Borrowing items and loan periods

How many items can I borrow?
How much does it cost?

How many items can I borrow?

With a library card, adults can borrow up to a maximum of 25 items, while children can borrow a maximum of 16 items. This can include a combination of the following:

Adults

15 books/scores for three weeks
eight audio items for three weeks
two short language course for six weeks
two long language course for three months
three videos/DVDs for one week/three days
two CD-ROMs for one week
one toy for four weeks

Children

12 books for three weeks
four audio items for three weeks
two language course for six weeks
three videos for three days or three DVDs for three days

How much does it cost?

Borrowing books is free. There is a charge for borrowing CDs, CD-ROMs, cassettes, DVDs, videos and language courses, but you may be free from some charges or entitled to concessions. Please visit our Library fines and charges page for more information.

If you want to know if you are entitled to any concessions please ask a member of library staff or email us at information.services@rbkc.gov.uk.

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