Fines, charges and room hire

Fines can be avoided by renewing library items online, by a phone call to your local library, or in person at any branch.

Fines for overdue items

For each adult item, per day 25p.

For each children's and teen item, per day 5p

Items can be renewed by phone, in the library and online.

Reservations

  • Items available in Barnet with no notification - free
  • Items available in Barnet with notification by post - cost of second class stamp
  • Reserved book not available in Barnet - £1 (plus second class post if chosen) plus £3 if borrowed from another library
  • Reserved book from the British Library - £1 (plus second class post if chosen) plus £5
  • Late return fee for a reserved book from the British Library - £4.30

Lost library card

  • £2
  • Concession (children, full-time students and those on benefits) £1

Audiobook and music CDs 

  • Free to borrow
  • Fines will be charged for the late return of items.

DVDs

  • New DVDs labelled 'A' for 3 nights £2.60
  • Other DVDs labelled 'B' for one week £1.60
  • You will be charged this fee again for each week/3 day loan period that DVDs are overdue.

PC hire charges

  • One hour £2.70
  • Concessions (children, full-time students and those on benefits) one hour £1.35

Printer charges

  • Black and white printing per sheet 10p
  • Colour printing per sheet 50p

Photocopy charges

  • Black and white A4 per sheet 10p
  • Black and white A3 per sheet 15p
  • Colour A4 per sheet 50p
  • Colour A3 per sheet 75p

Market place advertisement

  • A6 sized advert for one week £1
  • A5 sized advert for one week £1.50
  • A4 sized advert for one week £2.50

Hall or room hire charges

You can book a hall or rooms of different sizes at these libraries:

To book a room you will need to arrange public liability insurance. To make a booking please contact the library.

Charges  Capacity 6-15  Capacity 16-30 Capacity 31+ 

Full rate

£10 per hour (Library open)

£25.50 per hour (Library closed)

£15 per hour (Library open)

£25.50 per hour (Library closed)

£30 per hour (Library open)

£45.50 (Library closed)

Concession rate

A discount of 1/3 is available during library open hours to these groups:

Registered Charities

Non-Profit Making Organisations

Educational (Non-Profit Making) Organisations

£7 per hour (Library open)

£25.50 per hour (Library closed)

 £10 per hour (Library open)

£25.50 per hour (Library closed)

£20 per hour (Library open)

£45.50 per hour (Library closed)
Location
(Libraries)

East Finchley

Finchley Church End

Hendon

Osidge
 

Colindale

Edgware

Finchley Church End

Golders Green

North Finchley

 

Chipping Barnet ( 2 rooms available)

Finchley Church End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display cabinets and windows

You can hire display spaces at Hendon and Chipping Barnet libraries.

 
Charges

Internal display window

Chipping Barnet

External display window

Chipping Barnet

Display cabinets

Hendon          
Full rate £20 per week £25 per week £20 per week
Concession rate £13 per week £16 per week  

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