Charges & Fees

Schedule of fees for Library materials and services,
beginning July 1, 2009:
City of Santa Barbara Resolution No. 09-043

Holds. A fifty cent ($0.50) fee will be added to your account for each hold placed when the item becomes available rather than when the item is checked out. The fee will be applied to your account whether the material is picked up and checked out or not. Holds will be limited to 20 at a time per patron. 

Extended Use fees / Overdue fines

Material Category                             Daily Rate / Maximum

Juvenile books                                  $0.25  / $8.00
Adult books and audiocassettes    $0.25 / $8.00
Periodicals                                          $0.25 / $8.00
Reference materials                         $0.25 / $8.00
Interlibrary Loan materials               $2.00 / $24.00 or charges billed by lending institution, whichever is greater
Videocassettes                                  $0.25 / $8.00
Compact Discs                                  $0.25 / $8.00
DVDs                                                    $1.00 / $8.00
Laptop Computers                            $2.00 / 15 minutes with no maximum

Unreturned or lost materials:

Material Category                             Fee

Juvenile books                                  $25.00
Adult fiction books                            $35.00
Adult non-fiction books                    $40.00 (or price marked on pocket, whichever is greater)
Reference books                              $60.00 (or price marked on pocket, whichever is greater)
Audiocassettes                                 $10.00 per cassette*
Videocassettes                                 $25.00 per cassette*
Music CDs                                         $30.00 per disc*
CD Libretto                                        $5.00
Books on CD                                     $50.00 per set (or actual cost)
Periodicals                                        $8.00 or replacement of issue
DVDs                                                  $30.00 per disc
Laptop computers                           $1,200.00

*or cost of entire set if Library is unable to replace individual item.
An overdue charge will be assessed on all items in addition to the replacement cost. 

Damaged Materials. A charge may be imposed for library-owned materials commensurate with the damages as determined by the Library Director or the Director’s designee. If replacement of the damaged item is required, lost materials fees will apply.

Replacement of Library Card. One dollar ($1.00) for each replacement of lost, stolen or damaged library card.

Interlibrary Loan Materials. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for requesting materials through interlibrary borrowing from outside the Black Gold Cooperative Library System. Fees for overdue, damaged, or lost materials will be charged by the lending institution.

Obituaries. Fifteen-dollar ($15.00) charge for researching obituaries.

Headphones. A charge of one dollar ($1.00) for purchase of headphones.