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Library Charges

Basic services are provided free of charge. However, charges are payable for the following:

Audio Book Loans

Audio books are loaned for a period of 3 weeks.

  • Audio books (CD, cassette and Playaway): £2.50

Audio Books Loans for 60+ borrowers

Audio books are loaned for a period of 3 weeks

  • Audio books (CD, cassette and Playaway): £1.25

Children may borrow children's audio books free of charge.

Library members with a declared disability will be charged at 50% of the current rate for audio visual loans, except for library members with a significant visual impairment who will incur NO charge for talking books.

All above may self-declare under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act, 1995. The DDA defines this as "a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities."

Comb Binding

Available at Altrincham and Urmston Libraries

  • £2.00

DVD and Music CD Loan Service

Items are hired for a period of 1 week. If they are returned late, they will incur further hire charges, on a weekly basis, from the first day overdue.

Library members under 18 years can borrow items suitable to their age only (required by law - Video Recording Act 1984) and with parental/carer permission.

Charges for the loan of Music CDs and DVDs are:

  • Loan of music compact discs per item: £1.00
  • Loan of DVDs per item £2.00

Exhibitions & Displays

There is no charge for holding an exhibition but charges will be levied for:

  • Rental of space of 50 sq m and more (Urmston only) : £50 per week/part of week
  • Rental of space under 50 sq m : £25 per week/part of week
  • Public liability insurance : 10% of the total hire charge

Meeting rooms for hire at Altrincham, Hale, Timperley and Urmston. Please contact Lettings on 0161 912 3001/1072 for room rates.

Fax Service

  • Within the U.K. each A4 sheet, to send: £1.00. Each subsequent page: 50p
  • Within the U.K. each A4 sheet to receive: 50p
  • International faxes: first page: £2.00. Each subsequent page: £1.00

Laminating

  • A4 sheet: £1.00
  • A3 sheet: £2.00

Library Request Service

Requests are free of charge providing the item is in stock/on order at any Trafford Library at the time the request is made.

Requests for items not in stock, items yet to be published and items borrowed from other library authorities are £3.00 per request. Requests for items borrowed from the British Library, certain academic libraries and from abroad will incur an extra charge of £3.50.

Requests for photocopies of articles are £3.00 per request plus the photocopying cost. There is an extra charge of £3.50 to obtain photocopies from the British Library.

The charges above represent a contribution towards the cost of obtaining items which are not in stock in Trafford Libraries. The current full cost of obtaining an item from the British Library is £9.90. The current full cost of obtaining a photocopied article is £6.40.

All requests received by Trafford Libraries are treated as a priority and are dealt with in order of receipt. While we will endeavour to obtain items specifically required by a certain date, this cannot be guaranteed.

Suggestions of titles for addition to stock are always welcome. Please ask for a Recommendation for Stock form at any library or complete our online form.

Lost and Damaged Stock

Books

If books borrowed from Trafford Libraries are lost or returned in a damaged state, the following charges will be made.

If the book has been in our stock for less than five years, the full original cost of the book is charged. Staff will obtain this from the library computer system.

If the book has been in our stock for over five years, the following charges apply:

  • Adult Fiction Hardback - £8.50
  • Adult Fiction Paperback - £4.00
  • Adult Non-Fiction Hardback - £9.00
  • Adult Non-Fiction Paperback - £6.50
  • Children's Hardback - £5.50
  • Children's Paperback - £3.00

A replacement copy for a lost book is only acceptable provided it is in the same format e.g. not a paperback for a hardback.

No charge will be made for lost/damaged children's picture books.

Any items borrowed from the British Library which are lost will be charged at the rate set by the British Library, a charge of £129.50 per item.

Audio-Visual Items

If items borrowed from Trafford Libraries are lost, the following charges will be made.

If the item has been in our stock for less than five years, the full original cost of the item is charged. Staff will obtain this from the library computer system.

If the item has been in our stock for over five years, the following charges apply:

  • Music CDs - £6.50
  • DVDs - £7.50
  • Audiobook cassette (individual) - £7.50
  • Audiobook cassettes (full title) - £25.00
  • Audiobook CD (individual) - £8.50
  • Audiobook CD (full title) - 30.00
  • Damaged case - £1.00
  • Multi-media formats - individually priced

These charges may also apply if items are returned in a damaged state.

Replacement copies are NOT acceptable for any form of AV material. This is because of license arrangements.

Musical Scores & Playsets

Hire by local societies (per set):

  • 1 to 40 copies: £25.00
  • 41 to 80 copies: £30.00
  • 81 to 120 copies: £35.00
  • Over 120 copies: £40.00

A deposit will not be required, but non return of part(s) of a set will mean no further loans until the society pays the full replacement cost charged by the lending authority.

Overdue Books

10p per day per book to a maximum of £12 per book. Children (under 18), customers aged 60+ and customers who are disabled are exempt from this charge.

All renewals and late returns of British Library items will be charged at the rate set by the British Library, a charge of £3.40 per item. If an item is returned late it will also incur the charge set by Trafford Libraries of 10p per day per item.

Photocopying

Photocopying/printing charges are now:

  • Black per A4 sheet: 7p
  • Black per A3 sheet: 15p
  • Colour per A4 sheet: 50p
  • Colour per A3 sheet: £1.00

Public access computers

Sessions are free for the first half hour, 50p per half hour (or part of half hour) thereafter. 

Replacement Library Card

  • Adults: £2.00
  • Under 18s: Free for first loss. £1.00 for any subsequent loss

Sales of Discarded Items

All libraries sell discarded items; the charges are as follows:

  • Items with a red sticker: £1.00
  • Items with a blue sticker: 50p
  • Items with a white sticker: 20% of original price

Toys

Available at: Altrincham, Coppice Avenue, Davyhulme and Lostock Libraries

A range of toys for 0 to 14 year olds are available to hire. Up to three toys may be borrowed on an adult or childminder's ticket for a period of 3 weeks.
Loan of one toy: 50p.

Suspension of membership

Library members will be suspended if the maximum fines total is reached or there is failure to return items on loan despite reminders sent. If suspended, members will not be able to borrow library material or use the computers until measures have been taken to remove the suspension. It is advisable to discuss this with the Library Manager.

Please note: It is important that you retain your till receipt as no corrections or refunds for monies paid will be made without production of till receipt within 21 days.

Fees and charges for Local Studies are detailed in the Local Studies pages.

Who to contact

Email: libraries@trafford.gov.uk

This page was last reviewed on 25 May 2010