Library Service

Charges and fines

The following charges apply from 1 April 2010:

All film fines = 65p per day
Book fines (Adult) = 18p per day
Language course loan = £1.15 for 3 week loan
Language course fines = 18p per day
CD fines = 18p per day
Books on tape and CD fines = 18p per day
Reservation of non stock items = £1.50 per item

Fines are charged on overdue items but you can renew items in person, by telephone, post, email, fax and online. However you will not be able to renew items online if there are any outstanding charges, or if an item is reserved by another customer.

Films

Children's / Factual, 1 week loan period = Charge £1 + 65p per day fine
Feature, 1 week loan period = Charge £2 + 65p per day fine

Language courses

A course, 3 week loan period = Charge £1.15 + 18p per day fine

Music CDs

CDs - singles, 3 week loan period = Charge £1 + 18p per day fine
CDs - doubles/boxed sets, 3 week loan period = Charge £1.55 + 18p per day fine

Music subscription

3 months = Charge £12.50
6 months = Charge £17.50
12 months = Charge £33

Books - Fines

Children and young people 0-15, 3 week loan period = No fines
Adults 16+, 3 week loan period + 18p per day fine

Maximum fines are £6 per item

Lost library cards

Adults = £1
Children and young people 0-15 = 50p

Reservations

Items in stock as listed on the London Libraries Consortium Library catalogue can be reserved free of charge. There is a charge of £1.25 per item to adults aged 16 or over for reserving other items.

Fax service

Faxes can be sent to UK numbers from all libraries in the borough.

The charge is:

£1 per page outgoing
50p per page incoming for receipt at the library

Photocopying and printing

A number of libraries have a photocopier. All offer printing from the Peoples Network computers. Barking Library has a microfilm/fiche reader printer.

Photocopying

A4 Black and White 20p
A4 Colour 50p
A3 Black and White 40p
A3 Colour £1

Printing

A4 Black and White 20p
A4 Colour 50p
USB memory stick 1GB £6

Microfilm/fiche

A4 Black and White 35p

Laminating

Some branches offer a laminating service. You will be able to leave your documents for laminating and collect them in 1 hour. Contact your local library to find out about this service.

A4 = £1
A3 = £1.50

Contact

Zoinul Abidin

Group Manager - Libraries

Library Services Headquarters

Unit 18

Muirhead Quay

Fresh Wharf

Highbridge Road

Barking

IG11 7BG

Tel: 020 8724 8725

Fax: 020 8594 8489

Email: zoinul.abidin@lbbd.gov.uk or libraries@lbbd.gov.uk|