchange for community use of the buildings.
IWC Independent councillor Jonathan Bacon volunteered his time to be a care worker for a day last week at a Dementia Unit to get a flavour of the challenges faced by carers and the cared for.
Follow the live updates from the public meeting at Medina Theatre where the council will set out the budget challenges they face in the coming two years.
Papers with the finalised detail of the Isle of Wight council budget for 2019-20 have been issued by officers ahead of next week's big budget meeting. See the detail in the council papers within.
The CEO reminded members that the decision to scrap the funding, as suggested by Director of Adult Social Care, had already been made but was yet to be ratified.