Issue - meetings

Cabinet received a report setting out proposals relating to fees and charges in the Libraries, Museums, Culture and Registrars Service following the annual review of charges to ensure that they support service efficiency and effectiveness, recover costs where this is appropriate and achievable, and as far as possible ensure consistency across the service.

Resolved: That changes to library and archive fees and charges witheffect from 1 April 2019 be approved as follows:

  i.  To increase the maximum fine limit on an individual library item from £6 to £7.

  ii.  To increase library photocopying charges for A4 black and white from 10p to 15p; for A4 colour from 25p to 50p; for A3 black and white from 10p to 25p and for A3 colour from 25p to 75p.

  iii.  To reduce the cost of borrowing DVDs from £2 to £1 for adults and to reduce the cost of children's DVD rental ('U' rated titles) from £1 to 50p.

  iv.  To introduce a reservation charge of 75p for CDs but to maintain the rental charge of 50p per week to bring into line with the reservation charge for printed books.

  v.  To introduce fines of 20p per day for the late return of spoken word items (audio books) to bring into line with fines imposed for the late return of printed books.

  vi.  To make a number of changes to hire charges and loan periods for materials borrowed from the music and drama collection as detailed in Appendix 'A'.

  vii.  To increase the cost of tokens for self-service prints from archive microfilm/fiche from 75p to 80p.

viii.  To increase the archive record agent administrative charge from £50 per annum to £55 per annum.