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Library charges 


Book loans

Borrower  Charge per item  Loan duration  Overdue charge per day 
Children (under 16) Free  21 days  2p 
Adults (16-59)  18p 
Adults (60+)  6p 

Audio Visual loans

Item  Borrower  Charge per item  Loan duration  Overdue charge per day 
Talking book  Children (under 16)  Free 21 days  2p 
Adults (16-59)  £1.45  18p
Adults (60+)  65p  6p 
Exempt borrowers  Free  As above 
CDs  Adults (16-59)  £1  21 days  18p 
Adults (60+) £1  6p 
Exempt borrowers  Free  As above 
Videos  All borrowers  £1  7 days  50p 
DVDs (new stock)  All borrowers  £2.80  2 days  £2.80 
DVDs (other)  All borrowers  £1.65  7 days  50p 
Language courses  All borrowers  Free     

Reservation Fees

Source  Charge 
Bolton Libraries  Free 
Outside Bolton Libraries  £4 

Internet access

  Charge  Duration 
Adults and juniors  Free  First hour per day 
£1  Per additional hour to a maximum of 3 hours per day 

Photocopying and printing

Type  Cost  Quantity 
A4 black and white  10p  per page 
A4 colour  £1  per page
A3 black and white  20p  per page 
A3 colour  £1.50  per page 
A4 from microfilm  £1  per page 
A3 from microfilm  £2  per page 
Scanning  25p  per scan 

Fax services

Type  Cost  Quantity 
Within the UK  £1.50  per page 
Europe  £2  per page
Rest of world £3  per page 
Received faxes  50p  per page 

Business information

Cost  Quantity / Duration 
Company reports  10p per sheet 
Mailing list  10p  per company
Mailing list admin fee (if compiled by library staff) £1  each 
Research undertaken by staff Free  Initial 15 minutes 
£20  per additional hour 

Planning application printing

Type Cost  Quantity / Duration 
Up to 4 pages from any planning application (non-confidential material only) Free up to 4 pages
Charge for printing more than 4 pages from any planning application  £35 plus standard printing charges N/A
Inspector's Appeal Decisions, Decision Notices and Enforcement Notices £26.55 (available from One Stop Shop in Bolton Town Hall)   

Replacement ticket

Borrower Cost 
Adult (16+)  £2 
Child (under 16)  £1 

Items for sale

Item Cost  Quantity 
Large magnifiers  £1.75  each 
Small magnifiers  60p  each
Re-writable CD £1  each 

 

Replacement charges for lost or damaged items

Please ask at the library.

Overdue item notification charges

Postal charges are made for each overdue letter sent (2nd class). No charge is made for overdue notifications sent via SMS text message.

Reservation and overdue notifications by voice or text message

You can opt to have your overdue and reservations awaiting collection notifications sent to you via text, voice message or email.*

To take advantage of this service, please ask about our telephone and email messaging service on your next visit to the library.

If you have a mobile phone, you can choose to be notified by text message. If you have a land line, our system can contact you with an automated voice message.

For customers with land line numbers:

Ask staff to amend your record so that you receive automated voice message notifications.

For customers with mobile numbers:

Ask staff to amend your record so that you receive an SMS text message.

For customers with email addresses:

Ask staff to amend your record so that you receive an email message.

*Final overdue notifications will continue to be sent by post. Customers without a telephone will continue to receive notifications by post.

Room Bookings


Central Library

Room Standard charge  Concessionary charge Duration
Green Room £36 £18 Initial 3 hour slot
£12 £6 Per additional hour
Lecture Theatre £120 £60 Initial 3 hour slot
£40 £20 Per additional hour
Small Lecture Theatre £80 £40  Initial 3 hour slot 
£26 £13  Per additional hour 
Meeting room £45 £22 Initial 3 hour slot
£15 £7 Per additional hour
Learning Studio 1 £45 £22 Initial 3 hour slot
£15 £7  Per additional hour 
Learning Studio 2 £36  £18  Initial 3 hour slot 
£12  £6  Per additional hour 
 

High Street Community Rooms

Room  Standard charge Concessionary charge  Duration 
Large room £50  £25  Initial 3 hour slot 
£16.50  £8.50  Per additional hour 
Smaller room  £28  £14  Initial 3 hour slot 
£9  £4.50  Per additional hour 
 

Room equipment charges

Equipment type  Standard charge Concessionary charge 
Data projector / laptop / screen package £10  £5 
Flipchart stand, paper and pens  £5

£2.50 


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Contact information

Bolton Libraries

Central Library

Le Mans Crescent

Bolton

BL1 1SE

Telephone 01204 333173
Telephone 01204 332384 24 hour automated information and renewals service
Fax 01204 332225

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