Charges and fines
A £1 charge for every overdue notification sent by post will be added to your account.
Notices by email and text to your mobile are free of charge.
Have you given us your email address? We will send you email reminders 3 days before your items are due back and then at 1, 7, 14 and 22 days late. Please visit any Redbridge Library to update your library details.
BBC Micro:bits
BBC micro:bits can be borrowed from our libraries using your Redbridge Library card. You need to be 8 yrs+ to borrow a micro:bit and please make sure that your parents are aware as there is a cost if they are not returned on time. Check out the safety guide before using them for a project.
Type of item | Cost to borrow | Overdue charges | Missing pieces / Replacement cost |
BBC Micro:bit | Free | 50p per day to a max of £15 | £15 |
DVD loans
For each loan period a DVD is kept overdue a further loan charge will be made.
Loan category |
Cost to borrow DVD's per week |
Adults |
£2.50 per week per DVD (we run regular promotions - currently all DVDs are £1) |
Children |
£1.50 per week per DVD (we run regular promotions - currently all DVDs are £1) |
Music CD and audio book set loans
- children's CDs borrowed on a children's card are free
- there are no charges for audio book set loans to disabled Redbridge residents
For each loan period a music CD or and audio book set is kept overdue a further loan charge will be made.
Type of item |
Cost |
Cost |
Music CDs |
50p per 3 weeks (singles) |
£1 per 3 weeks (sets) |
Audio Book Sets |
£1 per 3 weeks (up to 2 CDs) |
£2 per 3 weeks (3 or more CDs) |
Overdue charges
If you have overdue items or outstanding fines of more than £20, for more than 36 days, your debt will be referred to an external agency. You will also have to pay a late administration fee of £10.
Overdue items |
Charges per day per item |
Overdue books on an adult card (16 years and over) |
34p per day per item, up to £6 per item |
Overdue books on an over 65 card |
34p per day per item, up to £1 per item |
Overdue books on a child card (under 16 years) |
6p per day per item, up to £1 per item |
Overdue DVDs, music CDs and audio book sets |
For each loan period a DVD is kept overdue a further loan charge will be made up to a maximum of £25 |
Replacement of lost and damaged items
card or item |
cost to replace lost and damaged items |
Adult library card |
£3.55 |
Child (under 16 years), over 65 years and disabled people library card |
£2.35 |
Lost or damaged library items |
A full replacement charge is made for any lost or damaged library item. Please ask the staff at your library. |
Reservations
Reservation items |
Reservation costs |
Items held in the London Consortium Libraries |
Free |
Items not held in the London Consortium Libraries |
£4.00 per item |
British Library requests |
£17.50 per item |
Vocal scores sets |
£16.50 for up to 40 copies |
Photocopying and printing
Type of printing |
Cost of printing |
Black and White A4 |
10p |
Black and White A3 |
20p |
Colour A4 |
35p |
Colour A3 |
50p |
Research fees for archive / local studies material
Cost | |
General research fees | First 20 are minutes free; £10 per 30 minutes thereafter |
Sensitive records search fee / transcription fee | £10 |
Reproduction fees for archive / local studies material
These charges are for fair dealing / personal use only. Commercial use fees are available on request.
Cost | |
Orders of digital copies of photographs / art (600dpi, TIFF files sent to one recipient) | From £6 per image |
Orders of digital copies of books / archive bundles | £5 for the first page of each book / archive bundle; £1 for each further opening |
Photography permit for archives / local studies materials | £5 for a day / £15 for a week |
Photographs of items taken by library staff with an in-house digital camera (customer present) | £10 for up to 5 photos sent by email |
Microfilm prints | 40p per A4 print |
Charge for sending images by email | Free |
Charge for adding images added to CD | £2.50 (plus P&P) |