Books are usually loaned free of charge. Other items, such as CDs and DVDs, can be borrowed for a small charge.
Other services, such as staff research and reserving items, may also have a charge.
| Item borrowed | Charge per item | Loan period |
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| Audiobook | £2.60 | Three weeks |
| Children's audiobook/story CD | Free | Three weeks |
| Music CD | £1.50 | Three weeks |
| DVD | £2.50 | Three weeks |
| Language course (short) | £2.60 | Three weeks |
If you are a member of North Yorkshire's libraries, you can use the computers 60 minutes per day for free. Additional free time can be requested to complete complex tasks: up to one extra hour per day.
Concessions apply to:
After the free period, the following charges apply:
| Library members | £1.60 per 30 minutes |
| Non-members | £2.60 per 30 minutes |
| Concessions | £1.00 per 30 minutes |
| Annual subscription (12 months) |
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| Quarterly subscription (three months) |
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| Unlimited time subscription |
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Fines will be incurred if books are returned after the due date. Fines are not charged for overdue audiobooks, CDs and DVDs, as they are hired on a per-loan basis. If you keep the items past the return date, you will be charged for additional loan periods until you return them.
The fines for overdue books increase daily. Books may be renewed up to five times without returning the books to the library, provided they are not required by anyone else.
Fines for overdue items can be paid in person in the library.
| Library opening days overdue | Adult rates | Children's and teenage rates |
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| One day or part day overdue | £0.25 | £0.15 |
| Two days or part day overdue | £0.50 | £0.15 |
| Three days of part day overdue | £0.75 | £0.15 |
| Four days or part day overdue | £1.00 | £0.15 |
| Five days or part day overdue | £1.25 | £0.15 |
| Six days or part day overdue | £1.50 | £0.15 |
| Weeks or part weeks overdue | Adult rates | Children's and teenage rates |
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| Second week or part week | £3.00 | £0.25 |
| Third week or part week | £4.50 | £0.50 |
| Fourth week or part week | £6.00 | £0.75 |
| Fifth week or part week | £7.00 | £1.00 |
| Progressing to maximum | £8.00 | £1.00 |
There are charges for all adult stock lost or damaged beyond repair. All invoices will include a £6 administrative charge.
Fines for damaged items can be paid in person in the library.
Books will be charged at average contract price (new):
There is no charge for junior stock.
We have the discretion to charge a suitable market price.
Where the stock can be repaired, the net cost of the repair will be charged (a minimum of £2.65), along with an administrative charge of £6 per item.
Audio visual stock includes cassettes, CDs and DVDs. Charges for lost and damaged audio visual items, regardless of whether the titles are still available, are:
This charge will be applied to each damaged item when a set is involved.
Lost or damaged covers or cases (where the item of stock itself remains undamaged) will be charged at £2.50.
In addition, there will be an administrative charge of £6 on all audio visual stock invoices.
The charges below apply to library and mobile library stock.
A £1.25 charge will be made for each book or periodical request.
Subject requests will be charged per item supplied. Requests for books, journals or periodicals (including individual articles) obtained from outside our library stock will incur a charge of £12.50 per item. There is no concessionary rate.
There is no charge for requesting these items, but hire charges will apply when the item is collected from the library.
Children, teenagers and young adults are not charged for requesting children's or teenage books or story tapes. These exemptions refer only to the exempt person and not to their families or representatives.
We charge £15 for a staff member to provide copying, printing or scanning services on behalf of a customer not present, plus costs for photocopies, printouts, scans and postage. There is no charge for helping a customer carry out their own photocopying in person.
We charge a £15 research fee on behalf of a customer not present, for research between 30 minutes and 1 hour. There is an additional fee of £15 for any research time over 1 hour, up to a maximum of 2 hours. There is no charge for helping a customer carry out their own research in person.
If you lose your card, the first replacement is free but after that there is a £2 charge.
An annual reading group subscription of £30 allows groups to request up to ten copies of a title, subject to availability. Titles should be requested at least two months in advance of the meeting date.
| Service | Cost |
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| One hour sessions promoting public library use | Free |
| Delivery of an activity or event | £200 |
| Advisory or consultancy visit (half-day) | £350 |