How do I join?
If you live in Suffolk or a
neighbouring county, you can complete the
online form and have your card posted to you. You can
also visit any Suffolk Mobile library with proof
of identification and we will give you a library
card.
It's free. Children and young
people up to the age of 16 need a guarantor. To use any of our
online
services you will also need a PIN.
If you do not know your PIN please
contact a member of staff, telephone 01473 584563
or email
Suffolk libraries
direct with
proof of
identification.
Where can I find my nearest stop?
Over 200 villages
and hamlets are visited by Suffolk's six mobile libraries, with
699 individual stops including 80 plus community stops. Each of
the
59 mobile routes are listed, showing the individual stopping
times and locations in each village. Dates on which the mobile
library will visit over the next year are shown at the bottom of
each page.
How much will it cost?
Books on mobile
libraries can be borrowed for four weeks. If they are not
returned on time an overdue charge is applied. This charge
rises for each mobile library visit missed. If, for any
reason, the mobile library is unable to call then this will be
taken into account when any charge is calculated.
Charges from 1 June 2011
| Media type |
Loan
period |
Charge |
Overdue charge* |
Maximum overdue
charge |
| Books (adult) |
4 weeks |
FREE |
13p per visit |
91p |
| Books (children and young people) |
4 weeks |
FREE |
1p per visit |
10p |
| DVD Premier |
2 weeks |
£3.00 |
66p per visit |
£4.62 |
| DVD (1 or 2 discs) |
2 weeks |
£1.00 |
33p per visit |
£2.31 |
| DVD (3+ discs) |
2 weeks |
£2.00 |
66p per visit |
£4.62 |
| Games |
2 weeks |
£3.00 |
78p per visit |
£5.46 |
| Spoken Word (1-2 cass/CD) |
4 weeks |
FREE |
13p per visit |
91p |
| Spoken Word (3+ cass/CD) |
4 weeks |
FREE |
25p per visit |
£1.75 |
| CDs - music |
2 weeks |
£1.25 |
13p per visit |
91p |
| CDROMs - leisure |
4 weeks |
£1.55 |
28p per visit |
£1.96 |
| CDROMs - education |
4 weeks |
FREE |
28p per visit |
£1.96 |
| Language courses - 1-2 |
6 weeks |
FREE |
26p per visit |
£1.82 |
| Language courses - 3+ |
6 weeks |
FREE |
37p per visit |
£2.59 |
| * Overdue charge for each mobile library visit
missed |
If items have not been
returned, overdue notices are sent after the 4th and 7th week, and
a bill for replacement is sent after the 10th week. The bill
includes the overdue charge as well as the replacement cost.
NB Overdues are charged to a maximum of 7
visits |
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