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York800 - 800 Years of the City of York

Charges for borrowing items (adults)

There is no charge to borrow books and audio books providing they are returned by the agreed date.  DVDs and CDs carry a charge.

These are the charges for holders of an 'adult' membership (18 years and over).

If you have any questions about charges please contact us.

Books, audiobooks and language courses

length of loan 3 weeks
hire charge free
daily charge for overdue items 15p
max overdue charge per item £10

CDs

length of loan 3 weeks
hire charge £1
daily charge for overdue items weekly charge reapplied
max overdue charge per item £10

DVDs & Blu-ray DVDs

premium
(band A)
classic
(band B)
length of loan 3 days 1 week 
hire charge £3 £3
charge for overdue items weekly charge reapplied weekly charge reapplied
max charge per item £10 £10

Audio visual subscription

Please note that York Libraries no longer sell audio-visual subscriptions.  If you have an existing subscription your reduced hire charges for CDs and DVDs will apply until your year-long subscription expires (50p for CDs and £1.60 for DVDs).