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Library Charges

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Please note:

1. If you hire an item for the library and would like to keep it for a further hire period you will be charged the hire fee again. If you would like to extend the date on your hired item it is advisable to do it on the date it is due back. This way you will receive the full benefit of the hire period.

2. If the hired item exceeds its due back date, daily fines are applicable see below under 'Late Charges'

To HireHow long?Price 2011-12
Music CDs1 week£1
Latest DVDs3 days£2
Latest DVDs concessionary card holders3 days£1
DVDs other1 week£1-£2
DVD Box Sets1 week£4.00
DVD/CD subscriptionannual£50
DVD/CD subscription concessionary card holdersannual£25
Adult books on cassette4 weeks50p
Adult books on CD and MP34 weeks£1.50
Adult books on CD and MP3 - over 60s4 weeks

£1

Children CD ROMs4 weeks£1
Adult CD ROMs4 weeks£2
Information DVDs4 weeks£2
Lost items
BooksReplacement cost
MP3 books £30
Story sacks £50


Late charges
Overdue books15p daily£4.50 maximum
Overdue books for over 60s10p daily£3 maximum
Story Sacks50p daily£15 maximum
DVDs at hire charge of £2.00£1.00 daily£30 maximum
Older DVDs at hire charge of £1.0050p daily£15 maximum
Older DVDs for children at hire charge 50p25p daily£7.50 maximum
DVD box sets£1.00 daily£30 maximum
Music CDs25p daily£7.50 maximum


Reservation Fees and book finding service
Reservations for items in City Council LibrariesFree
Adult items not in stock in Southampton £3 basic search, additional £5 for extra search
Adult items not in stock in Southampton concessionary £1.50 basic search, additional £2.50 for extra search
Music sets not in stock in Southampton £15


Other Charges
USB Flash drive £6-£10
A4 Black and white photocopies and print out 10p per side
A4 Colour photocopies and print out 50p per side
A3 black and white photocopies and print outs 20p per side
A3 colour photocopies and print outs £1 per side
A4 prints from microfilm 30p per side
A3 Prints and microfilm 60p per side
Scanning Service £1 for first page + 60p each for subsequent pages
4"x6" prints from Plimsoll image database £2.50 + £1.50 p&p
A4 prints from Plimsoll image database £5.50 + £1.50 p&p
Fax copies inside UK £1 front page - 60p other pages
Fax copies outside UKHourly rate£1.50
Meeting room/library hire commercial useper 1 hour£30
Disk Repairper disk£1-£2.50
Jute recycled bags£2.99


Charges and hire fees to be aware of

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