Library fees and charges
Library fees and charges
Borrowing and reserving books is free. However, there are charges for some services and fines charged for loaned items that are overdue.
It's free to borrow books and to reserve all items of Northumberland Libraries stock. Library members can borrow up to a total of 20 items at any one time. This can be any combination of books and audio books. In addition members can borrow 5 eBooks, 5 eAudio and unlimited newspapers and eMagazines from our digital library.
Overdue charges
Please note fines on overdue books are currently suspended.
Click here to find out how to renew library items online
Library loan periods
Loan periods:
- You can borrow books and audio books from our libraries for 3 weeks.
- You can renew borrowed items if no one else has requested them.
- You can borrow eBooks and eAudio for 14 days with the ability to renew items twice.
- Please note that children's items borrowed on an adult card attract adult fees. Your child can get their own library card at any age.
Audio visual loan charges
Charges for borrowing audio items are as follows.
| Item | Length of loan | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Adult audio books | 3 weeks | FREE |
| Children's audio books | 3 weeks | FREE |
| Adult audio books (concessions) | 3 weeks | FREE |
Overdue library item charges
Please note overdue charges for books and audiobooks are currently suspended. Overdue charges are as follows:
| Item | Charge | Maximum charge |
|---|---|---|
| Adult books | £0.21 per day | £8.40 |
| Children's books | £0.05 per day | £2.00 |
| Adult audio books | £0.21 per day | £8.40 |
| Children's audio books | £0.05 per day | £2.00 |
| Music/drama sets | £15.00 a month/part if late or incomplete | £30.00 |
| Adult books (concessions) | £0.10 per day | £4.00 |
| Adult audio books (concessions) | £0.10 per day | £4.00 |
Music and drama loan charges
Our loan charges are as follows:
| Northumberland library stock | Outside of Northumberland stock | |
|---|---|---|
| Music sets 0-50 | £6.30 | £12.60 |
| Music sets 51-100 | £12.60 | £25.20 |
| Music sets 101-150 | £18.90 | £37.80 |
| Music sets 151-200 | £25.90 | £50.40 |
| Drama sets | £1.58 per set | £10.50 per set |
Library reservations
It is free to reserve all items of Northumberland Libraries stock.
- To reserve a book that we have to get from a library outside Northumberland costs £10.50.
- To renew a book borrowed from a library outside Northumberland costs £5.25.
Printing and copying charges from the library
Our charges are as follows:
| Item | Black and White | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| A4 Photocopying | £0.20 per side | £0.60 per side |
| A3 Photocopying | £0.40 per side | £1.20 per side |
| Photocopying by Community Groups | £0.15 per side | £0.30 per side |
| Computer Printouts | £0.20 per side | £0.60 per side |
| Microfilm Reader Printouts | £0.60 | - |
| Microfilm Reader Printouts done by Staff | £1.20 | - |
Lost/damaged library books including audio/visual
All lost and damaged books will be charged at the replacement cost as per original purchase price plus a £1.05 admin fee.
Lost/damaged audio/visual
A £1.05 admin fee will also be added to the charge.
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Audio books CD | £7 per CD |
| MP3 (Playaways) | £50 per Playaway |
IT use charges
Library members 2 hours per day FREE then £1.16 per extra half hour.
Other library charges/costs
Other charges or costs at our libraries
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Replacement library card | £1.73 |
| Assisted research | £34.65 per hour |
| Room hire | Ask at individual library |
Contents
- Overdue charges
- Library loan periods
- Audio visual loan charges
- Overdue library item charges
- Music and drama loan charges
- Library reservations
- Printing and copying charges from the library
- Lost/damaged library books including audio/visual
- Lost/damaged audio/visual
- IT use charges
- Other library charges/costs
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