Library charges

Library Charges

Information about fines and charges related to library services.

To borrowHow longCharge/Fine
Books4 weeksFREE
Children's books on cassette and CD4 weeksFREE
Adult books on cassette4 weeks50p
Adult Books on CD and MP3s4 weeks£1.50
Adult books on CD and MP3s for over 60s4 weeks£1
Children's CD-ROMs4 weeks£1
Adult CD-ROMs4 weeks£2.50
Children's information DVDs4 weeksFREE
Information DVDs4 weeks£2
Audio described DVDs4 weeks£1
Story sacks1 weekFree to registered groups
Spoken word for people unable to read text or hold a book with comfort4 weeksFREE

To hire
Music CDs1 week90p
Playstation games1 week£1-£3.50
Videos/DVDs1 week£1-£3.50

Lost items
BooksReplacement charge
Story sacks £50.00
Story sack single item £5.00

Late chargesPer date late charge Maximum
Overdue books children None None
Overdue books adults 10 per day £2.00
Overdue books adults over 60 5 per day £1.00
Story sacks 30p £6.00

DVDs, videos and Playstation games
Original hire charge £1.00 25p £5.00
Original hire charge £2.00 50p £10.00
Original hire charge £3.00 75p £15.00
Original hire charge £3.50 90p £18.00

Music CDs
Original hire charge 90p 25p £5.00

Reservation fees
Stock in Southampton FREE
Adult books not in stock in Southampton £2
Children and under 18s FREE
Music, videos and DVDs in stock FREE

Photocopies
Black and white A4 10p
Colour A4 50p
Black and white A3 20p
Colour A3 £1

Computer consumables
CD-RW £1
USB flash drive Various £6-£10
The Cloud Wi-Fi hot spot vouchers - access to library catalogue and City Council website only FREE
Wi-Fi - 30 mins £2.99
Wi-Fi - 60 mins £4.50

Prints from microfilm
A4 copy 10p
A3 copy 20p

Prints from computers and internet
Black and white A4 10p
Colour 20p

Fax
Fax copies UK and EC £1 fron page 50p subsequent pages
fax copies rest of the world £1 per page

Braille
Large print of Braille transcript FREE
Large print per sheet for institutions only 10p
Braille sheet for institutions only 20p

Room hire (morning afternoon and evening)
Meeting room hire community use/non-profit FREE
Meeting room/library hire commercial use Max £45 per session

For more information please contact:

Central Library
Civic Centre
Southampton
SO14 7LW

Tel: 023 8083 2664
Fax: 023 8033 6305
Email: lending.library@southampton.gov.uk


Last updated: 24 November 2008

Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY - email gateway@southampton.gov.uk - tel 023 8022 3855 - minicom 023 8083 2798