Library services

7. Library charges

You may not be able to use some library services if you have:

Outstanding charges of more than £6 on your account
Charges which are more than a month old

Any exemptions from charges will be reviewed on an annual basis. There is currently no online payment facility.

Loans

Service or product	Charge	Overdue charges	Exemptions
Book and Language set reservations	75p per book/language set. A loyalty card is available on request. Reserve five books and get the sixth one free.		People under the age of 18 People with long term ill-health or disability (evidence required) People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
Some inter-library loans	£15.40 (if this applies you will be contacted before we proceed with your request)
Book loan	Free	20p fine per day per book not returned by the due date (maximum of £6 per loan) Exception: books borrowed at a mobile library	People under the age of 18
DVD loan	£2 per week A loyalty card is available on request. Every sixth DVD/CD loan is free.	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 35p if item not returned by due date	People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
DVD-ROM loan	£1.50 per week	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 25p if item not returned by due date	People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
"U" classification DVD loan	£1 per week	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 17p if item not returned by due date	People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
Music CDs loan	50p per week	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 9p if item not returned by due date	People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
Spoken word recordings loan: cassettes, CDs and Playaways	£1 per three-week loan	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 5p if item not returned by due date	Young people under the age of 18 People who are unable to read or use books because of visual impairment, dyslexia or learning disability (evidence required)
Language sets loan	£1 per three-week loan	Re-hire charges apply automatically at a daily rate of 5p if item not returned by due date
Music and drama performance sets	Drama sets £10 Vocal score sets £30 per 40 copies. See link on left for full information. Orchestral sets £60

Purchases

Service or product	Charge
Printing and photocopying black and white	10p per sheet
Printing and photocopying colour	25p per sheet
Microfiche and film reader print out	20p per sheet

Lost or damaged items

If an item of library stock is lost or damaged beyond repair a compensation charge is payable.

Evidence required for exemptions from library charges

Long term ill-health or disability:

Your award notification or other written notification from one of the following:

Department of Work and Pensions
Your GP or representative of the National Health Service
A recognised organisation with whom you have links because of your disability

Unable to read or use books because of visual impairment or dyslexia:

Official letter from the doctor, optician, hospital, social services, school or similar body
Registration document (e.g. registered blind/partially sighted)
Dyslexia report

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