Waltham Forest Libraries -
Fees and Charges 2012

Overdue charges
Item Adult Over 60 Under 16
Books 19p per day
(maximum £5 per item)
10p per day
(maximum £5 per item)
No charge
CDs 20p per day
(maximum £5 per item)
20p per day
(maximum £5 per item)
No charge
DVDs A further week's charge
(maximum £10 per item)
A further week's charge
(maximum £10 per item)
A further week's charge
(maximum £10 per item)

Please note: Children's items borrowed on an adult card are charged at the adult rate.

Audio / visual loan rental
Item Adult Over 60 Registered Blind / Partially Sighted
and Under 16
CD (single) £1 (3 weeks) 75p (3 weeks) 70p (3 weeks)
CD sets £1.70 (3 weeks) £1 (3 weeks) £1 (3 weeks)
DVDs £3 (premium) -1 week
£2.20 (standard) - 1 week
£3 (premium) -1 week
£2.20 (standard) - 1 week
£3 (premium) -1 week
£2.20 (standard) - 1 week
DVD (non-fiction) £2.20
(3 weeks)
£2.20
(3 weeks)
£2.20 (3 weeks)
Audio / visual loan rental
Item Adult Over 60 Under 16 Registered Blind / Partially Sighted
Talking books / Spoken word (CDs) and language courses £2 (3 weeks) 40p (3 weeks) Free Free
Digital audio books £3 (3 weeks) £1.50 (3 weeks) £1.50 (3 weeks) Free

Lost membership cards
Adult Over 60 Registered Blind / Partially Sighted
and Under 16
£1 50p 50p

A replacement card can only be issued when we have seen currrent proof of address.

Reservation fees
  Adult Over 60 Under 16
Self-service online reservations 75p per item 50p per item Free
Request per item in stock with staff assistance £1.50 50p per item Free

Request per item not in stock or outside the London Libraries Consortium or Interlibrary loans: £2.50 per item.

Items supplied via British Library and University libraries: £6.50 per item.
Charges are additional to standard reservation charge.

Reservation fees for items we have been unsuccessful in obtaining are non-refundable.

Photocopies
Copy Cost
Black and white A4 (single-sided) 10p
Black and white A3 (single-sided) 20p
Colour A4 (single-sided) £1.25
Colour A3 (single-sided) £1.75
Scanning 50p 1st page - 10p all other

Computer print out
Item Cost
Black and white A4 10p per sheet (single sided)
Notice Board
Item Cost
Postcard 50p per week
A5 £1 per week

Lost or damaged items

A full replacement charge is made for any lost or damaged item. Please ask at your library for more information.

Please note: Customers will be unable to use their library card whilst there are outstanding fines of over £5.