Borrowing items

Our libraries provide a range of items you can borrow, including:

books for adults and children – fiction and non-fiction books
e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines
large print books
books on prescription including resources for those with dementia and their carers
spoken word
CDs
DVDs
foreign language courses
books in other languages, including Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Urdu
computer games (Bracknell, Binfield, Crowthorne, Sandhurst and Whitegrove libraries)
music CDs (Bracknell Library and Sandhurst Library)
national and local newspapers, including access to back issues
popular magazines
music scores

Everyone may borrow up to a maximum of:

Books are issued for 3 weeks. DVDs, CD-ROMS and PlayStation® games are issued for 1 week.

Hire charges

Table showing hire charges
Type of item	Charge
Children’s spoken word	Free
Spoken word	£2.20
Spoken word for members who are registered blind or partially sighted	Free
Vocal scores and orchestral sets (multiples of 10 per week)	£2
New computer games, DVDs and music CDs (first 3 months of release)	£2.20
Computer games, DVDs and music CDs (3 months to 2 years old)	£1.50
Computer games, DVDs and music CDs (over 2 years old)	50p

Please note: Computer games and DVDs are issued for 1 week. Music CDs are issued for 3 weeks.

Table showing overdue charges
Type of item	Charge (per day)	Maximum charge
Adult books	20p per item	£8.40
Children’s books borrowed by adults	10p per item	£4.20
Children’s books borrowed by children	5p per item	£2.10
Teenage books borrowed by young people	10p per item	£4.20
Spoken word and music recordings	20p per item	£8.40
DVDs and computer games	60p a day	£8.40

Bracknell Forest Libraries

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