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- Fines and Hire Charges

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The rates below apply from Monday 2nd April 2012 in Central Bedfordshire Libraries.
If you think you may be entitled to concessions, click here


Request Charges

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
£2.00 per item
Vocal Scores - Per set of 5-30
                      Per Set of 31 +
£6.10
£12.20

Book and Spoken Word Fines

Adults 25p
£7.50
per item per day
max per item (5 weeks)
Children 0.05p
£1.50
per item per day
max per item
Concessions 12p
£3.60
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 £2.30 £1.50 £1.30 £1.30
Children N/A£1.2080pFREE FREE
Concessions 50p £1.20 80p 70p 70p
Registered blind/partially sighted/hearing impaired people FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE

Print Outs, Photocopy and Fax Charges

Print Outs Charges per copy

 
Black and White A4 10p
Colour A4 50p
   

Photocopy 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 £1.50 70p
Europe and North America £2.80 £1.50
Rest of World £4.10 £2.10
 
Receiving  
Receiving faxes £1.00 per sheet  
Receiving faxes from premium Rate Lines £1.00p per sheet + £3.30  

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 £3.30 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) £1.00

If you think you may be entitled to concessions, click here

 


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Page last updated: 3rd April 2012