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Library loans, fees and charges

It's free to join libraries and borrow books, but read about our charges for some services such as overdue items and photocopying.

DVDs, CDs, language courses, talking books, orchestral sets

Music recordings loans, talking books, and hire of language courses are free for blind or partially-sighted users and Home library service customers.

Service Charge Westminster City Save card charge
Music recordings loans No differential for boxed sets:
  • standard: £1.20
No differential for boxed sets:
  • standard: 80p
Talking books
  • standard: £1.10 per item for 3 week loan 
  • free to over-60s
  • standard: 80p per item for 3 week loan
  • free to over-60s
Hire of language courses
  • standard: £2.40 per set (6 week loan)
  • concessions: £1.50
  • English language courses: free 3-week loan
  • standard: £2.70 per set (6 week loan)
  • concessions: £1.00 (6 week loan)

 

Online language courses
  • standard: £7.20 for 12 weeks access 
  • concessions: £3.50 for 12 weeks access
  • Online English courses: free
  • standard: £5.70 for 12 weeks access
  • concessions: £2.90 for 12 weeks access      
DVD Subscriptions* Quarterly:
  • standard: £35.30 (2 items at a time)
  • concessions: £17.70 
Quarterly:
  • standard: £25.70 (2 items at a time) 
  • concessions: £14.70
DVD loans Standard charges - varying loan periods
  • features: £2.40 for 1 week 
  • TV series: £2.90 per week
  • instructional: £1.20 per week
  • children's: £1.20 per week
  • language courses: £2.70 per 6 weeks
  • English language courses: free

Standard charges - varying loan periods

  • features: £1.90 for 1 week 
  • TV series: £2.40 per week
  • instructional: £1.00 per week
  • children's: 90p per week
  • language courses: £1.80 per 6 weeks
  • English language courses: free
Orchestral and vocal sets loans View performance sets hire charge list   

*Please note: Customers with a DVD subscription are not entitled to borrow DVDs free of charge at any Kensington and Chelsea library. DVDs from the collections in Kensington and Chelsea can be requested for collection at a Westminster library branch and this entitles a subscription holder to borrow them for free.

Published: 24 December 2020

Last updated: 15 March 2024