Library charges
Reservation charges
Type | Charge |
Adult members |
£1 |
Children and teenage (under 18) members |
Free |
Inter-library loans - books |
£10 |
Inter-library loans - journal articles |
£5 |
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 |
£7.50 |
Children and teenage (under 18) members |
No charge (except for DVDs and music CDs) |
Choral, orchestral and play sets, late set return |
£10 per set |
Hire and loan charges
Type | Charge |
Adult spoken word (talking books) |
£1 for 3 weeks |
Music CDs |
£1 for 3 weeks |
DVDs (premium) |
£2 for 1 week |
DVDs (standard) |
£1 for 1 week |
Information DVDs |
Free |
Orchestral sets |
£18 per set |
Smaller vocal sets |
£6 per set (up to 40 copies, then £3 per 20) |
Choral sets |
£18 per set (up to 40 copies, then £4.50 per 10) |
Music sets obtained from outside the south-west region |
Our standard charge plus lending authority’s charge |
Play sets |
£7 per set |
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
Current purchase price or 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 |
£8 |
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 |
50p (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.