Council fees and charges for libraries for 2024/2025.
- Fees and charges set under section 12 Local Government Act 2002.
- GST inclusive (15%).
| Item | Fee |
| Stock | |
| Bestseller collection | $3 |
| Audio-visual materials | |
| CD single | $3 |
| CD set | $3 |
| DVD single | $3 |
| DVD set | $6 |
| Non-city resident charges | |
| Annual subscription | $154 |
| Overdue fines | |
| There will be no overdue fines from 1 March 2022 onwards | |
| Holds and interloans | |
| Adults - per item | $0 |
| Interloan - per item | $13 |
| Urgent interloan - full charge per item | $43 |
| Replacements | |
| Membership cards: Adults | $5 |
| Membership cards: Children | $2.50 |
| Lost stock | Replacement cost plus $21 fee |
| Cassette and CD cases | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Other services | |
| Information products | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Reprographics | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Products | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Preservation | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Item delivery service | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
| Gift voucher | General Manager's discretion to set fees |
Hire of meeting rooms and public spaces
Fees below are hourly unless otherwise noted.
| Item |
Fee |
| Community not-for-profit group hires Booking party is a community group for community benefit and does not charge attendees per session (hourly rates) |
|
| Tūranga - TSB Space | $33 |
| Tūranga - Activity Room | $16 |
| Tūranga - TSB Space plus Activity room | $49 |
| Tūranga - Spark Place | $16 |
| Meeting rooms - Sydenham Room at South Library; Community Room, Learning Rooms 2 and 3 at Upper Riccarton Library and New Brighton | $16 |
| Computer Rooms at Te Hāpua, Tūranga, and Upper Riccarton | $16 |
| Computer Room block bookings negotiated on time and set up | $16 |
| Resource Production | Cost recovery |
| Admin Support for tasks e.g. Marketing and Communications | Cost recovery |
| Staffing | $75 |
| Tūranga - after-hours host | Cost recovery |
| Tūranga - after-hours security guard | Cost recovery |
| Community not-for-profit group hires Booking party is a community group/tutor. Attendees are charged a fee to attend each session. (Hourly rates). |
|
| Tūranga - TSB Space | $116 |
| Tūranga - Activity Room | $58 |
| Tūranga - TSB Space plus Activity room | $140 |
| Tūranga - Spark Place | $58 |
| Meeting rooms - Sydenham Room at South Library; Community Room, Learning Rooms 2 and 3 at Upper Riccarton Library and New Brighton | $25 |
| Computer Rooms at Te Hāpua, Tūranga, and Upper Riccarton | $63 |
| Resource production | Cost plus $26.25 |
| Staffing | $75 |
| Tūranga - after hours host | Cost recovery |
| Tūranga - after hours security guard | Cost recovery |
| Commercial and private social event hires Commercial business, corporate, government and private social functions hire. |
|
| Tūranga - TSB Space | $156 |
| Tūranga - TSB Space (daily rate) | $1005 |
| Tūranga - Activity Room | $112 |
| Tūranga - Activity Room (daily rate) | $670 |
| Tūranga - TSB Space plus Activity room | $223 |
| Tūranga - TSB Space plus Activity room (daily rate) | $1340 |
| Tūranga - Spark Place | $112 |
| Tūranga - Spark Place (daily rate) | $670 |
| Meeting rooms - Sydenham Room at South Library; Community Room, Learning Rooms 2 and 3 at Upper Riccarton Library and New Brighton | $40 |
| Computer Rooms at Te Hāpua, Tūranga, and Upper Riccarton, one-off booking | $63 |
| Resource production | Costs plus 10% |
| Admin Support for tasks eg Marketing and Communications | Costs plus $52.50 |
| Staffing | $150 |
| Tūranga - after-hours host | Cost recovery |
| Tūranga - after-hours security guard | Cost recovery |
| General Manager has discretion to change fees in response to external funding/sponsorship opportunities | |