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

 

Service
Online language courses
Charge
  • standard: £7.20 for 12 weeks access 
  • concessions: £3.50 for 12 weeks access
  • Online English courses: free
Westminster City Save card charge
  • standard: £5.70 for 12 weeks access
  • concessions: £2.90 for 12 weeks access      
Service
DVD loans
Charge
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
Westminster City Save card charge

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
Service
Orchestral and vocal sets loans
Charge Westminster City Save card charge
 

*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: 11 March 2025