Library Fees & Charges

Summary - effective Thursday 1 July 2021.

Please note: City of Newcastle has waived overdue fines on Newcastle Libraries items until 30 June 2022 - More for Members.

For a full list of Newcastle Libraries's fees and charges, view The City of Newcastle's complete Fees & Charges Schedule for 2021 - 2022.

Overdue and reservations

Overdue loans $0.00 per item per day
Request/reservation fee free

Lost and damaged items

Library card Free
Lending stock item full cost + $10 admin fee (per item)

Printing, photocopying and micrographic copying services

Black and white - A4 $0.20 per copy
Black and white - A3 $0.40 per copy
Colour - A4 $1 per copy
Colour - A3 $2 per copy
Digitised imaging: Photo, graphic, picture $23 per image on disc

Interlibrary Loans

Reciprocal libraries $11.80 per item supplied
Non-reciprocal libraries $29 per item supplied
Copy from resource calculated on an individual basis
Rush request (24 hour turnaround) calculated on an individual basis
Express request (2 hour turnaround) calculated on an individual basis
International request calculated on an individual basis

Research

Research - Non-commercial (first 20 minutes free) $45 per hour
Research - Commercial/Government (first 20 minutes free) $90 per hour

Exam invigilation

Invigilation (minimum charge of 2 hours, fee for supervision only) $82 per hour