Libraries Hackney

for Life
Libraries
and Archives
Opening Times
Terms and
Conditions
of Library
Membership
Libraries
Fees and Charges
 Hackney Libraries Dalston CLR Homerton Library Saturday: 9am - 5pm
and Archives Opening James Library Homerton High Street Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
Times Dalston Square E8 3BQ E9 6AS
020 8356 3000 020 8356 3000 Stoke Newington Library
Hackney Archives Stoke Newington Church
Monday to Friday: Monday, Tuesday,
Dalston CLR James Street N16 0JS
9am - 8pm Thursday: 10am - 8pm
Library and 020 8356 3000
Saturday: 9am - 5pm Wednesday: 1pm - 6pm
Hackney Archives Monday to Thursday:
Sunday: 1pm - 5pm Friday: 10am - 6pm
Dalston Square E8 3BQ 10am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
020 8356 3000 Hackney Central Library Friday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday to Thursday: Technology and Learning Saturday: 10am - 5pm
9.30am - 5.30pm Centre, 1 Reading Lane Shoreditch Library Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
Friday: 9.30am - 1pm E8 1GQ 80 Hoxton Street N1 6LP
020 8356 3000 020 8356 3000 Woodberry Down
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Community Library
Monday and Sunday: Monday to Thursday: Monday to Thursday:
Redmond Community
Closed 9am - 8pm 10am - 8pm
Centre, Kayani Avenue,
Friday: 9am - 6pm Friday: 10am - 6pm
Clapton Library Woodberry Down N4 2HF
Saturday: 9am - 5pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Northwold Road E5 8RA 020 8356 3000
Sunday: Closed Sunday: Closed
020 8356 3000 Monday and Tuesday:
Monday, Tuesday, Stamford Hill Library 9.30am - 7pm
Thursday: 10am - 8pm Portland Avenue Wednesday, Thursday and
Wednesday: 1pm - 6pm N16 6SB Friday: 9.30am - 5pm
Friday: 10am - 6pm 020 8356 3000 Saturday and Sunday:
Saturday: 10am - 5pm Monday to Thursday: Closed
Sunday: Closed 9am - 8pm
Friday: 9am - 6pm
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 Terms and conditions separate PIN (personal If you have no proof of How long you can keep
of Library Membership identification number) address at the time of borrowed items
Becoming a library You will need your joining you can become Books, language courses,
member membership card each an introductory member spoken word items and
time you borrow books, and borrow up to 2 items CDs are issued for
Library membership is
CDs or DVDs from of stock 3 weeks
free you just have to
provide proof of your the library or use the Items may be borrowed DVDs are issued for
name and address. The computers or WiFi from and returned to any 1 week except for box
proof needs to be current You are responsible for Hackney Library. They can sets of DVDs (3 or more)
and can include a bank your library membership also be returned to some which are issued for
statement, utility bill, card and PIN. Please other library services 3 weeks
driving licence. If you notify the library if your within London please
Items can be renewed in
have no proof of address card is lost or stolen ask for details
person, online at www.
at the time of joining Membership cards You are liable for all fines/ hackney.gov.uk/loans_
you can become an cannot be transferred fees on any card issued renewing_extending or
introductory member to anyone else to you or your child. You by calling the renewals
and borrow up to will be required to clear all line on 020 8356 2539.
You must notify the
2 items of stock debts before items can be
library of any change Borrowers can make up
If you are under 18, borrowed.
of address or name so to 6 renewals for Hackney
you will need your parent that your record can Hackney Libraries accept Libraries stock after
or guardian to act as be amended no liability for damage which the item/s must
a guarantor caused to any audio be returned. Chargeable
What you can borrow equipment as a result
You will receive a library DVDs and CDs may not
card with a membership Full library members can of playing audio-visual be renewed
number and be given a borrow up to 20 items of recordings borrowed
any type of stock. from Hackney Libraries

