Borrowing
Books, magazines, children’s music and educational resources, and talking books and cassettes are issued free of charge.
- Standard loan period is 21 days (3 weeks)
Exceptions
- Magazines: 7 days (1 week)
- Adult music CDs, DVDs, videos: 7 days (1 week). Rental charges apply.
Renewals
Renewal requests may be made in person, over the phone, or by logging into 'MyAccount'
If an item is on reserve for another library member, it cannot be renewed.
- You are able to renew free-of-charge items once, for an additional 3 weeks.
- Adult music CDs, DVDs, videos and magazines may be renewed once, for another 7 days, at the standard rental rate.
Placing Holds
There is a $1 fee to hold (reserve) an item from the adult collections. This charge includes handling and postage to your local library.
Junior borrowers can place holds on items free of charge.
The first available copy in any library in the district will be sent. If the item is available in a fulltime branch, normal turnaround is approximately 3-4 days.
We will phone you to let you know that the item has arrived. Please ask at the desk for your hold and we will put the item aside for you for one week.
Borrowing a book from outside our district
Interloans
If we do not have the resource you want, we can try to obtain or 'interloan' it from another national library. There is a charge of $7 to cover postage and some libraries also charge additional costs. If this is the case we will call you to see if you want to proceed.
We ask that the charge is paid upfront and we will call you once the item has arrived. Interloans may only be issued for three weeks and cannot be renewed.
Rental Charges
All DVDs and Compact Discs (CDs) are hired out on a weekly basis (7 days)
- DVDs up to two years old $4.00 per item - three for the price of two special
- DVDs over two years old $2.00 per item
- Documentary DVDs/videos are free of charge
- Videos $2.00 per item
- CDs up to three years old $3.00 per item - three for the price of two special
- CDs over two years old $2.00 per item
CODC Libraries
- New rental fiction $1.00 (standard three week loan)
Overdue Items
All items that are overdue incur a fine of $1.50 per item per week. You will receive an overdue letter or email once the item is 8 days past its due date.
Adult music CDs and recreational DVDs and videos incur an additional rental charge rather than overdue charges. Please see rental charges for these rates.
Overdue fines are recorded on the borrowers file, and you are asked to pay them on your next visit to the library.
Parents/guardians are responsible for their children's fines and fees. Once an item becomes 6 weeks overdue it is considered lost. You will then be sent an invoice for the item, advising the replacement cost which you are required to pay.
Damaged Items
If you return an item that is in need of repair there will be a charge of $10 to cover mending costs. This includes replacement CD covers, video cases, the mending of books, and the replacing of book covers.
A charge of $3 is made to replace a barcode that has been damaged or removed.
Membership Card replacement
Computer Use
Word processing and Internet access is available at all libraries, with the exception of Kingston and Glenorchy.
Ask at your local library for the rates.
Printing, Photocopying and Fax Use
These services are available at all libraries except Kingston.
Printing *
- B&W - 20c/page
- Colour – 50c/page
* Local school students: the first five pages of printed homework are free
Photocopying
Black & White
- 20c per A4 page
- 40c per A3 page.
- 50+ copies - please enquire about a reduced rate
Colour
- $4 per A4 page (available at some libraries)
Fax
Ask at your local library for the rates.
