Library Service

Charges and Fines

The following charges apply:

All film fines 55p per day
Book fines (Adult) 16p per day
Language course fines 16p per day
CD fines 16p per day
Reservation of non stock items £1.20 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.

Films

Children's / Factual, 1 week loan period - Charge £1 + £0.55 per day fine.

Feature, 1 week loan period - Charge £2 + £0.55 per day fine.

Language courses

A course, 3 week loan period - Charge £1 + £0.16 per day fine.

Music recordings

CDs - singles, 3 week loan period - Charge £1 + £0.16 per day fine.

CDs - doubles/boxed sets, 3 week loan period - Charge £1.50 + £0.16 per day fine.

Music subscription

3 months - Charge £10.

6 months - Charge £15.

12 months - Charge £30.

Books - Fines

Children / young people 0-15, 3 week loan period - No fines.

Adults 16+, 3 week loan period + £0.16 per day fine.

Maximum fines are £5.50 per item

Lost library cards

Adults £1, children / young people 0-15 50p.

Books on Tape and CD

Children / young people 0-15, 3 week loan period - No fines.

Adults 16+, 3 week loan period - Charge £1 per box set + £0.16 per day fine. Concessions for loan charge are available.

Concessions for Books on Tape and CD

These are available for loan free of charge for the following groups of people who have any disability which restricts their use of the printed word, including:

People with visual impairments
People with Dyslexia
People with learning difficulties
Adult basic education students
Home restricted people and their carers
People who experience difficulty in handling books

Reservations

Items in stock as listed on the London Libraries Consortium Library catalogue can be reserved free of charge. There is a charge of £1.20 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 to send, 50p per page to receive a fax 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 10p
A4 Colour £1
A3 Black and White 20p
A3 Colour £1.50

Printing

A4 Black and White 10p

Microfilm/fiche

A4 Black and White 35p

Contact

Susan Leighton

Interim 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: susan.leighton@lbbd.gov.uk or libraries@lbbd.gov.uk|