Fees and charges

We understand that our range of exciting offerings may keep you entertained for longer than the borrowing time, but other people may be waiting for the items you have borrowed. When you borrow items from the library you will receive a receipt showing the date your items are due back — please keep this receipt handy as a reminder to yourself.

Some items kept after this date will incur a fee each day they are overdue. An email or letter will deliver a courtesy reminder to you. If your library fees are in excess of $10, borrowing privileges will be suspended.

If you are under 18 years old, you will have a relative acting as your guarantor. Your guarantor has agreed to accept responsibility for all fees and charges accrued. If items are overdue and fees are not paid then both your and your guarantor's borrowing privileges will be stopped.

From 1 July, 2021, Hamilton City Council has removed all overdue fees for Junior and Young Adult collections for Hamilton’s libraries. More information.

Online banking payment

Your local library accepts cash and EFTPOS payments, but you can also pay library fees and charges using internet banking. However, overdue fees cannot be paid until the overdue item has been returned.

Our account number is 02-0316-0030142-17.

Please use your library card number and your name as references when making payments to us. Please note that payments are processed Monday to Friday once we receive the payment in our bank account.

Fees and charges valid from July 2023

Collection	Loan period	Charge for loan period	Daily Overdue Fee
Adults
Books	28 days	Free	50c per day
Audiobooks	28 days	Free	50c per day
Magazines - Pay	7 days	$2.20	50c per day
Magazines - Free	7 days	Free	50c per day
DVDs	28 days	Free	50c per day
Best Sellers	14 days	$5	$1 per day
Library of Things	14 days	$2	50c per day
eBooks / eAudiobooks (via BorrowBox)	14 days	Free	n/a
eMagazines (via PressReader or Libby)	PressReader: n/a Libby: choice of 7 or 14 days	Free	n/a
Online Films (via Beamafilm)	n/a	Free	n/a

Children and Young Adults
Books	28 days	Free	n/a
Audiobooks	28 days	Free	n/a
Magazines	7 days	Free	n/a
Compact Discs	7 days	Free	n/a
DVDs	7 days	Free	n/a

Other charges
Reservations (Holds) - Adult collections	$1.50 (upon collection of item)
Reservations (Holds) - Children and Young Adult collections	Free
Computers, Printing, and Wi-Fi (APNK)
Internet and PC use	Free 30 minute session
Wi-Fi	Free
A4 Printing	20c per black-and-white side $1 per colour side
Scanning	Free
Meeting Rooms
Kathleen Glenn Community Meeting Room	Non-profit organisation: First hour $10, then $5 an hour up to 4 hours. Commercial organisation: $30 per hour.
Auaha Community Room	Non-profit organisation: $10 per hour. Commercial organisation: $40 per hour.
Kaakaariki, Whero, or Koowhai Meeting Room	Non-profit organisation: First hour $10, then $5 an hour up to 4 hours. Commercial organisation: $30 per hour.
Te Kete Tuatea or Te Kete Tuauri Meeting Room	Non-profit organisation: $20 per hour. Commercial organisation: $50 per hour.
Combined Te Kete Tuatea and Te Kete Tuauri Meeting Room/multipurpose space	Non-profit organisation: $40 per hour. Commercial organisation: $100 per hour.
Materials for use with Auaha Makerspace equipment	View details on Auaha Fees and Charges
Contract Research	$40 per 30 mins
Interloans - Standard	$10
Interloans - Urgent or international interloan requests	Price on request
Lost or Damaged Items	Replacement cost - see Damaged and Incomplete Item Replacement Guidelines
Replacement Library Card	$3.80
Photocopying - black & white	20c per A4 side, 40c per A3 side
Photocopying - colour	$1 per A4 side, $2.10 per A3 side
Library merchandise	View details on our Merchandise page
Heritage Images/Photographs	View details and order form

Subscription memberships for non-Hamilton residents or ratepayers
Individual membership	$40 per 6 months $80 per 12 months
Family / Group membership (up to 6 library cards per household)	$90 per 6 months $180 per 12 months