What can I borrow?

Adults	Loan period	Loan charge
10 books (including audio books and language packs)	Four weeks	No charge
10 music CDs	Two weeks	60p per CD for 2 weeks (45p concessions)*
5 DVDs	One week	2.00 and £1.20 per week (£1.30 and 80p concessions)**
12 – 17 year olds
10 books (including audio books and language packs)	Four weeks	No charge
10 music CDs	Two weeks	45p per CD for 2 weeks
5 DVDs	One week	£1.30 and 80p
0-12 year olds
6 books (including story tapes)	Four weeks	No charge

*free audio loans for registered blind users
**free subtitled and audio described video loans for hearing impaired and registered blind users

Please note
Small libraries may not have all of the items you wish to borrow on their shelves.
You may request items from another library.
Items can be returned to any of our libraries.
Please ask if you require an extended loan your local library may be able to arrange it.

Reservation service

You can reserve books, audio books, CDs and DVDs for free which are in our stock, either in person at the library, by phone or by using the online library catalogue at www.hounslowlibraries.org

If an item is not in our stock you can request it, and we will try to buy or borrow for you from another library service.  The charges for these services are as follows:-

Adults: £1.60 per item (80p concessions)
Under 12s: 40p per item
12’s-17’s: 80p per item
Music Scores: £7.00 per 40 copies
Playsets: £3.50 per set

Can‘t find what you are looking for?

if you have searched the catalogue, but can't find what you want, please ask at your local library. We can usually request books and periodical articles from other libraries in the UK.

Ask at any library and we will do our best to obtain the item for you. Please give as much detail as possible to help staff trace the item. Charges apply, and are payable at the time of placing the request.

It is not possible to request DVDs, CDs and other audiovisual items from other libraries in the UK, unless you are visually impaired

If you choose to cancel a request, you will still have to pay the request charge which covers administration, and is non-refundable.