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 British Library loans are
non-renewable and
items from other Library
Authorities may be
subject to restricted
loan periods.
A  ny item reserved by
another library user
will not be renewed
How much it will cost to
borrow items from the
library
B  ooks, language courses
and spoken word items
are free to borrow
D  VDs and CDs which
have been in stock for
over a year are also
free to borrow
P lease see the Fees and
Charges section or check
with your local library for
information on charges
relating to chargeable
DVDs and CDs
6 Terms and Conditions
How to reserve items
All lending stock in are not brought back at
Hackney Libraries and
the London Libraries
Consortium (LLC) can be
reserved free of charge
You can reserve stock at
your library branch, online
at www.londonlibraries.
gov.uk/hackney or
over the telephone at
020 8356 2539
Please see the Fees and
Charges section or check
with your local library for
information on charges
relating to other reserves
What happens if items
are not brought back
on time?
Items not returned on
time will be charged a
fee for each day that it is
late. The current rates are
shown in the Fees
and Charges section
What happens if items replacement card which is
chargeable at the current
all or returned damaged? rate stated in the Fees
Borrowers are responsible and Charges section
for the care and safe Use of library computers
return of all items in the
Access to the Internet
same condition as they
and Microsoft Office
were in when borrowed
applications is free for
and for this purpose they
all users
shall be judged to have
Libraries operate a
been examined at the
booking system and
time of borrowing
computers may be
Borrowers and guarantors
booked by the hour using
are responsible for the
the Netloan PC booking
return of all items and
system. You will need
will be charged for the
your library membership
replacement or repair of
card and PIN to access
any stock that is lost or
the system. You can book
damaged. Borrowers who
online at pcbooking.
fail to return items will
hackney.gov.uk/
have their membership
Netloan/login.aspx by
withdrawn
telephone or in person at
What happens if a your local library
membership card is lost? Accessing, viewing,
You can get a downloading and/or
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 transmission of any
material in violation of
any laws is prohibited.
This includes but is not
limited to, copyright
material, threatening,
racist or obscene material, web pages the London
pornographic material
or material protected by
trade secret.
You will be prevented
from any further use of
public access computers
if you access any site
which, in the opinion of
council officers, including We make every effort to
library staff, is considered
to be illegal, threatening,
obscene, racist,
pornographic or likely
to be of concern to the
police or other regulatory
organisation
Notwithstanding the
above any further
8 Terms and Conditions
restriction of a childs Use of photocopiers the use of a library
access to the internet is and printers to anyone who:
the responsibility of the Photocopying and Refuses to comply with
childs parent or legal printing may be produced the Libraries Terms and
guardian in accordance with Conditions
Other than its own copyright laws and Behaves in a manner
payment of the relevant which is anti-social or
Borough of Hackney fee which may disturb other
has no control over the
Use of Childrens libraries library users
information accessed
and cannot be held Parents/carers/guardians Is racist, homophobic,
must not leave children sexist or aggressive to
responsible for the
unsupervised in a library. staff or other library users
content or quality of
information obtained Hackney Libraries are not Use of mobile phones
from Internet sites responsible for children
While in the library please
left unaccompanied in
set your mobile phone
a library
offer a secure service on to silent
our public computers. Adults unaccompanied
You may use your mobile
However, computer users by children may only visit
phone within designated
are advised not to make and use the facilities of
areas in the library
any online financial the Childrens library with
the agreement of the Eating and drinking
transactions which
require credit/debit library staff No eating or drinking
card details Behaviour in Libraries is allowed except in
designated areas. The
Library staff may refuse to
only exception to this is
loan items and may deny
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 you may drink bottled
water anywhere in the
library
Data Protection
We may share your
personal details with
certain other local
authority library services
within London and other
organisations contracted
to provide information
technology services to
Hackney Libraries
Your personal details
will not be passed to
any other third party
or used except for the
administration of a library
service and only where it
is lawful under the terms
of the Data Protection
Act 1998
10 Fees and Charges
Library Fees and Library are charged at loan with no exemptions.
Charges and Halls 10 per item. This includes all stock
for Hire No charge for under 18s, that is not from Hackney
Overdue Fees senior citizens and people Libraries.
with disabilities Music and Audio Charges
For books, language
courses, spoken word Replacement Hackney CDs that we
and selected free CDs Membership Card Fees have had in stock for over
and DVDs: 20p per day Adults: 1 one year are free.
per item. Music CDs that we
Under 18s, senior
No charge for under 18s, have had in stock for less
citizens and people with
senior citizens and people than a year, incur a loan
disabilities: 50p
with disabilities charge of 1.
Lost or Damaged Stock
Reservation Charges Language Courses
Charged at replacement are free
Reserves on items in stock cost
in Hackney Libraries and No charge for under 18s,
DVD Charges
the London Libraries senior citizens and people
Consortium are free. DVDs that we have had with disabilities
in stock for over one
Reserves on items not
year are free.
stocked by Hackney
Libraries and the London Chargeable DVDs
Libraries Consortium are DVDs that we have had
charged at the rate of in stock for less than a
2 per item and reserves year, incur a loan charge
for items from the British of 2 per DVD for a 7 day
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 Computer use,
Printouts and
Photocopying
Computer use
C
 omputer use is free
for all Hackney Library
members.
Computer Printouts
A  4 Black and White: 10p

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A4 Colour: 50p
Photocopies
A  4 Black and White: 10p
A4 Colour: 50p

A  3 Black and White: 20p

A3 Colour: 1
Halls for Hire
Some of our libraries have
halls and meeting rooms
available for hire.
For further details please
contact your local library.

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