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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.

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