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Fees and charges

Visually and Hearing Impaired - no fees and charges.

Fees and charges from April 2022
Types of charges Adult (16+)

Child (0-7)

Child (8-15)

 Childminder (16+) Reading Well 
Types of charges: Book Loan Adult (16+): Free

Child (0-7)

: Free

Child (8-15)

: Free		 Childminder (16+): Free Reading Well : Free
Types of charges: Book Overdue (per day) Adult (16+): £0.25

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: No charge		 Childminder (16+): No charge Reading Well : No charge
Types of charges: Spoken Word (Audiobook) Loan Adult (16+): £1.90/4 weeks

Child (0-7)

: Free

Child (8-15)

: Free		 Childminder (16+): Free Reading Well : Free
Types of charges: Spoken Word (Audiobook) Overdue (per day) Adult (16+): £0.40

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: No charge		 Childminder (16+): No charge Reading Well : No charge
Types of charges: CD Loan Adult (16+): £1.00/week

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: £0.50/week		 Childminder (16+): £1.00/week Reading Well : £1.00/week
Types of charges: CD Double+ Loan Adult (16+): £2.00/week

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: £1.00/week		 Childminder (16+): £2.00/week Reading Well : £2.00/week
Types of charges: CD Overdue (per week, or part of) Adult (16+): £1.00

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: £0.50		 Childminder (16+): £1.00 Reading Well : £1.00
Types of charges: CD Double+ Overdue (per week, or part of) Adult (16+): £2.00

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: £1.00		 Childminder (16+): £2.00 Reading Well : £2.00
Types of charges: DVD Loan Adult (16+): £3.00/week

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £3.00/week Reading Well : £3.00/week
Types of charges: DVD Overdue (per week, or part of) Adult (16+): £3.00

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £3.00 Reading Well : £3.00
Types of charges:

Room Hire during Library opening hours (Community/ Charity Groups per hour)

 Adult (16+): £12.50

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £12.50 Reading Well : £12.50
Types of charges: Room Hire outside Library opening hours (Community/ Charity Groups per hour) Adult (16+): £35.00

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £35.00 Reading Well : £35.00
Types of charges: Room Hire during Library opening hours (Commercial Organisations per hour) Adult (16+): £40.00

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £40.00 Reading Well : £40.00
Types of charges: Room Hire outside Library opening hours (Commercial Organisations per hour) Adult (16+): £80.00

Child (0-7)

: -

Child (8-15)

: -		 Childminder (16+): £80.00 Reading Well : £80.00
Types of charges: Lost Book Adult (16+): Current cost in print

Child (0-7)

: Current cost in print

Child (8-15)

: Current cost in print		 Childminder (16+): Current cost in print Reading Well : Current cost in print
Types of charges: Lost Fiction Hardback Adult (16+): £15.00

Child (0-7)

: £15.00

Child (8-15)

: £15.00		 Childminder (16+): £15.00 Reading Well : £15.00
Types of charges: Lost Non-Fiction Hardback Adult (16+): £18.00

Child (0-7)

: £18.00

Child (8-15)

: £18.00		 Childminder (16+): £18.00 Reading Well : £18.00
Types of charges: Lost Out-of-Print Paperback Adult (16+): £3.40

Child (0-7)

: £3.40

Child (8-15)

: £3.40		 Childminder (16+): £3.40 Reading Well : £3.40
Types of charges: Computer Use (up to 2 hours) Adult (16+): Free

Child (0-7)

: Free

Child (8-15)

: Free		 Childminder (16+): Free Reading Well : Free
Types of charges: Computer Use (per additional hour) Adult (16+): £2.00

Child (0-7)

: £1.00

Child (8-15)

: £1.00		 Childminder (16+): £2.00 Reading Well : £2.00
Types of charges: Computer Use Guest Ticket (per 30 minutes) Adult (16+): £1.00

Child (0-7)

: £0.50

Child (8-15)

: £0.50		 Childminder (16+): £1.00 Reading Well : £1.00
Types of charges: Print A4 Black and White* (per side) Adult (16+): £0.30

Child (0-7)

: £0.30

Child (8-15)

