Charges
Overdue charges
Books - £0.30 per item, per week or part week (£0.20 concession)
DVDs - £1.00 per item per day
CDs - £0.50 per item per day
Overdue reminder notices
Adult - £1.25
Child - £0.50
Replacement membership cards
To replace lost or damaged cards - £1.50
Lost or damaged items
To replace lost or damaged items - current replacement price
Reservations
Books, CDs, DVDs - £0.50 per item (£0.25 concession)
Audio-visual hire charges
CDs - £0.60 per one week loan
DVDs - £2.25 per one week loan
Non fiction DVDs - £2.25 per three week loan
Photocopying
Each A4 sheet - £0.10
Each A3 sheet - £0.20
Fax
To send within UK - £1.20 for first sheet, £0.40 for subsequent sheets
To send outside UK - £1.70 for first sheet, £0.70 for subsequent sheets
To receive - £1.20 for first sheet, £0.40 for subsequent sheets
Information technology access
Information technology access - free
Advance booking - £1.00 per half hour session (£0.50 concession)
Writable CDs - £1.00
USB memory pens - £8.00
Headphones - £1.00
Printing (black and white) - £0.10 per A4 sheet
Printing (colour) - £0.30 per A4 sheet
Information technology training courses
Basic Course (6 x 1 hour sessions) - £15.00 (£7.50 concession)
Beyond the Basics (4 x 1 hour sessions) - £12.00 (£6.00 concession)
Bite-sized Learning sessions (1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes) - £5.00
European Computing Driving Licence (ECDL) - £210.00 (ILA eligible. Includes materials, tutoring and tests)
e-Citizen Course - £110.00 (ILA eligible. Includes materials, tutoring and tests)
e-Type Course - £65.00 (ILA eligible. Includes materials and tests)
The charges for the ECDL, e-Citizen and e-Type courses can be greatly reduced if you apply for ILA (Individual Learning Account) funding. Please ask library staff for details, contact the ILA helpline on 0808 100 1090 or visit their website:
Heritage
Heritage and family history enquiries
First 30 minutes - free
Additional time - £10.00 per hour
Family history for beginners
Introductory course - £40.00 (£20.00 concession)
Heritage photographic printing - from £5.00 per photograph. Prices available on request.
Concessions
If you are:
Aged 60 or over
Registered blind or partially-sighted
A full-time student
In receipt of any of the following: Carers Allowance, Council Tax and Housing Benefit, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disability Allowance, Income Support, Job Seekers allowance, Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
then you are eligible to pay the concession charges shown above. You can apply for concessionary status at your local library as soon as you meet any of the criteria above. Please bring relevant proof of your status.
Children and young people
Library members aged 18 years and under are exempt from paying the following:
overdue charges
reservation charges
Information technology access booking fee
However, the following charges do apply:
overdue reminder notice
CD and DVD hire
photocopying and faxing
current replacement cost for lost or damaged items
replacement charge for lost or damaged membership card