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 20 pence £5
Audio books (books on CD) 50 pence £11.50
DVDs 90 pence £14
Tablets 60p £250

Hire charges

Hire charges
Hire charges by item
Type of item Charge
Children's audio books (books on CD) Free
Adult's audio books (books on CD) £2.70
Spoken word for members who are registered blind or partially sighted Free
DVDs - first 3 months of release £2.60
DVDs 3 months to 2 years old £1.80
DVDs over 2 years old 80 pence

Charges for damaged or lost tablets

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

Requests

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

All requests from other authorities and the British Library will have a £1 non-refundable deposit charge for this service in addition to the charge listed below.

Requests from other places and their charges
Type of request Charge
Other authorities - 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

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

Printing

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

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

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

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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