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Charges

Concessions will apply to Juniors (up to 16), Junior groups, Older People (60+), Older People groups, Registered Disabled and People claiming Benefits.

Borrowing Chargestop of page

Item Loan Period Charge Concession
Book 4 weeks Free Free
Talking Book 4 weeks Free Free
CD 4 weeks 80p 40p
Video 4 weeks 80p 40p
DVD 4 weeks £2.00 £1.00
CD-ROM 4 weeks £1.00 50p

Charges for Overdue Itemstop of page

No overdue charges will be applied during the first week following the due date. The following charges apply to everyone from the 8th day overdue.

Overdue items Charge Concession Charge Period Max. Charge Per item
Books 40p 20p week/part £2.40
£1.20 conc.
Talking Books 40p 20p week/part £2.40
£1.20 conc.
CDs/Videos 80p 40p week/part £4.80
£2.40 conc.
CD Rom £1.00 50p week/part £6.00
£3.00 conc.
DVD's £2.00 £1.00 week/part £12.00
£6.00 conc.

Replacement Chargestop of page

  • Lost or damaged items
    - Full cost of recompensing or repairing the item.
    - Minimum charge of £15.00 when an invoice is raised
  • Replacement Membership cards = £1.25

Computer Service Chargestop of page

  • Internet facility = Free
  • Computer printouts 10p per sheet (b&W)/50p per sheet (coloured)
  • USB Pens £12.50 each
  • CD-Recordable £2.10 each

Other Service Chargestop of page

  • Photocopying b&w
    - First 10 copies = 10p each
    - Subsequent copies = 5p each
  • Fax
    - to send inland = 50p per page
    - to send overseas = £2.10 first page
    - to send subsequent pages = £1.05
    - to receive = 20p first page
    - to receive = 10p subsequent pages
  • Inter Library Loans
    - £3.00 per item
    - £15.50 for up to 2 British Library loan forms per multi-item set (e.g. music scores): £21.00 for up to 3 forms; £28.00 for up to 4 forms; increasing by £7.00 per BL form required
  • Microfilm/fiche printing = 10p per copy
  • Local Studies Research
    - conducted by Local Studies staff = First ½ hour free, thereafter £26.00 per hour
    - personal use of facilities = Free of charge
  • Sale of exhibition paintings, Books = 20% commission
  • Room hire = £5.20 per hour
  • Video conferencing = £1.00 for 15 minutes