Lending and Charges

Issue Periods

  • Books are issued for 3 weeks, magazines are issued for one week.
  • Books may be returned after-hours through the slot in the front doors.
  • Reservations may be made if the book you wish to borrow is in current use.
  • Interloans from other libraries may be requested at a fee ($6)
  • Please note prices will change in October when GST rises

Book Requests / Interloan Service

National Library:

$3.00 Initial Search Fee
$3.00 on delivery of item
($6.00 Total)

From other Libraries:

$6.00 - $24.00 (Fee as imposed by other Library)

Rental Books

Charges are reduced at librarians discretion as books and magazines get older.

Hardbacks

$1.00 cents each

Trade Paperbacks

$0.90 cents each

Paperbacks

$0.80 cents each

Magazines

$0.70 cents each

Other Charges

Video Cassettes& DVDs

 $4.00 per week
Printing

0.30 cents per page greyscale
0.60 cents per page colour

Internet Access / Word Processing

 Internet access is provided free through the Aotearoa Peoples Network

Facsimile Throughout NZ

$1.20 for first page, and 0.20 cents for subsequent pages

Australia

$3.00 for first page, and 0.30 cents for subsequent pages

Europe/USA

$4.00 for first page, and 0.40 cents for subsequent pages

Photocopying - A4

B & W
1 - 50 copies 0.20 cents per single-sided page
0.30 cents per double-sided page

Coloured:
$1.50 per single sided page

Photocopying - A3

1 - 50 copies
0.40 cents per page

A3 Coloured: $4.00 per single sided page

Lost Books

Charged at replacement cost (purchase price and GST minus discount, if any, plus 30% administration charge)

Replacement Library Cards

$3.00 each

Genealogy / History Research

$5.00 per half hour plus cost of any information printed out.

Book Covering Service

$2.00 to $3.00 depending on the size of the book.