Fees and Charges
It's free to borrow most items. This page explains fees and charges for borrowing, overdue items and other library services.
- Rental Charges
- Overdue Charges
- Interloan Charges - for borrowing items from another library
- Printing
- Photocopying
- Other Charges
- Paying Charges online
Rental Charges
| Children's items | free of charge | |
| Young Adults' items | free of charge | |
| Adult Non-fiction and Large Print | free of charge | |
| Adult Fiction and Adult Graphic Novels (more than 2 years old) | free of charge | |
| New Adult Fiction and Adult Graphic Novels (less than 2 years old) | $1.50 | for 3 weeks |
| Magazines | 50c | for 2 weeks |
| DVDs | $4.00 | for 2 weeks |
Overdue Charges
Tasman District Libraries does not charge overdue fines. Read more here.
You can renew overdue items provided they are not reserved.
Interloan Charges
Interloan charges apply when you borrow items from other libraries. Some libraries charge a higher fee for this service than others.
|
Minimum charge (Reciprocal libraries) |
$8.00 |
|
Standard charge for child members (Reciprocal libraries) |
free of charge |
|
Non-reciprocal libraries |
$23.00 |
|
Non-reciprocal libraries for child members |
fee as charged by the lending library |
Additional fees may apply for:
- urgent requests
- items supplied by overseas libraries
- items supplied by some New Zealand libraries
- oversized items, or items that require extra postage.
The interloan fee must be paid when you collect the item. Once an interloan request has been placed, the fee is non-refundable.
Printing
These charges relate to printing from our public internet computers.
| Black and white | |
| A4 | 30c |
| A4 double-sided | 60c |
| Colour | |
| A4 | $3.00 |
| A4 double-sided |
$6.00 |
Photocopying
| Black and white | |
| A4 | 30c |
| A4 double-sided | 60c |
| A3 | 60c |
| A3 double-sided | $1.20 |
| Colour | |
| A4 | $3.00 |
| A4 double-sided | $6.00 |
| A3 | $3.60 |
| A3 double-sided | $7.20 |
Other Charges
| Damaged items | Replacement cost + $6.00 admin fee |
| Lost items | Replacement cost + $10.00 admin fee |
| Holds within Tasman District Library | $2.50 |
| Holiday Membership | $10 per month |
| Replacement membership card | $4.00 |
Paying Charges online
You can pay library charges (we don't charge for overdue items, but we do charge for lost books) via internet banking with Tasman District Council. For details on how to make payments via internet banking visit the Tasman District Council website.
Please note that it may take a couple of days for the payment to clear and for us to update your library account.
