We don't charge a fee for reserving a title unless we need to get it from another library service.
Physical titles
|
What you can borrow |
Loan period |
Maximum titles |
Charges |
Overdue charges |
Max overdue charges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adult books (each) |
3 weeks |
20 |
Free |
15p/day |
£7.35 |
|
Young Adult books (each) |
3 weeks |
20 |
Free |
1p/day |
49p |
|
Children’s books (each) |
3 weeks |
20 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Spoken Word (1-2 CD) |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
13p/day |
£6.37 |
|
Spoken Word (3+ CD) |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
25p/day |
£12.25 |
|
Move It! Sports Equipment |
6 weeks |
5 |
Free |
15p/day |
£7.35 |
|
Literacy Games |
1 week |
6 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Micro:bits |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Language courses, Single and double items |
6 weeks |
6 |
Free |
26p/day |
£12.74 |
|
Language courses, Sets (3+) |
6 weeks |
6 |
Free |
37p/day |
£18.13 |
|
Dementia Friendly Jigsaws |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Blood Pressure Monitor |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
15p/day |
£7.35 |
|
Get Ready for School Packs |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Story Sacks |
3 weeks |
6 |
Free |
No charge |
No charge |
If items have not been returned, overdue notices are sent after 21 and 42 days, and a bill for replacement is sent after 72 days. The bill includes the overdue charge as well as the replacement cost.
eLibrary titles
We don't charge fees or fines for any of our eLibrary services.
|
Service |
Type |
Loan period |
Max loans |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overdrive/Libby |
eBooks and audiobooks |
3 weeks |
10 |
|
BorrowBox |
Audiobooks |
3 weeks |
6 |
|
Kanopy |
Streamed films, documentaries and courses |
10 films a month for one credit each, 30 days access to a course for one credit, unlimited access to children’s films for a month for one credit |
n/a |
|
Freegal |
Music downloads and streaming |
5 track downloads a week, 2 video downloads a week |
n/a |
|
PressReader |
eNewspapers and eMagazines |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
OverDrive and BorrowBox eBooks and audiobooks automatically expire after three weeks.
