Fees and Charges

Please note this page contains the revised charges applicable to Room Bookings made after 1 August 2009 and several other charges revised on 7 September 2009.

Overdue Books & Open Learning Material: Please note that adult library members who return items after the due date will incur a fine as detailed below.  Junior members are not charged fines for late returns.
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Adult books per day open		0.10
Junior books per day open		Free for under 14's
Maximum fine per book		5.00

 

Requests
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Item in stock		0.50
Audio Visual item in stock		Free
Item not in stock		0.75
Requests obtained via Interlibrary loans or from British Library Interlibrary loan British Library Loan		0.75 + 1.50 0.75 + 3.00
Passport to Leisure holder & over 60's concession (Please note this does not apply to Interlibrary or British Library loans)		0.30
Children's		Free

 

Spoken Word Cassettes/CDs
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Per item for 3 week loan		0.50
Per double cassette		1.00
Per box set of 3 or more		1.50
Visually Impaired People People with print difficulty Housebound		Free
Overdue charge per item per day open		0.10
Maximum fine per item		5.00

 

Compact Discs
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Per item for 3 week loan		0.80
Per double CD		1.50
Per box set of 3 or more		1.50
Overdue charge per item per day open		0.20
Maximum fine per item		8.00

 

Video Tapes
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Non-fiction video per 1 week loan		Free
Children's video per 1 week loan		0.75
All other videos per 1 week loan		1.25
Double video per 1 week loan		1.75
Per day open		0.30
Maximum fine per item		12.00

 

DVD
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Premium DVD per 2 day loan		2.50
Feature Film DVD per 1 week loan		2.00
Other DVD per 1 week loan Children's, Non-Fiction, TV Series and Classics		1.00
Overdue charge per Premium DVD per day open		1.50
Overdue charge all other DVD's per day open		0.50
Maximum fine per item		18.00

 

Photocopying
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Black and White	A4	0.10
Black and White	A3	0.20
Colour	A4	1.00
Colour	A3	1.50

 

Fax Service
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Fax sending to UK destination	A4 sheet	1.50 first page 0.50 per following page
Fax sending to Europe		2.50 first page 1.00 per following page
Fax sending International		3.50 first page 1.00 per following page
Fax receiving	per A4 sheet	0.50

 

Computer Related Services
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Print out, black and white	A4	0.10
Print out, colour	A4	0.50
Print out, black and white	A3	0.20
Print out, colour	A3	1.00
Floppy Discs		0.60
ReWriteable CD Roms		1.00

 

Lamination Service
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Per item	A5	0.25
Per item	A4	0.50
Per item	A3	1.00

 

Acetate Printing Service
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Per item	A4	0.70

 

Spiral Binding
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Per item		1.00

 

Music and Drama Service (Multiple copies for use by groups)
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Vocal Scores/Librettos per copy		0.50
Chamber music per copy		0.25
Orchestral music per copy		0.25
Drama per copy		0.25

 

Archives and Local Studies

For prices of Archives and Local Studies services and publications please see the Archives and Local Studies Pages

 

Room Hire
Revised room hire charges (from 1 August 2009)
Item	Size / Colour	Price (£)
Central Library - all charges are per hour	(Approx capacity)
Conference Room	12-20	10.00 per hr 50.00 per day (6+ hrs)
Meeting Room	15-25	12.00 per hr 60.00 per day
Training Room	12-20	12.00 per hr 60.00 per day
Seminar Room	25-35	15.00 per hr 80.00 per day
Lecture Theatre	30-50	20.00 per hr 110.00 per day
Please note - the Lecture, Seminar and Conference Rooms may be used in conjunction, holding a maximum of 100 people		24.00-32.00 per hr 130.00-180.00 per day
Branch Libraries - all charges are per 4-hour sessions or part thereof
Branch Library Rooms		8.00
Goldthorpe Library Exhibition Room		14.00

ICT facilities are available for hire at an additional cost

Additional charges may be added for caretaking costs out of normal library opening hours and a cancellation fee is applicable as follows:-
Less than 7 days 25%
Less than 48 hours 50%
Less than 24 hours or non-attendance !00%

Discounted rates are available for registered charities and can also be negotiated for extended hire periods.