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Library Services

If your loans are late

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Overdue charges and penalties

If you return books after the date stamped inside (or after any new return date set by a recall letter), you will be asked to pay a fine. These are applicable to ALL categories of borrower, including academic staff. 

Currently the fines are as follows:

Loan type Fine
Ordinary loans & store journals 20p per day
3 day loans 50p per day
Recalled items £1.00 per day
Open access journals 50p per item per day
Reserve items (2 & 24 hour loans) (Renewals limited to three)
 £2.00 per hour for first two hrs and then 50p for a part of any hour thereafter

Fines may be paid on the spot or at a later time convenient to you; however if your fines mount up to more than £10 you will not be allowed to borrow any more books until you have reduced your debt. We also ask all our borrowers to pay off any outstanding fines at the end of each term. Please consult a member of library staff if you are having difficulty with payment and we will try to come to some kind of arrangement so that you can continue borrowing.
Credit/debit card facilities are available for payment.

 

If you have not returned your book by the date stamped inside (or by the new due date set by a recall letter), we will send you an Overdue Notice to remind you of the outstanding loan. 

 

If items are lost, damaged or defaced, you will be charged the replacement cost, plus a £5.00 handling charge.

Users may be eligible for their library fines to be waived under special circumstances. A form on which a dispute can be made is available here.