Fines and Hire Charges

These rates apply from Monday 31st March 2008

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Book and Spoken Word Fines

Charges for Audio-Visual Items

Charges for replacing lost or damaged items

Print, Photocopy and Fax Charges

Lost Library Ticket


Request Charges

Standard Rate £1.00 per item
Children's RateFREE
Concessions50p per item
Items borrowed from outside 
the County, additional charge
£1.50 per item
Vocal Scores - Per set of 5-30
                      Per Set of 31 +
£5.40
£10.80

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Book and Spoken Word Fines

Adults 21p per item per day
£6.30 max per item (5 weeks)
Children5p per item per day
£1.50 max per item
Concessions11p per item per day
£3.30 max per item (5 weeks)

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Charges for Audio-Visual Items

CDs Cassettes DVDs* Videos Spoken Word CDs Spoken Word Cassettes
Standard Rate£1.1060p £2.60 £2.35 £1.15 £1.15
Children N/AN/A£1.30£1.20FREE FREE
Concessions 55p 30p £1.30 £1.20 60p 60p
Registered blind/partially sighted/hearing impaired people FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE

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Print Outs, Photocopy and Fax Charges

Print Outs Charges

Per Copy  
Black and White A4 10p  
Colour A4 35p  
     

Photocopy Charges

Per Copy  
Black and White A 4 10p  
Black and White A3 15p  
Colour A4 £1.00  
Colour A3 £1.50  
     

Fax Charges

Sending First Sheet Subsequent Sheets
UK£1.2565p
Europe and North America £2.50 £1.25
Rest of World £3.80 £1.90
Receiving
Receiving faxes65p per sheet
Receiving faxes from premium Rate Lines65p per sheet + £2.60

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Charges for replacing lost or damaged items

The charges shown below are the minimum amount payable

Books

Adults Children
Hardback Fiction £16.20 Fiction (Hardback or paperback) £4.25
Paperback Fiction £6.75 Non-Fiction (Hardback or Paperback) £6.50
Non-Fiction (Hardback or Paperback) £17.60 MagazineFace Value +50p
There is no charge for damage to items borrowed by or for a child 0 - 5 years.

Audio-Visual Items

Adults Children
CDs £16.85 Children's Spoken Word CD £10.20
Cassettes £8.15 Children's Spoken Word Cassette £4.45
Spoken Word CDs £16.85 (Per CD) Children's Videos £8.35
Spoken Word Cassettes (Double or single)
Each additional cassette
£8.70

£4.45
Children's DVDs £11.00
Videos£10.90    
DVDs£19.00
 

British Library Lost Book Charge

Actual cost to replace the book
(There is an 80% refund if the book is returned to the British Library within 6 weeks)
     

Lost Library Ticket

Per each lost ticket (Adults only)£1.00

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