Library charges
Library fees from 1 April 2023.
Reservation charges
| Type | Charge |
|---|
| Adult members |
£1 |
| Children and teenage (under 18) members |
Free |
| Inter-library loans - books |
£10 |
| Inter-library loans - journal articles |
£7 |
| Renewals of inter-library loans from the British Library |
£10 |
Please note all reservation charges are non-refundable.
Overdue charges
| Type | Charge |
|---|
| Adult members, per item |
20p per day |
| Maximum charge, per item |
£10 |
| Children and teenage (under 18) members |
No charge (except for DVDs and music CDs) |
| Choral, orchestral and play sets, late set return |
£12 first week, £6 per week thereafter
|
Hire and loan charges
| Type | Charge |
|---|
| Adult spoken word (talking books) |
£1.50 for 3 weeks |
| Music CDs |
£1.50 for 3 weeks |
| DVDs (premium) |
£2.50 for 1 week |
| DVDs (standard) |
£1.50 for 1 week |
| DVDs (box sets) |
£3 for 3 weeks |
| Information DVDs |
Free |
| Orchestral sets |
£24 per set |
| Smaller vocal sets |
£8 per set (up to 40 copies, then £4 per 20)
|
| Choral sets |
£23 per set (up to 40 copies, then £6 per 10) |
| Music sets obtained from outside the south-west region |
Our standard charge plus lending authority’s charge |
| Adult reading group sets |
£1 per set (up to 10 books) for 8 weeks |
Printing and laminating charges
| Type | Charge |
|---|
| Photocopies and computer prints A4 (black & white) |
20p per side |
| Photocopies and computer prints A3 (black & white) |
40p per side |
| Photocopies and computer prints A4 (colour) |
50p per side |
| Photocopies and computer prints A3 (colour) |
£1 per side |
| Microfilm/fiche prints (where available) |
50p (A4) £1 (A3) |
| Laminating A4 (where available) |
£1 |
| Laminating A3 (where available) |
£2 |
Lost or damaged materials
For all items and users, including reading groups, minimum as below
| Type | Charge |
|---|
| Children’s books (excluding board books) |
£5 |
| Adult fiction |
£9 |
| Adult non-fiction |
£12 |
| DVDs |
£12 |
| DVD box sets |
£24 |
| Music CDs |
£8.50 |
| Children’s spoken word (talking books) set replacement |
£10 |
| Adult spoken word (talking books) set replacement |
£30 |
| Choral, orchestral and play sets, incomplete set return |
£10 per set, plus replacement cost |
| Membership card replacement |
£1 (free for under 16s) |
Please note that not all services are available at every library. Please ask a staff member for more details. BCP Libraries provide other services for which charges may apply.