Services 2025-26
Libraries
| Services Provided | Charge |
|---|---|
| Reservation fee – in stock and purchased for stock | |
| Standard | Free |
| Concessionary | Free |
| Reservation fee – not in stock (ie. Inter library loan and includes journal articles) | |
| Standard | £6.10 |
| Concessionary | 3.05 |
| Photocopying and Computer Printing | |
| Black and white A4 sheet | £0.31 |
| Black and white A3 sheet | £0.62 |
| Colour A4 sheet | £1.81 |
| Colour A3 sheet | £2.64 |
| Overdue reminders letter | |
| £0 | |
| Postal | £1.91 |
| Replacement Library card – (children no charge) | £2.38 |
| Lost items – (under 5's no charge) |
|
| Standard | Full replacement charge or average replacement cost |
| Concessionary | 50% Replacement charge |
| Damaged items – (under 16’s no charge) | |
| Standard | Full replacement charge or average replacement cost |
| Concessionary | 50% Replacement charge |
| Author Events (outside opening hours) | |
| Standard | £10.56 |
| Concessionary | £7.92 |
| Commercial Room hire (during opening hours) Hourly rate | |
| Small room | £14.23 |
| Large room | £23.75 |
| Main library | £30.64 |
| Refreshment sales | |
| Alcohol at evening events | £5.50 per item |
Archives
| Services Provided | Standard Charge |
|---|---|
| Photocopying and printing | |
| Black and white A4 sheet | £0.45 |
| Black and white A3 sheet | £0.85 |
| Colour A4 sheet | £2.12 |
| Colour A3 sheet | £3.15 |
| Microprint – self service A4 | £1.55 |
| Microprint – orders | |
| Photographs | £12.68 |
| Camera Licence | |
| One day | £6.88 |
| One week | £21.20 |
| Postage and packaging | |
| UK | £7 |
| Overseas | £7 + postage |
| Research service per 30 minutes | £32 |
| Replacement archives card | £2.38 |
| Freedom of Information searches in closed records | £32 |
| Certified / authenticated copies of records | £18 |
| Talks to external groups minimum charge | £95 |
| Talks to external groups on Council premises | £30 |
| Image display in commercial premises | £132 |
| Commercial publication* (print and digital) Maximum 10 images, 50% reduction for local history societies/community groups | £50 for a single image; £30 for each additional image |
| Not-for-profit publication- print, digital, and free-to-access exhibitions | £25 for a single image; £10 for each additional image. |
| TV/Radio broadcast (maximum charge) | £369.50 |