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Overdue items and fees changes

From 1 April 2012, Redbridge Libraries will begin a trial where large fines or very overdue items will be followed up by a company to recover them and encourage people to bring them back. An extra £10 fines will also be added to the amount already owned by the reader.

From 1 May 2012 some of our library fees changed. Please check the information below for fees and fines.

Some services in Redbridge libraries have a small cost. The borrowing of books is free. The fees and fines are the same in all Redbridge libraries. image of coins

Mobile Library

Please contact the Mobile Library for more information on mobile library fees, which can be different from the fees below.

Fees

DVDs / Videos loans and overdue charges

	Cost per week
Adult DVD*	£2.50
Child DVD*	£1.50

* For each loan period a DVD is kept overdue a further loan charge will be made.

Audio loans

	Cost per 3 weeks	Cost per 3 weeks
Music CDs	£1 (singles)	£2 (sets)
Audio Book Sets**	£1 (up to 2 CDs/cassettes)	£2 (3 or more CDs/cassettes)

** There are no charges for audio book sets loans to disabled Redbridge residents.

Overdue and lost items charges

Borrowing books is free in Redbridge libraries, however you will have to pay overdue fees if they are returned late.

Any items returned late, lost or damaged will have a fine. Items overdue for more than 36 days will incur a Late Adminstration Fee of £10. Some other library services also have fees.

Type of charge	Cost
Adults (16+)	22p per day, up to £6 per item
Over 60s One week overdue allowance	22p per day, up to £1 per item
Children (0-16 years) Adult charges apply if borrowed on adult cards	3p per day, up to £1 per item
Audio books	22p per day
Lost adult card	£3.50
Lost child card	£2.30
Lost over 60s card	£2.30
Lost or damaged items	A full replacement charge is made for any lost or damaged item. Please ask the staff at your library.

Fees - Reserving any items

Reservations Items held in the London Consortium Libraries	Free
Reservations Items not held in the London Consortium Libraries	£2.50 per item
Concessionary Reservations Items not held in the LondonConsortium Libraries for children under 16, adults over 60 and disabled people	50p per item
British Library requests British Library renewals and lost items charged at full rate - up to £160	£7.50 per item
Vocal scores sets	£7.50 for up to 40 copies £10 for over 40 copies

London Consortium Libraries currently consist of the London Boroughs of Ealing, Enfield, Barking and Dagenham, Brent, Hackney, Havering, Kingston upon Thames, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth.

Photocopies

Black & White A4	10p
Black & White A3	20p
Colour A4	£1
Colour A3	£1.50

Black and white copies made on a colour copier are 15p for A4 and 30p for A3 copy.

Printing from a computer

Black & White A4	15p
Colour A4	35p

Fax

Within the UK	£1.50 per page
International	£2.50 per page

Hall hire fees

Please contact Halls lettings on 020 8708 3997 for more information.

Microfilm prints

Available from the Reference Library and the Local Studies and Archives departments in Ilford Central Library. Please contact them for further information and fees.

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