Borrowing and Charges
What can I borrow?
Library members can borrow books, audio books, language courses and toys free of charge. There are small charges for borrowing music CDs, audio books and DVDs.
Members may borrow up to a maximum of 24 items as below:
- 12 books/audio books
- 8 music CDs
- 4 DVDs
Loan periods:
- Books and audio books - three weeks
- Language courses - six weeks
- Music CDs - one week
- DVDs - one week
Membership Information:
You will need to present your Library card for:
- Issuing
- PC Access
- Printing
- Maximum number of times you may renew an item is six (unless the item has been reserved)
- Membership must be renewed every three years
In addition, you can borrow from our Digital Library for downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. Please visit our Digital Library page for more information.
Library charges
General Charges
Please note that all reservation charges are payable when you make the reservation.
| Reservations |
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Reservations - Items not available on Catalogue |
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| Overdue books | Per item per day (except DVDs)
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| Maximum overdue charge | Per item (except DVDs):
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| Lost card replacement |
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| Small Ads |
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| Replacement charges | If you lose or damage an item we must charge you for the cost of replacing it.
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Audio Charges (per one week loan)
| CDs |
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| Renewal fees |
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| Overdue charges |
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Spoken Word/Audio Books (per 3 week loan)
| Standard Charge | £1 per item |
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| Renewal fees | as above |
| Renewal fees | 25p per day per item |
Audio items are free-of-charge for people under 16 years, over 60 and for people registered blind or visually impaired.
DVDs (maximum of 4)
- Blockbuster Films are £3 per loan for 1 week
- Feature Films and Documentaries are £1.20 per loan for one week
- Multi DVD sets (items with 3 or more discs) are £2 per loan for one week
If DVDs are overdue, full hire charges will apply for every additional hire period stated.
Photocopying/Printing/Scanning
- Black and white photocopies, (A4) 15p per page
- Black and white photocopies, (A3) 25p per page
- Colour photocopies, (A4) 50p per page
- Colour photocopies, (A3) £1 per page
- Black and white printing, (A4) 15p per page
- Colour printing, (A4) 50p per page
- Scanning, (A4) 5p per page - currently only available at Wood Green and Marcus Garvey Libraries
Facsimile Services
- Outgoing UK (per sheet) £1.10
- International (per sheet) £1.60
- Incoming faxes (per sheet) £1.10
