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Library Charges

From 1st April 2012
Concessions are available for senior citizens, housebound users, unemployed persons, people on benefits or with disabilities, anyone who can't hold or read a book, full time students and children.Please ask library staff for details.
Charges for community use of libraries. Your library may offer rooms for hire for community and commercial use.Use of ICT and other equipment may also be available

Books

Charge

Books on loan to Adults  
Loan Period: 3 weeks  
Overdue books 22p per day open
Maximum charge per book £6.30
Books on loan to Children
(11 years of age and under)
 
Loan Period: 3 weeks Free
Overdue books 1st week free - 1p per day thereafter
Maximum charge per book £1.00
Books on loan to Young People
(from 12 to 17)
 
Loan Period: 3 weeks  
Overdue books 5p per day open
Maximum charge per book 1.50p

Talking books

Charge

Loan Period: 3 weeks  
Set of one or two cassettes/CDs 85p
Set of three or more cassettes/CDs £1.70
Overdue items - Cassettes/CDs 22p per day open
Maximum charge - Cassettes/CDs £6.30

Sound recordings

Charge

Loan Period: 1 week  
Single CD £1.00
Set of CDs £2.00
Overdue items - All CDs 22p per day open
Maximum Charges - All CDs £6.30

DVDs

Charge

New releases  
Loan period: 1 week £3.00
Overdue items 75p per day open
maximum charge £22.50
DVD  
Loan Period: 1 week £1.60
Overdue items 55p per day open
Maximum Charge £16.50
Box Sets/TV Serials  
Loan Period: 3 Weeks £5.00
Overdue items 75p per day open
Maximum charge £22.50
Children's and Special Interest DVD  
Loan Period: 1 week £1.60
Overdue items 55p per day open
Maximum charge £16.50

Energy monitors

Charge

Loan period 3 weeks Free
Overdue charge 75p per day
Maximum charge £22.50

Computer use

Charge

LCC library card holders - up to 1 hour per day Free
LCC library card holders - unemployed and children - up to 2 hours a day Free
Additional use over the 1 hour per day £1.00 per half hour
Additional use - unemployed and children over the 2 hours per day £1.00 per half hour
Visitor computer use £1.50 per half hour
Computer printouts - Black and white 25p per sheet
Computer printouts - Colour 50p per sheet

Requests

Charge

Books, Sound Recordings, DVDs, Talking Books and Computer Games £1.00
Book reservations made by young people aged under 18 years,
fulltime students and unwaged
20p
Book reservationsfor senior citizens aged 60 £1.00
Subject requests Free
Inter-library loans £3.00 - £8.00 - depending on supplier

Copying and printing

Charge

Photocopies - Coin operated    
A4 Black and White 10p
A3 Black and White 20p
Photocopies - Staff assisted  
A4 Black and White 40p
A3 Black and White 40p
Printouts  
Reader-printer copies per sheet 25p
CDROM/Internet copies per sheet - black and white 25p
CDROM/Internet copies per sheet - colour 50p
Laminating .
Laminating £2.00
Ordnance Survey mapping service .
Ordnance Survey mapping service £20.00 - £125.00

Lost and damaged

Charge

Adult fiction hardback book £21.00
Adult fiction paperback book £8.00
Adult non-fiction hardback book £21.00
Adult non-fiction paperback book £12.00
We do not charge for replacement of books damaged by small children  
Children's picture book £11.00
Children's fiction hardback book £11.00
Children's fiction paperback book £6.00
Children's non-fiction hardback book £11.00
Children's non-fiction paperback book £6.50
Compact disc - (charge per CD x number of CD's in set) £14.00
Material of low purchase cost £5.00
DVDs £17.00
DVD boxed sets £17 per DVD
Talking Books - (charge per tape x number of tapes in set) £7.50
Talking Books - maximum charge £50.00
Energy monitors £50.00
Particularly expensive items Full replacement charge

Replacement charges

Charge

Replacement tickets Adults - £1.00
Children - 50p
Replacement PIN 50p

Fax

Charge

Fax prices are inclusive of VAT.  To send to: .
UK First page - 55p
Each subsequent page - 32p
Europe First page - 55p
Each subsequent page - 32p
Outside Europe First page - £3.10
Each subsequent page - 55p
To receive First page - 55p
Each subsequent page - 32p

Events

Charge

Internet taster sessions First session free
£2.00 for each additional session
Children's events First child £1.00
50p for each additional child

Page Last Updated: 1 April 2012