Overdue Charges
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All of Cornwall’s Libraries went fine-free from January 2022. However we would still request that loans are returned on time to ensure availability for borrowing and renewing.
Lost or damaged items
- Replacement or rebinding cost (no charge for picture books borrowed by children under 5yrs old)
Replacement library membership card (where charged)
- Adult - £1.50
- Concessions, Access, Young Adult - £1.00
- Under 16s – 50p
Hire Charges (where charged):
- DVDs – from 50p to £3.00 per week; free to Access members limited to 2 at a time; Classic Film collections free
- CDs – £1:00 per disc; free to Access members
- Audiobook CDs - now free to all
Performing Arts collection
- Vocal and Orchestral sets - no charge
Vocal and Orchestral sets requested from outside Cornwall:
- Vocal scores - £1.17 per score per six months
- Orchestral sets - £11. 77 per set per three months
- Postal charge of £8.16 per 20 copies (please note this charge may vary, ask staff for details)
- Reservation charge £7.00 from library authorities inside South West Region (non-refundable)
- Reservation charge £14.20 from library authorities outside South West Region (non-refundable)
- Renewals will be charged at the rates and time periods as listed above
- Late returns charge £11.77
- Missing part charged at cost plus £5.50 administration fee, unless a new copy is supplied by customer
Room hire
- Minimum of £10.00 per hour when library open, dependent upon size of room available; negotiable rates for out of hours and community use
Commission rates
- 30% - requires signed agreement in place between artist and Cornwall Council
Reservations (where charged)
- Adults and Concessionary users - Free online self-reservations (limit of 6 in process at any one time); £1.00 per item (where charged) if placed by library staff.
- Access and Housebound members - free
- Under 18s – Free (limit of 6 in process at any one time)
- Reader's groups free for items provided from the reading group sets (items outstanding for over 1 month will be charged as lost)
- Books on prescription - free
Please note that when reserving DVDs, CDs, computer games and audio books, a hire charge may be payable when the item is collected.
Out of County Inter Library Requests
- Adults - £11.87
- Concessions, Young Adults - £10.65
- Children - £4.77
- British Library Loan Request - £22.26
- British Library periodical request - £15.58
- British Library Loan Renewal - £5.99 per 3 week renewal period
Please note if you owe more than £5.00 in library charges you may be prevented from borrowing until the balance is reduced. Please speak to a member of staff for advice.
Use of public computers (subject to availability)
- Cornwall Library members - FREE for one or two hours (Site dependant)
- Other Library members (all other English and Welsh library authorities) - Free for one hour
- Non-members - Free for 30 minutes (no extension)
- Access to Wi-Fi - free
Extension of time after the free period is dependent on availability and at the discretion of the library supervisor.
Printing from any source (where charged)
- Monochrome 10p; colour 50p per sheet (Where offered)
- High gloss colour printing on customer’s own paper £1.00; on library paper £1.25 per sheet
- Please note: There may be a limit on printing where sites don't charge.
Photocopying (where charged)
- 1-29 sheets
A4 monochrome 10p per sheet (colour 50p where offered)
A3 monochrome 20p per sheet (colour £1.00 where offered) - 30 plus sheets
A4 monochrome 8p per sheet (colour 40p where offered)
A3 monochrome 16p per sheet (colour 80p where offered)
