Borrowing things

Reserve CDs & DVDs for free!

These services are available at all libraries unless indicated otherwise. *Discounted prices apply for Advantage card holders.

You can borrow books and other items for free:

• A wide selection of books for all ages is available at all libraries
• Graphic novels, magazines and comics are available at some libraries.

You can also borrow a wide choice of audio-visual stock.
There is a charge to borrow all of these items.

• All libraries have talking books and language courses
• There are music CDs at Maidenhead, Container and Cox Green libraries
• Most libraries have DVDs for hire

Video Games in the following formats can also be borrowed:

• Xbox 360 games are at Maidenhead, Windsor, Cookham, Cox Green and Datchet libraries
• PS2 games are at Maidenhead, Windsor, Ascot, Cookham, Cox Green, Datchet and Old Windsor libraries
• Nintendo DS and Wii are at Maidenhead and Windsor

How many things can you borrow?

Borrow up to 24 items - choose from a mix of books, music CD's, CD-ROMs, Playaways, PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo, Xbox 360 games and spoken word, DVDs, videos and magazines

Books

All libraries offer:

• Novels of all kinds including crime, science fiction, romance, thrillers, contemporary fiction, classics and much more.
• Non-fiction books cover all aspects of knowledge: biographies, travel, science and technology, sport, home interests, art and literature.
• Large print and spoken word books on cassette or CD.
• Children's fiction (from picture books to teenage novels and graphic novels) as well as non-fiction for fun, information and help with homework. The collection of children's spoken word on CD can be borrowed for FREE

Use the Books and Reading option on the right hand navigation, to vist our BookCafe for lots more about reading including book reviews.

Magazines

Popular magazines are available at Maidenhead, Windsor, Ascot, Cox Green, Datchet and Sunninghill. You can borrow them for one week as part of your book borrowing entitlement.

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Service Charges for borrowing (as from 4th January 2011)

There are no loan charges on Playaways, music CDs, spoken word CDs or spoken word tapes for people with a visual impairment.

You can borrow	Normal	Cost with Advantage Card	Borrow these items for
Books	FREE	FREE	3 weeks
Adult CD - 1-2 discs	£2.00	£1.85	3 weeks
Adult CDs - 3-6 discs	£2.60	£2.40	3 weeks
Adult CD's 7+	£3.10	£2.85	3 weeks
Adult Cassettes 1-2 tapes	£1.55	£1.40	3 weeks
Adult Cassettes 3-6 tapes	£1.75	£1.60	3 weeks
Adult Cassettes 7 or more	£2.05	£1.90	3 weeks
Children's Spoken Word CDs	FREE	FREE	3 weeks
Spoken word (Playaways)	£2.10	£1.90	3 weeks
CD-ROMs	£2.75	£2.50	3 weeks
DVDs - New (1st 8 weeks in stock)	£2.95	£2.75	1 week
DVDs	£2.60	£2.40	1 week
Video Games - Nintendo Wii, DS, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2	£3.30	£3.00	1 week
Magazines	FREE	FREE	1 week

Charges for reserving or obtaining an item

What you can reserve?	Normal	Cost with Advantage Card
Adult books and magazines (in stock)	£1.20	£1.05
Adult books and magazines (online reservations for books in RBWM stock)	£0.50	£0.40
Books from the SELMS partnership libraries	£2.00	£2.00
Children's and teenagers' books and magazines	FREE	FREE
Large print books	FREE	FREE
Playaways, Adult CDs and tapes	FREE	FREE
Children's and teenagers' CDs and tapes	FREE	FREE
DVDs, CD-ROM and Video games	FREE	FREE
Inter library loans * Discounted to £2.00 per item for students with relevant ID. British Library fees will apply for urgent and specialist services	£3.15*	£2.80*
Music scores and playsets	Price on application	Price on application

Overdue charges

	Rate (per item per day)	Maximum rate (per item)
Adult books & magazines	15p	£8.50 per item
Teenagers' & Children's books & magazines	5p	£8.50 per item
Playaways, CDs and Tapes	15p	£8.50 per item
DVDs / CD-ROMs / Video games	70p	£8.50 per item

There are no overdue charges for people with a visual impairment

Replacement Costs

Damage to books (applies to items in print and items loaned from outside the Borough)	Full replacement cost plus 15% admin
Damage to plastic jacket	£1.35
Adult hardback fiction (out of print)	£22.50
Adult hardback non-fiction (out of print)	£25.60
Adult paperback fiction (out of print)	£9.60
Adult paperback non-fiction (out of print)	£15.20
Children's hardback (out of print)	£12.60
Children's paperback (out of print)	£7.40
Cassettes (1-2 tape set)	£12.20
Cassettes (3-6 tape set)	£37.00
Cassettes (7+ tape set)	£60.00
Replacement cassette (where possible)	£7.20
CDs (1-2 discs)	£20.40
CDs (3-6 disc set) & Playaways	£48.00
CDs (7+ disc set)	£71.00
CD-ROMs	£38.50
DVDs	£22.50
Video games	£51.00
Replacement Membership Card	£1.70

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