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Library Fees & Charges

Although membership to the City of Sydney Library Network is free to city residents, there are some charges for non-residents and for certain library services.

For more information please email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9242 8555

Membership | Reservations | Penalties & Fines | Photocopies | Fax Service | PC & Internet Access | Information Services | Translation Service | Room Hire |Benledi Room Hire | Debit Card | Floppy Discs | Library Bags | Computer Classes

Item

Fee ($)
GST inclusive

Annual Membership Fees

 

Residents and ratepayers

Free

Non residents

$12.00

Non residents: seniors/aged pension card holders
Non residents: under 18s
Non residents: concession card holders (eg. disability pension)

$6.00

Replacement membership card

$4.50

   

Reservations & Loans (Per Item)

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Reservation of books and magazines

$1.00

Book suggestion with notification

$1.00

Inter-library loan

$1.50

Fast track inter-library loan (fees vary depending on library)

$24 minimum

Inter-library loan charging library (fees vary depending on rate charged by other library)

$13.50 minimum

   

Penalties & Fines

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Lost items - cost of the item fee + GST
Processing fee for lost book $12.00
Processing fee for lost periodicals $5.00

Overdue item/Late Fines - per item/per day
(maximum $10.00 per item)

$0.25(no GST on fines)

   

Photocopies/ Printing / Scanning (Per Copy)

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A4 colour Colour Photocopies $2.50
A3 colour Colour Photocopies $4.50
A4 Black & White Photocopies $0.20
A3 Black & White Photocopies $0.30
Laser Printing Black & White $0.20
Laser Printing Colour $2.50
   

Facsimile Copies (A4) - Sending Only

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Local call - first page
Subsequent pages - per page

$2.50
$1.50

STD call - first page
Subsequent pages - per page

$3.50
$1.50

ISDN - first page
Subsequent pages - per page

$6.00
$2.00

   

Internet Access (per half hour)

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Members (no-email) $0.00
Non-members (no-email) $0.00
Email / Word/ Excel Members $0.00
Email / Word/ Excel Non-members $1.25
per half hour
   

Information Research Services

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Minimum charge
including 10 pages of photocopying/printing
$25.00

Information research: response within one week, .

$30.00

Urgent information research: response within two working days

$45.00

   

Translation Service - Chinese to English

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Within 3 weeks $40.00
Within 7 working days $50.00
Within 24 hours $65.00
Complex technical documents - within 3 weeks $50.00
Checking or editing $60.00
Proof reading $40.00
Affidavits (certification of translated documents) $20.00
   

Meeting Room Hire (Per Hour)

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Commercial Organisation
with Public Liability insurance

$55.00

Non-profit organisations
with Public Liability insurance

$15.00

Non-profit organisations
without Public Liability insurance

$38.00 first hour
$8.00 extra hour

 

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Benledi Community Room (per hour)  
Commercial / Monday to Saturday - before 6pm $40.00
Commercial / Monday to Saturday - after 6pm $50.00
Community / Monday to Saturday - before 6pm $15.00
Coommunity / Monday to Saturday - after 6pm $20.00
Exhibitions (non-exclusive use) $60.00
   
Debit Card (per card)
Payment Card for Library Services
$1.00
Floppy Disc $2.50
Calico Library Bags (each) $2.50
   
Computer Training Classes  
Library Member $5.00
Non-Library Member $10.00
Concession member $5.00
Concession non-member $7.50

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Last Updated: Monday 7 April, 2008
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While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the City of Sydney cannot guarantee that information expressed here is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. The City of Sydney makes no warranty or undertaking, whether expressed or implied, nor does it assume any legal liability, whether direct or indirect.