Fees & Charges 

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Overdue Books and Language Courses

Adults	30p per day (maximum of £6.30)
Over 65/Disabled	20p per day (maximum of £4.20)
5 - 17	5p per day (maximum of £1.05)
Under 5	No charge for books if borrowed on under 5 card

Lost and Damaged Items

Borrowers are responsible for all items issued on their tickets, and will be charged for any items lost or damaged. A standard scale of charges is applied, based on the cost of a new replacement item of the same type. For items of special value or material borrowed from other library authorities, a significantly higher charge will normally be made.

Reservations

	Adults	Under 18	Over 65/Disabled/Online
Specific and subject within Devon	£1.10	FREE (children's books and story tapes)	85p* (see notes)
Books/printed music sourced from outside Devon	+£5.50
Books obtained from the British Library	+£12.10
Music sets and playsets	FREE
Large print books	FREE
*No charge for DVD or CD reservations when placed in person in libraries which do not stock the requested format. Hire charges apply. 85p applies to all reservations placed online by borrowers, reservations placed by people who are over 65 and mobile library users. Reservations are FREE for those with a disability.

 

Computer use (including VAT)

Library members: up to 2 hours FREE access per day. Non-members: £1.10 for 30 minutes , £2.20 for 60 minutes or £4.40 for up to a maximum of 2 hours per day. Additional time over 2 hours is charged at the rate of £1.10 per 30 minutes (of part thereof) for both members and non-members.

 

Computer printouts and photocopying

Type of copying	Size	Black and white	Colour
Photocopies and computer printouts	A4	10p	50p
	A3	20p	£1.00
Copies made by staff on behaf of customers. Printouts from microfilm. Map copying.	A4	50p	£1.50
	A3	75p	£2.00

DVD (including Blu-ray)

All borrowers. Cannot be borrowed on an under 16 ticket.

	Hire charge for 1 week	Overdue charges
General interest	£2.75	30p per day (maximum £6.30)
Special interest	£1.10	20p per day (maximum £4.20)
Sets of 4 or more items	£4.40	50p per day (maximum £10.50)

 

Audiobooks (CDs and Cassettes)

	Adult/Over 65/Under 16	Disabled	Overdue charges
1 or sets of 2 items	£1.65	As book loans, free for 3 weeks and up to 3 renewals	Adult: 30p per day
Sets of 3 or more items	£2.75		Over 65/Disabled: 20p per day
Children's titles	Free		5 - 17: 5p per day

 

Music CDs

	Adult/ Over 65 / Under 18	Disabled	Overdue charges (all borrowers)
1 or sets of 2 items	55p	First 3 weeks free	15p per day (maximum £2.10)
Sets of 3 more items	£1.10		20p per day (maximum £3.15)

 

Music Sets and Playsets

Hire charge	All borrowers
Music: orchestral (per set)	£6.60
Music: choral sets / 10 vocal scores or libretti	£4.40
Playsets:	£2.20
Penalty for sets returned late or with parts/copies missing	£11.00

 

Replacement Tickets

Adult	Under 16
£1.10	55p

 

Fax (including VAT)

	Within UK	Beyond UK
Per page	Transmission: £1.00 first page, 50p thereafter Receipt: 50p	Transmission: £2.00 first page, 50p thereafter Receipt: 50p

 

VAT is chargeable only where shown.

Please visit the Libraries Unlimited website for our latest Annual Report to find out more about library fees and expenditure.

Fees & Charges updated 1 Sept 2020