Library charges

Overdue charges

This charge is per item, per loan period.

Overdue charges for each item
Type of item Daily charge Maximum charge
Adult books 60 pence £13.80
Children's books borrowed by adults 20 pence £5
Children's books borrowed by children 20 pence £2.60
Teenage books borrowed by young people 20 pence £5
Teenage books borrowed by adults 50 pence £11.50
Spoken word and music CDs 60 pence £13.80
DVDs 90 pence £14
Tablets 60p £250

Hire charges

Hire charges by item
Type of item Charge
Children's spoken word Free
Spoken word £2.70
Spoken word for members who are registered blind or partially sighted Free
DVDs, CDs and computer games - first 3 months of release £2.70
DVDs, CDs and computer games - 3 months to 2 years old £1.90
DVDs, CDs and computer games - over 2 years old 90 pence

Charges for damaged or lost tablets

The maximum charge for a damaged or lost tablet is £250.

Requests

Charges for requests
Type of request Charge
All Bracknell Forest stock 90 pence per item
Children’s books Free
For all registered disabled people 60 pence per item
Annual subscription - unlimited (12 months - April to March) £23
Annual subscription - unlimited (6 Months - October to March) £16

Other authorities and the British Library

Requests from other authorities, or the British Library will be charged a £1 non-refundable deposit for this service in addition to the charge listed below.

Requests from other places and their charges
Type of request Charge
First 10 items £6 per item
British Library - items £17 per item
British Library - periodicals £13 per item
British Library urgent service Price on asking
British Library urgent service - student concession £23 per item

IT charges

Charges for IT items
Item Charge
Guest internet ticket £4.50 per half hour

Printing

Charges for printing
Item Charge
Scanning and printing - self service 20 pence per A4 sheet
Scanning and printing - by staff £5.80 per A4 sheet
Printing - black and white 20 pence per A4 sheet
Printing - colour 50 pence per A4 sheet
Printing - on microfilm 50 pence per A4 sheet

Photocopying

Charges for photocopies
Item Charge
Black and white - A4 20 pence per sheet
Black and white - A3 40 pence per sheet
Colour - A4 (Bracknell, Great Hollands and Harmans Water only) 80 pence per sheet
Colour - A3 (Bracknell, Great Hollands and Harmans Water only) £2 per sheet

Meeting room hire

Charges for meeting rooms
Hire length Charge
Half day £55 plus VAT
Full day £85 plus VAT
Per hour £20 plus VAT

Large open space room hire at Bracknell Library

Charges for large open space room hire at Bracknell Library
Hire length Charge
Half day £65 plus VAT
Full day £110 plus VAT
Per hour £25 plus VAT

Contact information

Bracknell Forest Libraries

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