Slough Borough Council

Library charges

Loan charges
Reservations and requests
Overdue charges
Lost and damaged items
Photocopying
Fax
Computers
Information & Local Studies
Library bags
Advertising
Meeting room
Toy library hire charges

Loan charges (per loan period)

**Books**
Item	Charge
Adult & children's books	FREE for 3 weeks
Books with accompanying CD-Rom	FREE for 3 weeks

**Talking books**
Item	Charge
Talking books on cassette & CD (for sets with up to 4 tapes)	75p per set for 3 weeks
Talking books on cassette & CD (for sets with 5+ tapes)	£1.50 per set for 3 weeks

Playaways	£2.00 each for 3 weeks
Children's talking books on cassette	25p each for 3 weeks
Children's talking books on CD	25p each for 3 weeks

**Music**
Item	Charge
Adult music CDs	£1.00 each for 3 weeks
Children's music CDs	25p each for 3 weeks
Children's music cassettes	25p each for 3 weeks

**CD-Roms**
Item	Charge
General	£1.00 each for 1 week
Learning English	FREE for 3 weeks
Learning other languages	£0.50 each for 3 weeks

**Videos**
Item	Charge
Adult videos - feature films	£1.20 each for 1 week (rent one get one FREE)
Adult videos - information	£1.10 each for 1 week (rent one get one FREE)
Children's videos ('U' certificate)	£1.00 each for 1 week (rent one get one FREE)

**DVDs**
Item	Charge
Adult DVDs - feature films	£2.70 each for 1 week (new releases) £1.70 each for 1 week (older titles)
Adult DVDs - information	£1.00 each for 1 week
Children's DVDs ('U' certificate)	£1.70 each for 1 week

**Console games**
Item	Charge
Adult and children's titles rated 7 or under	£2.50 each for 1 week

**Mixed media packs**
Item	Charge
3 or more formats in an item	£1.00 each for 3 weeks

**Energy monitors**
Item	Charge
Energy monitors	FREE for 3 weeks

Reservations and requests

Item	Charge
Adult books (including 14+) - in stock	50p per volume
Adult books (not in stock)	£2.00 per volume
British Library item (books and periodicals)	£4.00
Large print books	FREE
Adult talking books, playaways, cassettes, music CDs, CD-Roms & mixed media	50p per item if in stock
Adult DVDs, videos & console games	60p per item if in stock
Children's books, cassettes, CDs & spoken word (for children under 14)	Up to 2 FREE per visit, thereafter 25p each if in stock
Children's videos, DVDs & consoles	50p per item if in stock
Play sets & music scores (obtained through LinkUK)	£2.50 for up to 30 scores, £2.50 for every other 30 scores
Play sets & music scores (not available through LinkUK)	£2.50 for up to 30 scores plus any additional charges

Overdue charges

Item	Charge
Adult books (including 14+ stock), CDs, cassettes, books with floppy disks and mixed media & magazines	15p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of £5.00 per loan period)
Children's books, CDs & cassettes	2p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of 96p per loan period)

Adult videos, DVDs (feature films), CD-Roms & console games; Children's console games	60p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of £10.00 per loan period)
Children's DVDs 'U' certificate	60p per volume/item per day(to a maximum of £7.00 per loan period)

Children's videos & CD-Roms	60p per volume/item per day(to a maximum of £7.00 per loan period)
Adult information DVDs	60p per volume/item per day(to a maximum of £7.00 per loan period)

Please note that the overdue charges accrue on a daily basis ie, library opening days, instead of weekly, until the maximum charge is reached. This is in response to comments from our customers.

