Loan charges
Reservations and requests
Overdue charges
Lost and damaged items
Photocopying
Fax
Computers
Information & Local Studies
Library bags
Advertising
Meeting room
Library Learn
Toy library hire charges
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult & children's books | FREE for 3 weeks |
| Books with accompanying CD-Rom | FREE for 3 weeks |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Talking books on cassette & CD (for sets with up to 6 tapes | 50p per set for 3 weeks |
| Talking books on cassette & CD (for sets with 7-9 tapes) | £1.20 per set for 3 weeks |
| Talking books on cassette & CD (for sets with 10+ tapes) | £1.60 per set for 3 weeks |
| Children's talking books on cassette | 50p each for 3 weeks |
| Children's talking books on CD | 50p each for 3 weeks |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult music CDs | £1.10 each for 3 weeks |
| Children's music CDs | 50p each for 3 weeks |
| Children's music cassettes | 25p each for 3 weeks |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| General | £1.70 each for 1 week |
| Learning English | FREE for 3 weeks |
| Learning other languages | £0.50 each for 3 weeks |
| 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) |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult DVDs - feature films | £2.70 each for 1 week |
| Adult DVDs - information | £1.10 each for 1 week |
| Children's DVDs ('U' certificate) | £1.70 each for 1 week |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult and children's titles rated 7 or under | £2.50 each for 1 week |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| 3 or more formats in an item | £1.50 each for 3 weeks |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult books (including 14+) - in stock | 60p per volume |
| Adult books (not in stock) | £1.50 per volume |
| British Library item (books and periodicals) | £3 |
| Large print books | FREE |
| Adult cassettes, CDs, CD-Roms, 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, thereafter25p 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 charge exceeding £20 |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult books (including 14+ stock), CDs, cassettes, books with floppy disks and mixed media & magazines | 14p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of £4.00 per loan period) |
| Children's books, CDs & cassettes | 2p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of 96p per loan period) |
| Adult CDs & cassettes |
12p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of £4.00 per loan period) |
|
Adult videos, DVDs, CD-Roms & console games |
60p per volume/item per day (to a maximum of £10.00 per loan period) |
| Children's videos, DVDs, CD-Roms & console games | 40p per volume/item per day(to a maximum of £7.00 per loan period) |
| Type of book | Charge |
|---|---|
| In print - fiction, adult and children's non-fiction | Full replacement cost |
| Indic children's hardback | £2 per book |
| Out of print adult fiction - hardback | £16 per book |
| Out of print adult fiction - paperback | £6 per book |
| Out of print adult non-fiction | £18 per book |
| Out of print children's hardback | £10 per book |
| Out of print children's paperback | £5 per book |
| Out of print Indic adult fiction & non-fiction | £12 per book |
| Rental fiction (Bright Books) | £5 per book |
| Damaged books (including lost/damaged book jackets) | Full replacement cost |
| 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 | £1 |
| 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 | £1 |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Each CD-Rom | Full replacement cost |
| Lost inlay | Full replacement cost |
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Each video, DVD & console game | Full replacement cost |
| Lost inlay | Full replacement cost |
| Library member | Charge |
|---|---|
| Adult | £1.80 |
| Children (14 years and under) | First replacement is free |
| Paper size | Charge |
|---|---|
| A4 | 10p |
| A3 | 20p |
| 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 |
FREE for library members.
| Facility | Charge |
|---|---|
| Printing - black and white | 20p per page |
| Printing - colour | 50p per page |
| Floppy disk | 80p per disk |
| Resource | Charge |
|---|---|
| Slough community information database | Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica Online/World Book 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 |
| Westlaw | Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p |
| Marketline | Per page - black & white 20p, colour 50p |
| FAME (prints) | 50p per page- black & white or colour |
| FAME (downloads) | £7 per 500 records (or part of 500 records) (+ floppy disk 80p) |
| Service | Charge |
|---|---|
| Self service | A4 - 20p, A3 - 40p |
| Orders from library resources | A4 - 40p, A3 - 80p |
| Service | Charge |
|---|---|
| Digital photograph from local newspapers | £2 per photograph (+80p per floppy disk) |
| Digital photograph from local newspapers with photographic paper | £4 per photograph (+80p per floppy disk) |
| Commercial copies of local studies material | £20 |
| Service | Charge |
|---|---|
| Research | First 15 minutes FREE. Each subsequent 15 minutes £10. |
| Hire | Charge |
|---|---|
| One carrel | £1 per half day (morning/afternoon) |
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 |
| Exhibitions | Charge |
|---|---|
| Local groups | £10 per week plus 10% commission on sales |
| Commerical organisations | £100 per week plus 10% commission on sales |
A room is available for hire at Slough Library 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 when library is closed - local non-profit making groups | £20 per hour |
| Room hire - commercial organisations | £25 per hour or £120 per day |
| Room hire when library is closed - commercial organisations | £35 per hour |
| Tea & coffee with complimentary biscuits | £1.80 per person |
| Unlimited tea & coffee with complimentary biscuits | £3 per person |
| Light lunch & finger buffee | Prices and details on request |
| Use of television and video | £5 |
| Use of flip chart and stand | £5 |
| Use of projector and smart board | £10 |
| Use of kitchen | £5 |
| Use of urn | £5 |
| Facility | Charge |
|---|---|
| Venue hire - local non-profit making | £12 per hour |
| Venue hire - commercial organisations | £25 per hour or £120 per day |
| Hire of computers | £2 per computer per hour |
| Hire of projectors and smart board | £10 per session |
| Hire of printer | £5 per session |
| Hire of scanner (in Library Learn only) | £5 per session) |
| Toy | Charge |
|---|---|
| Toys under £40 | 50p per 3 week loan |
| Toys £41-£60 | £1 per 3 week loan |
| Toys £61 and over | £1.50 per 3 week loan |
| Large toys, including sports equipment | £3 per 3 week loan |
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