Four libraries closed by Wirral Council could be taken over by schools and community groups if final talks go ahead.
The sites closed when the local authority shut nine libraries, two golf courses, and a leisure centre as part of its 2022 budget cuts. This started a process of accepting bids to reopen the libraries under community ownership if they were successful.
The proposal to move ahead with final talks will decide the future of libraries in Higher Bebington, Woodchurch, Wallasey Village and Irby if voted through by councillors next week. Two other libraries took this step last year in Prenton and Pensby and will be transferred into community hands.
