What’s free?

• All non-bestseller non-fiction, biographies, talking books & large print are free to checkout – you get it for three weeks and you can renew it twice
• Children’s & Teenage fiction – you get it for three weeks and you can renew it twice

What’s not free?

• Adult fiction – $0.50 per issue or renewal, you get it for three weeks and you can renew it twice
• Express Fiction & Non-fiction – $4.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for 10-days and you can renew it twice
• Adult Magazines (Standard)– $0.50 per issue or renewal, you get it for two weeks and you can renew it twice
• Adult Magazines (Bestseller)– $2.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice
• Teenage Magazines with a CD– $0.50 per issue or renewal, you get it for three weeks and you can renew it twice
• Compact Discs (Standard)– $1.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice
• Compact Discs (Top 20)– $2.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice
• Videos – $3.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice
• DVDs (Standard) – $3.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice
• DVDs (TV Series) – $4.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for 10-days and you can renew it twice
• CDRoms – $3.00 per issue or renewal, you get it for one week and you can renew it twice

Service Fees

• Scan to email - $2.00 per Scan
• Requests & holds - $1.00 per request
• Fax  - $2.00 for the first two pages then $0.50 per page
• International Fax - $3.00 for the first two pages then $0.50 per page
• Photocopying -  A4/A3 $0.20 per side, $1.50 for colour
• Printing from library computers -  A4 $0.20 per side

Overdue Fees

Any item borrowed from the Wanganui District Library that is returned later than the due date of issue is usually subject to an overdue fine. This policy is signalled to you at library registration. How much you will need to pay is determined by both the length of time the item has been overdue, and by the type of item it is.

All children’s books that have been issued on a child’s card are exempt from overdue fines. Children’s DVDs still incur a fine if overdue

So, How Does This Work in Practice? Your item's overdue, and you haven't renewed them?

Overdue fees are charged on a "daily, per item" basis. Please refer to the table below:

Recent changes to Library Services & Fees

From 01 September 2017 the grace period for all overdue items will cease.

Do you have email? The library sends several automated reminders that your books & items are due. Have a chat with a member of the library team or email us at info@whanganuilibrary.com to discuss setting this up.

Did you know you can manage your account online? Suggest, request & renew books and other library items via our catalogue at whanganuilibrary.com. If you need a password to access this facility, please contact us for further assistance.

Keep your checkout slips. These are very handy for managing your due dates. Ask at the Help Desk if you are unsure when your items are due back or you'd like a new checkout slip.

 From 01 August 2017 the following fees & services offered by the District Library have changed:

• Printing - APNK & Express Internet printing will change from $0.20 per page of printing to $0.20 per side of printing
• Scanning - Scanning to email will now be a flat fee of $2.00 per request.
• Express Fiction/Non-fiction - Express collections will change from $3.00 per 7-day checkout to $4.00 per 10-day checkout
• TV Series DVDs - Series DVDs will change from a $3.00 per 7-day checkout to $4.00 per 10-day checkout
• Bestseller Magazines - Bestseller magazines will no longer be available for requests (a non-bestseller copy will be made available to fulfil hold requests)
• Standard Magazines - Magazine (non-bestseller) checkout periods will change from 21-days to 14-days