Library charges

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Library charges from 1 April 2011 - Concessions apply only to residents of Renfrewshire Council area who are:

• aged 60 plus
• blind or disabled
• in receipt of a registered benefit

Proof of status is required.

Music and media loan charges	Adults	Concessions and school children aged 13 and over	Children 12 and under
CD	£14.50 annual charge or 72p per item	No charge	May not borrow these items
Video	£14.50 annual charge or 72p per item	No charge	May not borrow these items
Subtitled Video	No charge	No charge	May not borrow these items
DVD	£2.40 per item per week Children's DVDs are 51p per item per week *	£2.40 per item per week Children's DVDs are 51p per item per week * Under 16s may not borrow these items	May not borrow these items

Overdue charges per item	Adults	Concessions	Children and young people still at school
Up to 1 week overdue	30p *	17p *	No charge
Each subsequent week	30p *	17p *	No charge
To a maximum of	£1.80 *	£1.02p *	No charge

* Overdue DVDs will be charged at the weekly rental charge

Loan of musical scores	Replacement library membership card
£6.50 per set of 10 volumes or part set. Only available to Renfrewshire based music groups	81p

Reservations per item
Adults	38p
Concessions	38p
Children and young people still at school	No charge
Mobile Library users	No charge
Housebound borrowers	No charge
Users of Bridge of Weir library	No charge

Fax service within the UK	Fax service outside the UK
To send - £1.20 per page	To send - £4 per page
To receive - 60p per fax	To receive - £3 per fax

Printing and copying charges
Photocopy service	A4 sheet A3 sheet ( Double sided copies are priced as 2 single sheets) Children and organisations registered as charities with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator	15p 30p Reduced rate of 5p per black and white sheet
PC prints	A4 black and white print A4 colour print Children and organisations registered as charities with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator	15p 36p Reduced rate of 5p per black and white sheet
Digital images	Non commercial use Non-commercial use(electronic) Commercial use	£1.26 per A4 print (postage additional) £2.90 per image (Reference and Local Studies library only) Charged accordingly
Microfilm reader prints	A4 single sided print A3 single sided print	£1.18 per image £1.72 per image
Memory devices for computer use	USB memory devices	£7.50 (price may vary to reflect current market values)

Other service charges
Meeting space	Where the library service can accommodate, meeting space may be provided on request, free of charge, for appropriate nonprofit groups and individuals. Any lets are at the discretion of Education and Leisure Services and can be terminated at any time.
Rechargeable services	Occasionally the library service offers very specific services for individual users. These will be charged to the user to cover the cost of the service provided.

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