Borrowing and Charges

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Borrowing and Charges

New library members can borrow:

When you first join Bournemouth Libraries you will have a three-week provisional period when you can only borrow up to 7 items. For new members who are over 12 years old these 7 items can include up to 3 chargeable audiovisual items but only 1 of these can be a 'Top Title' DVD.

Full library members can borrow:

After the provisional period AND when you have returned all the items you first borrowed you will be given full borrower status so that you can borrow up to 12 books and up to 12 audiovisual items. Only library members over the age of 12 can borrow chargeable audiovisual items such as CDs and DVDs - see charges below. Children aged 12 and under can borrow non-chargeable audiovisual items such as story tapes.

Borrow from any of our twelve Bournemouth libraries. And return items to any of our libraries - you don't have to return items to the library you borrowed them from (except for 'Top Title' DVDs which you must return to the same library you borrowed them from). Libraries have different opening times - see Opening Hours and Contact Details

Length of loans and fees for borrowing

Books are loaned free, generally for three-week periods. Check the item's date stamp to see the date it is due for return.

Information videos, information DVDs, children's story tapes and language multi-media packs (except Linguaphone) are also loaned free.

As well as books, adults and children over 12 years old can borrow adult audio books, CDs, videos, most DVDs and Playstation games for 1 week and 'Top Title' DVDs for 2-day periods.

You will have to pay a fee when you borrow these items.

Hire fees from 1st April 2008 are:

	Per week
Audio books with 2 tapes/CDs or less	55p
Audio books with 3 tapes/CDs or more	£1.00 first week (55p subsequent weeks)
Audio books after first week	55p
Audio book downloads (ebooks):	£1.00 per week
*CDs:**	95p
1 Adult DVD released less than 6 weeks ago ('Top Title')	£3.00 per 2 days
1 DVD released 6 weeks to 6 months ago	£2.00
2 or more of the above (each)	£1.50
1 Adult DVD released more than 6 months ago	£1.50
2 or more of the above (each)	£1.00
2 or more DVDs - mixture of above:	pro rata each
Children's DVD released more than 6 months ago	£1.00
Linguaphone	£13.35 per 12 weeks
Playstation games released less than 6 months ago	£3.95
Playstation games released more than 6 months ago	£2.50
Videos*	£1.00

*After the initial loan period there is a pro rata daily hire fee for CDs, DVDs and videos.

For a full list of fees and charges, including music sets, see

Fees and Charges for year from 1st April 2008
(opens as a 85 kb PDF in a new window)

Overdue charges

Returning items to the library past their due date can incur overdue charges.

There is a daily overdue charge for adult books of 16p per book per day (from 1st April 2008).

Late returns of CDs, DVDs and videos will incur additional daily hire charges. Other audiovisual items, such as adult audio books and Playstation games will incur further weekly hire charges.

Children and teenagers (under 18) returning children's or teenager's books and story tapes will NOT incur overdue charges. However a charge of 47p (to cover costs) is made each time an overdue letter has to be posted to the child/teenager at their parent/carer's address. This first happens once items are two weeks beyond the date they were due to be returned. A second overdue letter is sent out two weeks later if the items have still not been returned.

More information...

Why not renew your books for another three weeks to avoid overdue charges? How to renew your books.

The information on this page is a general guide to borrowing from Bournemouth Libraries For detailed information about borrowing and charges please ask staff in any of our libraries. Library Staff Contact Details.

Links:

Bournemouth Libraries

Contact details

Bournemouth Libraries
	22 The Triangle, Bournemouth BH2 5RQ
	Tel: 01202 454848
	Fax: 01202 454840
	Minicom: 01202 454847
	Email: Bournemouth Library

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