Hire charges, book requests and subscriptions
Book requests
You do not have to pay to borrow books from a library. If you would like us to get a book for you from another library you need to pay a request charge. You do not have to pay a request charge for anything you pay to hire.
| Standard | Concessions | Children | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For books in Staffordshire Libraries | 50p | 25p | Free |
| For books you ask us to borrow from outside Staffordshire | 50p plus £6.50 | 25p plus £3.25 | Free |
| For books you ask us to borrow from the British Library | All British Library Charges | All British Library Charges | - |
| Books in other languages, braille, reminiscence boxes | Free | Free | Free |
| Music and Drama sets/scores: up to 40 copies | £15.00 | £15.00 | - |
| Music and Drama sets/scores: over 40 copies | £30.00 | £30.00 | - |
Hire charges
- Deaf users do not pay for sub-titled videos for the deaf.
- Blind, visually impaired and people with a disability preventing use of normal text ("print disabled") may hire language courses and talking books for free.
- Blind and visually impaired people may also hire music CDs for free.
| Standard | Concessions | Children | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Free | Free | Free | |
| CDs and Cassettes - 1 week loan | Music CDs - Single and sets | 60p | 30p | 30p |
| CDs and Cassettes - 3 week loan | Talking books - up to 2 tapes or discs | £1.00 | 50p | Free |
| CDs and Cassettes - 3 week loan | Talking books - more than 2 tapes or discs | £2.00 | £1.00 | Free |
| CDs and Cassettes - 3 week loan | Language courses | £2.00 | £1.00 | Free |
| CDs and Cassettes - 3 week loan |
British Sign Language Video, DVD, CD Rom; Makaton Video, DVD, CD Rom |
Free | Free | Free |
| CDs and Cassettes - 3 week loan | Children's language course | Free | Free | Free |
| DVDs - 1 week loan | Full length feature films | £1.50 | £1.50 | £1.50 |
| DVDs - 1 week loan | Children's (excluding films); adult non fiction & TV series | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 |
| Toys - 3 week loan | 60p | 60p | 60p |
Subscriptions
Reading Groups* are able to receive at their local library 12 sets of books from the Reading Group Sets List over the course of a 12-month period by payment of an annual subscription.
| Groups | Price |
|---|---|
| Reading groups which meet in the library | £40.00 p.a. |
| Reading groups which meet outside the library | £45.00 p.a. |
| Audiobook Reading Groups | £20.00 p.a. * |
*There are no set lists for audiobooks. The subscription is for library staff to bring sets together for the group.
