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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 things 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 music CDs, talking books, language courses and videos.
Some libraries you can also borrow DVDs, Play Station games (PS2), and CD-ROMs.

How many things can you borrow?

Borrow up to 24 items - choose from a mix of books, music CD's, CD-ROMs, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 games and spoken word (issued for 3 weeks) and DVDs, videos and magazines (issued for 1 week)

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.

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, Datchet and Sunninghill. You can borrow them for one week as part of your book borrowing entitlement.

Service Charges for borrowing (as from 1st April 2008)

There are NO CHARGES on music and spoken word audio items for people with a visual impairment. Charges for items loaned for three weeks

Borrowing What?	Normal	Discount*
Books	FREE!	FREE!

Adult CD - 1-2 discs	£1.85	£1.70
Adult CDs - 3-6 discs	£2.35	£2.20
Adult CD's 7+	£2.85	£2.60
Adult Cassettes 1-2 tapes	£1.40	£1.25
Adult Cassettes 3-6 tapes	£1.60	£1.45
Adult Cassettes 7 or more	£1.90	£1.75

CHILDREN'S Spoken Word CDs	FREE!	FREE!
CHILDREN'S Spoken Word Cassettes	FREE!	FREE!

CD-ROMs	£2.45	£2.25

PlayStation 2 games & Xbox 360 games	£3.20	£2.85

Magazines	FREE!	FREE!

Charges for items loaned for one week

Borrowing What?	Normal	Discount*
Videos	£2.00	£1.80
Videos (2 or more per set)	£2.20	£2.10

Newly released DVDs (first 8 weeks)	£2.85	£2.50
DVDs	£2.50	£2.20

Charges for reserving or obtaining an item IN BOROUGH LIBRARY STOCK

Reserving what?	Normal	Discount*
Adult books and magazines (in stock)	£1.15	£1.05
Large Print books	FREE!	FREE!

Teenage & Children's books	FREE!	FREE!

Adult CDs / Tapes	FREE!	FREE!
Children CDs / Tapes	FREE!	FREE!
Videos / CD-ROMs / DVDs	FREE!	FREE!

Charges for reserving or obtaining an item NOT IN BOROUGH LIBRARY STOCK

Reserving what?	Normal	Discount*
Inter Library Loans - standard rate	£2.80**	£2.50**
Inter Library Loans - **student discount rate (with ID)		£1.30
Urgent and Specialist Services interlibrary loans Current full British Library charges will be applicable	P.O.A.	P.O.A.

Overdue charges for returning things late:

Overdue charge for what?	Rate (per item per day)	Maximum rate (per item)
Adult books & Magazines	15p	£7.50 per item
Teenage & Children books & magazines	5p	£7.50 per item
CDs and Tapes	15p	£7.50 per item
Videos / CD-ROMs / DVDs /Xbox 360 games	65p	£7.50 per item

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	£1.30
Adult hardback fiction (out of print)	£20.60
Adult hardback non-fiction (out of print)	£23.40
Adult paperback fiction (out of print)	£8.70
Adult paperback non-fiction (out of print)	£13.85
Children's hardback (out of print)	£11.45
Children's paperback (out of print)	£6.75

Cassettes (1-2 tape set)	£11.10
Cassettes (3-6 tape set)	£33.75
Cassettes (7+ tape set)	£54.60
Replacement cassette (where possible)	£6.55
CDs (1-2 discs)	£16.85
CDs (3-6 disc set)	£40.75
CDs (7+ disc set)	£60.95
CD-ROMs	£34.90
DVDs	£20.45
PlayStation games & Xbox 360 games	£46.80
Videos (per tape)	£14.45
Replacement Membership Card	£1.50