: £0.30		 Childminder (16+): £0.30 Reading Well : £0.30
Types of charges: Print A4 Colour* (per side) Adult (16+): £1.15

Child (0-7)

: £1.15

Child (8-15)

: £1.15		 Childminder (16+): £1.15 Reading Well : £1.15
Types of charges: Photocopy A4 Black and White* (per side) Adult (16+): £0.25

Child (0-7)

: £0.25

Child (8-15)

: £0.25		 Childminder (16+): £0.25 Reading Well : £0.25
Types of charges: Photocopy A4 Colour* (per side) Adult (16+): £1.90

Child (0-7)

: £1.90

Child (8-15)

: £1.90		 Childminder (16+): £1.90 Reading Well : £1.90
Types of charges: Photocopy A3 Black and White* (per side) Adult (16+): £0.45

Child (0-7)

: £0.45

Child (8-15)

: £0.45		 Childminder (16+): £0.45 Reading Well : £0.45
Types of charges: Photocopy A3 Colour* (per side) Adult (16+): £2.65

Child (0-7)

: £2.65

Child (8-15)

: £2.65		 Childminder (16+): £2.65 Reading Well : £2.65
Types of charges: Replacement Ticket Adult (16+): £2.50

Child (0-7)

: No charge

Child (8-15)

: No charge		 Childminder (16+): £2.50 Reading Well : £2.50
Types of charges: Reservation (per item) Adult (16+): £1.15

Child (0-7)

: Free

Child (8-15)

: Free		 Childminder (16+): £1.15 Reading Well : Free
Types of charges: Inter-Library Loan (per item) Adult (16+): £5.00

Child (0-7)

: £2.50

Child (8-15)

: £2.50		 Childminder (16+): £5.00 Reading Well : £5.00
Types of charges: Inter-Library Loan (British Library, per item) Adult (16+): £10.00

Child (0-7)

: £5.00

Child (8-15)

: £5.00		 Childminder (16+): £10.00 Reading Well : £10.00
Types of charges: Inter-Library Loan Renewal (per item) Adult (16+): £5.00

Child (0-7)

: £2.50

Child (8-15)

: £2.50		 Childminder (16+): £5.00 Reading Well : £5.00
Types of charges: Inter-Library Loan Renewal (British Library, per item) Adult (16+): £10.00

Child (0-7)

: £5.00

Child (8-15)

: £5.00		 Childminder (16+): £10.00 Reading Well : £10.00
Types of charges: Vocal Score Adult (16+): £10.00

Child (0-7)

: £10.00

Child (8-15)

: £10.00		 Childminder (16+): £10.00 Reading Well : £10.00
Types of charges: Vocal Score additional copy (per copy) Adult (16+): £0.50

Child (0-7)

: £0.50

Child (8-15)

: £0.50		 Childminder (16+): £0.50 Reading Well : £0.50
Types of charges: Vocal Score Renewal Adult (16+): Charges vary - contact Central Library on 024 76832314 or e-mail central.library@coventry.gov.uk
Types of charges: Fax UK (Sending, per side) Adult (16+): £1.60

Child (0-7)

: £1.60

Child (8-15)

: £1.60		 Childminder (16+): £1.60 Reading Well : £1.60
Types of charges: Fax UK (Receiving, per side) Adult (16+): £0.80

Child (0-7)

: £0.80

Child (8-15)

: £0.80		 Childminder (16+): £0.80 Reading Well : £0.80
Types of charges: Fax International (Sending, per side) Adult (16+): £4.85

Child (0-7)

: £4.85

Child (8-15)

: £4.85		 Childminder (16+): £4.85 Reading Well : £4.85
Types of charges: Fax International (Receiving, per side) Adult (16+): £1.60

Child (0-7)

: £1.60

Child (8-15)

: £1.60		 Childminder (16+): £1.60 Reading Well : £1.60

If you can’t pay, or can't pay in full, please speak to a member of staff as soon as possible. Contact your local library. The library service will consider waiving fees or charges in some circumstances, but this is at the discretion of library staff.

* A certain amount may be available free of charge, ask at your local library for more details.

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