Fees
Fees
According to the Public Libraries Act, using, borrowing and reserving public libraries’ own materials as well as guidance and advice provided by the libraries are free of charge. However, local authorities may impose a charge for other services, such as overdue loans and uncollected reserved materials.
At OUTI libraries, overdue charges do not apply to children’s and youth materials, but the sending of a return reminder is subject to a fee even in such cases. The reminder is usually sent seven days after the due date or, if there is a reservation for the item, the day after the due date. An invoice is sent 60 days after the due date.
If the borrowed material is damaged while in the customer’s care, the library will charge a fee of €3–5 for minor repairs and, if the material is too damaged to use or lost, the customer must replace the material with a new one, or pay a compensation specified by the library. Due to work-specific copyright fees, DVDs and CD-ROMs can only be compensated through payment.
If a customer borrows materials from a non-OUTI library and wants Raahe Public Library to return them, the return service is subject to a €10 fee.
A borrowing ban enters into force if a customer has incurred €15 worth of charges or has been sent an invoice.
| Payment reason | Price in Euros € |
|---|---|
| Overdue charge | €0.30/day/item |
| Short-term loans | €0.40/day/item |
| Maximum charge | €6/item |
| 1st return reminder | €1.50 |
| 2nd return reminder | €3 |
| Library card | €2 – first card is free of charge |
| Reservation fee | No fee |
| Uncollected reservation | €2 |
| Interlibrary loan | €2 + the sending library’s fee |
| Foreign libraries | foreign loans according to an invoice |
| Photocopies/printouts (1–50 pages) | €0.40/page |
| Photocopies/printouts (after 50 pages) | €0.20/page |
| Double-sided pages | €0.80 |
| Withdrawn materials for sale | €0.50–1/item |
| Cloth bags | €2 |