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Lending libraries membership


Membership is open to anyone who

  • Lives in the City, is on the electoral roll or can produce proof of address
  • Can produce proof of address and of their student status
  • Can produce proof of address and of their employment status
  • Can produce proof of address and of their local public library membership

Borrowers may enroll their children as members. Arrangements can sometimes be made for visitors to the City to join.

If you already have a membership card for one of the City's lending libraries you do not need to join again to use the other two. Your membership card is valid at all three.

Download the membership form here (153kb)

Change of address

If you work in the City and change your business address or live in the City and change your home address please enter your new address online.

Borrowing

Adults

Up to 12 books (plus eight children's books), maps, spoken-word recordings plus
Up to 12 music sound recordings
Up to four videos
Up to four DVDs
Up to two CD-Roms
One Linguaphone set

Children

Up to eight books or spoken-word recordings on their own tickets

A charge is made for music sound recordings, DVDs and videos.
If the book or music sound recording you want is already on loan it can be reserved for you for a small charge. Many books and music recordings which are not in stock can also be borrowed from other libraries in the UK and abroad.

Reservations are only accepted for videos and DVDs which are already in stock.

Length of loan

Loans are for three weeks at a time, except for videos and music CD's which must be returned within one week. Please remember that fines are charged on items which are returned late. It is sometimes possible to borrow items for an extra week if you are going away on holiday.

If you want to keep items longer than normal, you may also do so provided no one else is waiting for them, either by bringing them back to the library and borrowing them again or by renewing them by post, telephone or email. If you need an item for a third loan period, you must bring it in to the library to have it issued. You will be charged another loan fee for each music sound recording and video you renew.

24 hour renewals - (touch tone phones only) 020 7638 0568

Renew items on loan via the borrower information menu on the Library catalogue.

Reference libraries

Membership is not required for any of the reference libraries, however readers wanting to consult certain categories of stock are asked for proof of identity and address.


Last modified: 8 August 2008 | Author: Rosalina Del Campo | Contact author
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