Lost and damaged items

**Lost and damaged items**
Type of book	Charge
In print - fiction, adult and children's non-fiction	Full replacement cost
Indic children's hardback	Full replacement cost
Out of print adult fiction - hardback	£15 per book
Out of print adult fiction - paperback	£15 per book
Out of print adult non-fiction	£15 per book
Out of print children's hardback	£15 per book
Out of print children's paperback	£15 per book
Out of print Indic adult fiction & non-fiction	£15 per book
Rental fiction (Bright Books)	Full replacement cost
Damaged books (including lost/damaged book jackets)	Full replacement cost

**Lost cassettes**
Item	Charge
1 tape set, or 1 tape from a multiple set	Full replacement cost or £7 per replacement cassette
Lost inlay	Full replacement cost
Broken or lost case	Full replacement cost

**Lost CDs**
Item	Charge
1 disc set or per disc from a multiple set	Full replacement cost or £12 per replacement disk
Lost inlay	Full replacement cost
Broken or lost case	Full replacement cost

**Lost CD-Roms**
Item	Charge
Each CD-Rom	Full replacement cost
Lost inlay	Full replacement cost

**Lost videos, DVDs and console games**
Item	Charge
Each video, DVD & console game	Full replacement cost
Lost inlay	Full replacement cost

**Lost reader's ticket**
Library member	Charge
Adult	£2.00
Children (14 years and under)	All replacements free

Photocopying (black & white)

Paper size	Charge
A4	10p
A3	20p

Fax

Type of fax	Charge
To send a fax within the United Kingdom	£1 for the first page, 50p for each following page
To send a fax to the European Union	£2.50 for the first page, £1 for each following page
To send a fax to the rest of the world	£3.50 for the first page, £2.50 for each following page
To receive a fax	£2 standard handling charge

Computers

FREE for library members.

Facility	Charge
Printing - black and white	20p per page
Printing - colour	50p per page
Floppy disk	80p per disk

Information & Local Studies

**Online information resources**
Resource	Charge

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p
Newspaper database	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p
Times Digital Archive	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p
Oxford Reference Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford English Dictionary, Grove Art and Grove Music	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p
Issues Online	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p

Marketline	Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p
Mint UK (prints)	50p per page- black & white or colour
Mint UK (downloads)	£7 per 500 records (or part of 500 records) (+ floppy disk 80p)

**Microfilm and microfiche prints**
Service	Charge
Self service	A4 - 40p, A3 - 80p
Orders from library resources	A4 - 80p, A3 - £1.60

**Local studies**
Service	Charge
Digital photograph from local newspapers	£3 per photograph (+80p per floppy disk)
Digital photograph from local newspapers with photographic paper	£6 per photograph (+80p per floppy disk)
Commercial copies of local studies material	£20

**Research service**
Service	Charge
Research	First 30 minutes FREE. Each subsequent 15 minutes £10.

**Hire of study carrels**
Hire	Charge
One carrel	£2 per half day (morning/afternoon)

Library bags

You can now carry your books home using our strong eco-friendly jute bags. They are great for shopping too.

Library bag	Charge
One bag	£2.75

Advertising

Exhibitions	Charge
Local groups	£10 per week plus 10% commission on sales
Commerical organisations	£100 per week plus 10% commission on sales

Meeting room

A room is available for hire at Slough Library with a computer suite and can hold up to 80 people. Hire charges vary. Call the administration office at Slough Library for more information on 01753 787507.

Facility	Charge
Room hire - local non-profit making groups	£12 per hour
Room hire (with computer suite) - local non-profit making groups	£20 per hour
Room hire when library is closed - local non-profit making groups	£20 per hour
Room hire when library is closed (with computer suite) - local non-profit making groups	£30 per hour
Room hire - commercial organisations	£25 per hour or £120 per day

Room hire (with computer suite) - commercial organisations	£40 per hour
Room hire when library is closed - commercial organisations	£35 per hour
Room hire when library is closed (with computer suite) - commercial organisations	£50 per hour
Tea & coffee with complimentary biscuits	£1.80 per person
Unlimited tea & coffee with complimentary biscuits	£3 per person
Light lunch & finger buffet	Prices and details on request
Use of television and video	£10
Use of flip chart and stand	£10
Use of projector and smart board	£10
Use of kitchen	£10
Use of urn	£10

Toy library hire charges

Toy	Charge
Toys under £50	50p per 3 week loan

Toys £51 and over	£1.50 per 3 week loan
Large toys, including sports equipment	£4 per 3 week loan

We are sorry we are unable to take payments online. We can only accept payment by cash or cheque.

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