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The rates below apply from Monday 1st April 2014 in Central Bedfordshire Libraries.
If you think you may be entitled to concessions, click here


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Book and Spoken Word Fines

Charges for Audio-Visual Items

Charges for replacing lost or damaged items

Print, Photocopy and Fax Charges

Lost Library Ticket


Request Charges

Standard Rate £1.20 per item
Children's Rate FREE
Concessions and 16-18 year olds 60p per item
Items borrowed from outside 
the County, additional charge
£2.50 per item
Vocal Scores - Per set of 5-30
                      Per Set of 31 +
£6.10
£12.20

Book and Spoken Word Fines

Adults 26p
£7.80
per item per day
max per item (5 weeks)
Children 0.07p
£2.10
per item per day
max per item
Concessions 13p
£3.90
per item per day
max per item (5 weeks)

If you return a Video or DVD late you will be charged for another weeks loan, the loan charges are listed below.


Charges for Audio-Visual Items

CDs DVDs* Videos Spoken Word CDs Spoken Word Cassettes
Standard Rate£1.00 £2.50 £1.50 £1.50 £1.50
Children N/A£1.2580pFREE FREE
Concessions 50p £1.25 80p 75p 75p
Registered blind/partially sighted/hearing impaired people FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE

Print Outs, Photocopy and Fax Charges

Photocopy and Print Out Charges per copy

 
Black and White A 4 10p
Black and White A3 15p
Colour A4 £1.00
Colour A3 £1.50
   

Fax Charges

Sending First Sheet Subsequent Sheets
UK £1.55 75p
Europe and North America £2.90 £1.60
Rest of World £4.20 £2.30
 
Receiving  
Receiving faxes £1.00 per sheet  
Receiving faxes from premium Rate Lines £1.00p per sheet + £3.50  

Charges for replacing lost or damaged items

The replacement charge for a lost or damaged item is the listed price on the catalogue, plus £1.00. If there is no listed price on the catalogue then a member of staff will identify the cost.
Magazines replacement charges are the face value plus 60p.
There is no charge for damage to items borrowed by or for a child 0 - 5 years.
British Library Lost book charge is the actual cost to replace the book plus £3.50 admin fee.  (There is an 50% refund if the book is returned to the British Library within 6 weeks)


Lost Library Ticket

Per each lost ticket (Adults only) £1.50

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Page last updated: 14th April 2014