Library Policies, Fees and Charges

Policies

Fees and Charges

Membership Fees	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
Annual Membership - local resident/ratepayer/work or study in City of Ryde (reciprocal membership Council)	$0.00	No
Annual Membership - Out of Area (non-reciprocal)*	$125.00	No
Annual Membership - Out of Area (non-reciprocal) - Pensioner*	$70.00	No
Annual Membership - Out of Area (non-reciprocal) <6 years of age. Limited membership.*	$0.00	No

*Cancellation fees apply as per the City of Ryde annual scheduled Fees and Charges

Overdue Library Loans	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
Fines	$0.00 per item per day	No
Fast Reads overdue charge	$0.00 per item per day	No

Lost/Damaged Library Stock	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
Replacement charge for items lost or damaged beyond suitability for inclusion in stock	Purchase price paid, plus $12.50 non-refundable stock processing fee	No
Lost piece/s of toy	$9.40 per piece	No
Lost toy bag	$2.70	No
DVD/CD case lost/broken/defaced	$4.80	No
DVD/CD paper insert lost/damaged	$6.70 processing fee for replacement of lost insert. Item retained in the collection.	No
Replacement of lost or damaged tags, e.g. RFID, barcodes	$2.70	No
Lost CD	$25.00	No
Replacement of lost or damaged Library membership card	$3.00	No

Photocopiers/Printers	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
A4 Black and White	$0.20 per copy / $0.15 per copy (double-sided)	Yes
A3 Black and White	$0.40 per copy / $0.30 per copy (double-sided)	Yes
A4 Colour	$1.60 per copy / $1.10 per copy (double-sided)	Yes
A3 Colour	$3.00 per copy / $2.20 per copy (double-sided)	Yes
Microfilm / Microfiche printer	$0.40 per copy	Yes

Information Retrieval	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
Specialised research for clients	$244 per hour (minimum 1 hour, followed by 15 minute increments)	Yes
Printouts specialist colour	$1.60	Yes
Inter Library Loans (charges levied upon City of Ryde Libraries)	Actual charge as billed plus GST	Yes
Inter Library Loan - Processing Fee	$4.70 per item	Yes

Publications/Promotions	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
A Place of Pioneers by Phillip Greeves	$8.00	Yes
Ryde’s WWI houses book	$30.00	Yes
Sweet and Savoury Family Favourites: a Collection of Recipes and Family Memories	$19.00	Yes

Activities/User Education	Fees/Charges	GST inc.
Children's/Youth/Adult activities - Basic	$7.80	Yes
Children's/Youth/Adult activities - Standard	$13.50	Yes
Children's/Youth/Adult activities - Special	Special activities at cost - concession available for designated activities.	Yes
Workshops and training sessions - Standard	$24.50 Concession available at $15.00	Yes
Workshops and training sessions - Premium	At cost. Direct/staff costs as applicable divided by participants.
Book Club - Annual Membership	$70.00 per group	Yes
Library bags	$3.50	Yes

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