Library fees and charges

Fees and charges for 2024-2025.

Overdue books, CDs

Item	Fine
Adults	22p per day
Maximum charge per book issue/renewal	£6
Children and senior citizens	14p per day
Maximum charge per book issue/renewal	£3
Children under 5	no fine

Late or non return of music sets

Item	Fine
Sets that are returned late or incomplete	£50

Late return of language courses

Item	Fine
Adults	£1 per day
Maximum charge	£24
Children and senior citizens	75p per day
Maximum charge	£13.50

Reservation fees for books held in the county

Item	Fee
Adults	25p per item
Senior citizens	20p per item
Children and unemployed	no fee

Reservation fees for books held outside of the county

Item	Fee
Adults	£17
Senior citizens	£17
Children and unemployed	no fee
Renewals	£10

Reservation fees for vocal scores

Item	Fee
From our stock	£20
From non council stock	£30 plus a postage charge of £10 per 10 copies

Reservation fees for orchestral sets

Item	Fee
From our stock	£10 per set
From non council stock	£20 per set plus a postage charge

Lost, stolen or damaged books and audio materials

Item	Fee
Adults	The full replacement cost at current prices irrespective of age or condition.
Children and senior citizens	65% 75p per day of the full replacement cost at current prices irrespective of age or condition
British Library book	a minimum of £156.50 (fee from British Library)

Replacement of lost library card

Item	Fee
Adults	£1
Children and senior citizens	50p
British Library book	a minimum of £156.50 (fee from British Library)

Spoken word (3 week loan)

Item	Fee
Adult titles	£1.50 per title
Children's titles	no fee
Print denied	no fee

Language courses (3 month loan)

Item	Fee
Standard charge for whole course to be paid in advance (more than single cassette/CD)	£13.50

DVDs (1 week loan)

Item	Fee
DVD	55p
Fines for DVDs	as per weekly hire

Self service photocopies

per side including CD Rom, Internet and PC printouts

Item	Fee
A4	20p
A3	40p

Colour prints

per sheet per side including CD Rom, Internet and PC printouts

Item	Fee
A4	60p
A3	90p

Room hire

Item	Fee
Commercial organisations	£20 per hour (standard rate)
Non-commercial organisations, registered charities and council staff	£12 per hour (standard rate)
Hire open space in library (1 to 3 people)	no fee
Hire open space in library (4 to 13 people)	£2 per person per hour
Hire open space in library (14 or more people)	standard hourly rate
Out of opening hours and non staffed times	£35 per hour (standard rate)

Reproduction of photographs

Item	Fee
For private or study purposess	cost plus 15%
For commercial use	cost plus 15% plus royalty fee of £20 per photograph (minimum) or copy of book (if appropriate)

Scanning, laminating and binding services

Item	Fee
Scanning	£1 per document
A4 laminating	£2
A3 laminating	£3
Binding (up to 100 pages)	£3
Binding (101 to 200 pages)	£4
Binding (over 201 pages)	£5

Print outs from Durham Record or Microfilm Reader/Printer

Item	Fee
Small image (eg pages from census returns, small photographs and pages of text)	48p per copy of image
Large image (eg large photographs and maps)	60p per copy of image

Postage costs

Where postage costs are incurred these will be levied in full in addition to the service charge where appropriate.

Commission on exhibition sales

Commission will be charged on any items sold in Culture and Sport premises on behalf of other individuals or organisations. This will be at a minimum of 10% for community groups and individual artists to a maximum of 25% when exhibiting in a library setting.

Authority is delegated to the Director of Regeneration and Local Services to vary charges in the light of local circumstances that reflects provision by other local agencies. Any variation would not be less than 50% of the standard charge and will be clearly advertised.